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The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com         Rep. Mike Honda: Libya Triggers War Powers Act Deadline This Friday May 18, 2011 at 3:36 PM   This Friday, May 20, marks the 60th day since President Obama told Congress of his Libyan campaign. According to the War Powers Act, that declaration started a 60-day clock: If Obama fails to obtain congressional support for his decision within this time limit, he has only one option -- end American involvement within the following 30 days. See "Death of War Powers Act" for more information. In light of this, Libya continues to discomfit the international community. No one in the West wants to be accused of shirking the responsibility to protect civilians in conflict zones -- whether the hundreds of thousands who died in Rwanda and Darfur, the millions who died in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the hundreds dying now in Ivory Coast, Yemen and Bahrain. "Not on our watch" was the cry uttered at the height of the "save Darfur" movement; the messaging on Libya summons this same noble feeling. In protecting vulnerable populaces, however, there are four lessons from Libya, which are particularly pertinent for U.S. policymakers. The first lesson regards the seemingly mundane controls critical to our democracy. The War Powers Act of 1973, created after Vietnam to ensure checks and balances during wartime situations, limits the president's ability to commit armed forces to conditions that are not present in the case of Libya. Read More... More on Rwanda         Robert Walker: Beware the 'Grey Swan' May 18, 2011 at 3:36 PM   It's common to classify catastrophes as 'black swans.' But most disasters today are somewhere between probable and highly improbable. There are lot of "grey swans" out there, unlikely occurrences just likely enough that they should be anticipated. Read More... More on Black Swan         K.J. Choi To Give $200,000 In Golf Winnings To Tornado Relief May 18, 2011 at 3:36 PM   PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — K.J. Choi is giving $200,000 from his win at The Players Championship to help victims of the tornados that ravaged the southeastern United States. Choi says that while winning The Players was a defining point in his career, those affected by the tornados are going through a low point. He wants the victims to know that their troubles are not being ignored. Read More... More on Tornadoes         Shawn Amos: PLAY > SKIP: This Week's New Music May 18, 2011 at 3:36 PM   This week, Moby loses sleep on the road, Ben Harper meets his heroes, Danger Mouse reinvents the Spaghetti Western, while Kate Bush reinvents her past. Read More...         Daoud Kuttab: When Obama Blinked First, Mitchell's Mission Was Doomed May 18, 2011 at 3:36 PM   For the past six months it has been clear in the region that George Mitchell practically made the decision to quit once it was clear his advice was no longer being heeded in the White House. Read More... More on Obama's Mideast Trip         Beverly Willett: The Most Pioneering Divorce Reform Effort In 40 Years May 18, 2011 at 3:36 PM   America has the highest rate of divorce in the Western world, and the consequences to our nation's families have been devastating. Read More... More on Marriage         Dominique Strauss-Kahn's 'Women Problem' Was Scandal Waiting To Happen May 18, 2011 at 3:36 PM   PARIS - He has always had a double reputation. For some time now, he has been recognized for his genuine economic capabilities and his careless behavior, his sparkling intelligence coupled with an apparent dilettantism, a mind as brilliantly clear as his relationship toward women is troublesome. Dominique Strauss-Kahn has long been seen as a figure whose promising talent has lived side-by-side with what his friends â€" before his May 16 charge of sexual assault for allegedly attacking a hotel maid in New York â€" would discreetly refer to as an “unbearable lightness of being.” Read More... More on IMF         Al Abrams: Let's Fix LA From the Ground Up, One Pothole at a Time May 18, 2011 at 3:36 PM   Fixing potholes is the least the city of L.A. can do. Guess what? They're doing it, in an enterprise called "Operation Pothole." Read More...         The Media Has Abandoned Covering The Nation's Massive Unemployment Crisis May 18, 2011 at 3:36 PM   The nation is in the middle of a massive unemployment crisis. But, then, you already knew that. The U6 unemployment rate continues to hover in the 15-16% range, and at that rate, if you aren't among those unemployed or underemployed, it's almost inconceivable that you don't have a spouse, a sibling, a son, a daughter, a parent or some loved one who isn't caught up in this crisis. Those people fear for their future, and the people that care about them share those fears -- and perhaps have doubts about their own. But if there's a cross-section of America that's blind to this crisis, it's those who ply their trade in Washington and the people who doggedly follow them around with steno pads and frantically scribble down whatever dribbles from their mouths. And here, the media has maintained an upside down and backward viewpoint on the crises that grip our nation. That massive unemployment problem? The media has this pegged as a problem that solely impacts the relative reelection hopes of politicians. Will Obama gain a second term, or will he be forced into a life of top-dollar speaking fees, book deals and lucrative appointments on corporate and foundation boards? The question rages! Meanwhile, they've decided that what the public really cares about is the structural federal deficit. Poll after poll shows that this is not the top concern of Americans -- in fact, earlier this week, we saw Politico dress up their poll results in a way that made deficit concerns more prominent by combining them with the more resonant concerns of the unemployment crisis. But it hardly matters. This is the story the media wants to tell, and by God, they will keep telling it. Read More... More on Wash Post         Gov. Neil Abercrombie Launches 90-Day Plan To Clear Out Hawaii Homeless May 18, 2011 at 3:16 PM   In Hawaii, a state that has long struggled to deal with its homeless population, the government has announced a new initiative to clear the streets and beaches of people living outdoors. At a press conference in Honolulu on May 17, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports Governor Neil Abercrombie revealed his 90-day plan to focus on moving homeless into shelters. The Associated Press notes the timing of the plan will leave the streets more presentable when the president visits the state. Read More... More on Homelessness         Charles Brecher: MTA Bus Service: Lots of Passengers, Limited Efficiency May 18, 2011 at 3:16 PM   The MTA's buses handle more than 2.6 million passenger trips each day, yet there's a lot of room for improvement in the efficiency of the MTA's bus operations. Read More... More on MTA         Newt Gingrich Glitter Prankster, Nick Espinosa, Eyes 2012: GOP Field Is 'Ripe' For More Stunts May 18, 2011 at 3:16 PM   WASHINGTON -- It hasn't been the best week for presidential candidate Newt Gingrich. But political activist Nick Espinosa, the man behind the prank that will leave Gingrich finding glitter in his hair for days, is having a great time. "Of all the pranks I've done so far, this has been the most fabulous," he told The Huffington Post. "Getting a Republican candidate for president is a pretty good prank." On Tuesday, Espinosa dumped colorful glitter on Gingrich and his wife, Callista, during a book-signing event at a downtown Minneapolis hotel. "Feel the rainbow, Newt! Stop the hate! Stop anti-gay politics!" said Espinosa before being escorted out of the room. Read More... More on Marriage         Terry O'Neill: Violence Against Women Is a Serious Problem: IMF Chief Must Go May 18, 2011 at 3:16 PM   Many women fear indifference or abusive treatment at the hands of law enforcement and the criminal justice system -- particularly women of color and LGBT people, who have good reason to distrust the police and the courts. Read More... More on Dominique Strauss-Kahn         The Joe and Rika Mansueto Library Opens At University Of Chicago May 18, 2011 at 3:16 PM   Below the surface of the University of Chicago lies a facility -- concealed under an impressive piece of modern architecture -- that houses the wisdom of the ancients. At the push of a button, a visitor can utilize state-of-the-art technology to bring forth this knowledge for his or her own scholarly pursuits. It's pretty much a Batcave for the Ph.D. crowd. Read More...         Gas Pump Politics: Republicans, Democrats and Obama Suffering From Post-Deepwater Disaster Amnesia May 18, 2011 at 3:16 PM   Welcome to "The Watchdog," which will keep a close eye on regulatory agencies and how their actions impact the lives of everyday Americans. Though the rules and regulations they write -- from determining how much arsenic is allowable in your drinking water to whether your favorite TV show can drop the F-bomb in primetime -- affect all of us, their deliberations and the way that lobbyists influence their decisions receive very little coverage. To make sense of these debates, follow the implementation of health care and financial reform and decipher the minutia of the Federal Register, "The Watchdog" is on the case. If you have any tips, send them to marcus@huffingtonpost.com. Read More... More on The Watchdog         Pope To Speak To International Space Station May 18, 2011 at 3:16 PM   By Francis X. Rocca Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI will speak via satellite with astronauts on the International Space Station on Saturday (May 21), the first time a pope has conversed with astronauts in space. Read More... More on Catholic Church         Debra Shore: Where I Stand on Cleaning Up the Chicago River May 18, 2011 at 3:16 PM   Dumping effluent that contains very high levels of bacteria and other pathogens into the Chicago and Calumet Rivers is not exactly best practice in wastewater treatment. It is clear that we can do better. Read More...         Staar: No Wonder Good Help Is So Hard to Find These Days May 18, 2011 at 3:16 PM   If a man would seek out a mistress, a true honest-to-godness mistress, wives wouldn't be caught short of help, turn angry, and perhaps the marriages would be saved. This is why I say it until I'm weary, a mistress is so important. Read More... More on Arnold Schwarzenegger         Same-Sex Marriage Legal Dream Team May Not Get Case Before Supreme Court May 18, 2011 at 3:16 PM   WASHINGTON -- The legal dream team behind the successful challenge to California's law banning gay marriage may end up having their work stalled by arcane legal processes. In a Wednesday morning briefing for reporters, lawyers David Boies and Ted Olson -- who argued against each other in Bush v. Gore -- reiterated their desire to see the U.S. Supreme Court issue a sweeping ruling determining that any law intervening on an individual's right to marry was an abridgement of the Constitution's equal protection clause. But complex hurdles that remain, and the odd-couple legal duo acknowledged that such a decision could take months if not years to materialize. More important, any decision could be confined to California. Read More... More on Prop 8         Fed Minutes: Most Officials Want To Raise Rates Before Selling Assets May 18, 2011 at 2:56 PM   WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most Federal Reserve officials prefer to raise benchmark interest rates before selling assets when the time comes to tighten policy, minutes of their April meeting showed on Wednesday. During an extensive discussion of how the central bank might pull back its massive support for the world's largest economy, officials agreed they would eventual shrink the Fed's much expanded portfolio over the medium term, and that getting rid of mortgage-related debt would be a priority. Read More... More on Ben Bernanke         'Half You Half Me': Musical Tales Of Mysterious Biblical Women May 18, 2011 at 2:56 PM   Sex, betrayal and weird skin disease -- it's what the Bible is all about. So says Alicia Jo Rabins, frontwoman of Girls in Trouble, which released its second album of "post-biblical art pop" on Tuesday (May 17). The songs on Half You Half Me (JDub Records) are part of a growing body of work -- about 20 songs at this point -- that mines biblical texts for obscure, unusual and mysterious tales of strong (and mischievous) women. Read More... More on Judaism         Wal-Mart in South Africa: Retail Giant May Acquiesce to Workers, Suppliers May 18, 2011 at 2:56 PM   WASHINGTON -- Wal-Mart, long known for its tough stance on labor, may be forced to make concessions to unions and suppliers in its bid for control of South African retail conglomerate Massmart. To help see the merger through, the companies said theywould not lay off workers for a period of two years, would honor existing union contracts and would devote about $14 million to a fund aimed at developing South African suppliers. Wal-Mart offered to buy a majority stake of Massmart last September in a $2.4 billion deal that would pave the American giant's way into the sub-Saharan region. Read More... More on Africa         United Airlines Apologizes For Reusing 9/11 Flight Numbers May 18, 2011 at 2:56 PM   United Airlines briefly reinstated flight numbers from two of the planes that were hijacked on September 11, 2001 and is apologizing for the move. Numbers 93 and 171 went back into use likely within the past few days, apparently due to a technical error, the Associated Press reports. Read More... More on Airlines         Tiger Woods To Fall Out Of Top 10 In World Rankings May 18, 2011 at 2:56 PM   VIRGINIA WATER, England — Tiger Woods will fall out of the top 10 in the world ranking next week, ending an amazing streak of being top 10 in the world for 14 consecutive years. Woods' last win was 18 months ago in Australia. He started this year at No. 2 and has been steadily dropping points. With more points coming off his two-year ledger, the highest he can be in the next ranking is No. 11. Read More... More on Tiger Woods         Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Schwarzenegger Is Just the Latest in GOP Sexual Hypocrisy May 18, 2011 at 2:56 PM   In nearly all cases when the sexual deviancy, profligacy, philandering, abhorrent fetishes, and pedophilia of GOP notables is exposed the word that instantly should come to mind is hypocrisy, with a capital H. Read More... More on Arnold Schwarzenegger         Jilted Chinese Bride Saved From Dramatic Suicide (VIDEO) May 18, 2011 at 2:56 PM   The bride might have worn white, but it was anything but a day to envy. Dressed in her wedding gown, a Chinese college student identified only as Miss Li leaned out from a seventh-story apartment window in China's Jilin province after her fiancé wed another woman, MSNBC is reporting. Miss Li, 22, had threatened to take her life after her boyfriend of four years broke up with her just before the big day, but she was grabbed by waiting rescuers before she could jump from the ledge, which reportedly stands 80 feet about the ground. Local community officer Guo Zhongfan, who assisted in the rescue, was modest about his efforts. "I did what anyone would have done," he told Reuters. Though she did not sustain any injuries in the incident, Miss Li was taken to a hospital. Read More... More on Video         Michael Jordan Surprises Oprah Winfrey At Her Farewell Show May 18, 2011 at 2:31 PM   So Michael Jordan was among the many to "surprise" Oprah Winfrey as she taped one of her last shows, and you have to wonder if any star-studded fete to someone like Winfrey would have been legitimate had Michael Jordan not been there. I mean, come on. He's Michael Jordan. He's the Oprah Winfrey of basketball. Did I just ruin anything for you? Read More... More on NBA         Author Jess Row Argues That The Novel Is Not Dead May 18, 2011 at 2:31 PM   n 1941, as Panzer divisions closed in on Moscow, as Virginia Woolf slipped stones into her pockets and disappeared into the Ouse, Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin huddled in his room at the Gorky Institute of World Literature and wrote: Read More... More on Book Publishing         Rocky Kistner: A Stroll on a Gulf Beach Yields a Dolphin Disposal May 18, 2011 at 2:31 PM   Laurel Lockamy has seen her share of dead sea life washing up on the beaches of Mississippi. Like a few other residents, she’s toted her camera along wherever she goes, documenting the dolphins, sea turtles, red fish and plethora of dead birds that seem to be washing in unusually high numbers. That isn't stopping Gulf businesses from hoping for a better year than last, when beaches were soaked in oil and tourism vanished with the black tide. Now there are signs business is rebounding. Tourist industries in Florida panhandle report better than expected traffic this year. Some in Congress in fact are pushing for increased drilling in the Gulf, with fewer safety and environmental reviews of the process. It seems some lawmakers have short memories. But not all is well in the Gulf. High numbers of endangered sea turtles and dolphins have washed into the beaches, although the number of fatalities is declining. Scientists still don’t know what has caused this spike in deaths. Read More... More on Gulf Oil Spill         Jeffrey Rubin: Will Export Restrictions on Energy Echo Those on Food? May 18, 2011 at 2:31 PM   Will triple digit prices soon halt the free flow of crude oil the same way soaring crop prices halted the free flow of food? Read More... More on Gas & Oil         'Bridesmaids' Sequel? Paul Feig Says There Have Been Talks May 18, 2011 at 2:31 PM   Beyond the anticipation of two hours of solid storytelling and big laughs, the buildup to the new Kristen Wiig-starring flick "Bridesmaids" put the future of women in comedy on its back. If it was a hit, the door would be open for a whole new world of raunchy, lady-centric ensemble comedies; if it failed, many people might point to it as some bizarrely conclusive proof that the world doesn't want to see women in those roles. With its beyond-expectations $26 million opening weekend haul, it looks like those doors will open. But who knew it may be the very same crew that would lead the charge once again? Speaking to NY Magazine's Vulture blog, director Paul Feig discussed how excited he was at the strong opening weekend profit, as well as the overwhelmingly positive critical success the movie has garnered. When asked about a potential sequel, he couldn't hide the good news. Read More... More on SNL         Author Explores Muslim Sense of Betrayal By U.S. Foreign Policy On Eve Of Obama Middle East Speech May 18, 2011 at 2:31 PM   WASHINGTON -- As President Barack Obama readies a speech aimed at resetting America's relationships in the Middle East, at least one social scientist would urge him to consider the deep-seated anger and sense of betrayal he says Muslims feel toward U.S. foreign policy. Steven Kull, director of the Program on International Policy Attitudes and author of "Feeling Betrayed: The Roots of Muslim Anger at America," says from Morocco to Indonesia, Muslims "are singing from the same song sheet" of feeling oppressed by an America that cares more about oil and siding with Israel than truly supporting the democratic aspirations that have flowered during the recent Arab Spring. Kull presented his key findings Wednesday at a briefing at the Brookings Institution, which published the book that draws upon five years of polling, focus groups and visits to Muslim majority countries. Although Kull conducted the research from 2006 to 2010, before the current pro-democracy uprisings, his findings track with a newly released Pew Research Center report. The report found that Obama's efforts to rehabilitate America's image among Muslims after they frayed during the Bush administration's military campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq have paid few dividends. Read More... More on Obama's Mideast Trip         Twitter Gives Users More Control Over Third Party Apps May 18, 2011 at 2:31 PM   Twitter has updated its permissions process in an effort to provide users with more transparency and control over what information can be accessed by third-party applications. When a user first connects an app to her Twitter account, she will now be shown a permissions screen that details what information the app will be able to access, as well as what "activities" they can perform with her account, such as posting tweets, reading tweets, and viewing the accounts she follows. Twitter will also be limiting the access that third party apps have to direct messages. "Apps that you use to access your direct messages will ask for your permission again. By the end of the month, applications that do not need access to your direct messages will no longer have it, and you can continue to use these apps as usual," Twitter wrote in a blog post. Read More... More on Twitter         Singapore Apartment Tenants Unwittingly Drank From Corpse-Tainted Water Tank May 18, 2011 at 2:31 PM   SINGAPORE -- A corpse has been found in a Singapore apartment building's water storage tank after residents complained of yellow, foamy water. Singapore police say the body of a 30-year-old Indonesian woman was found Monday at the 15-story building and the case is being investigated as a murder. They say a 27-year-old Bangladeshi man was arrested in connection with the case. Read More... More on Crime         Stacey Bendet: 4AM Finds May 18, 2011 at 2:31 PM   My favorite finds, fabulousness, fashion, obsessions, random things that inspire ideas... sometimes practical, sometimes cute, always good for a sleepless smile! Read More... More on Fashion         Recent College Grads Are Hit Hard By The Recession May 18, 2011 at 2:14 PM   A new survey of college graduates from the last five years finds that the Great Recession has hit them hard, forcing them into low-paying jobs often unrelated to their educations and leaving half of them expecting less financial success than their parents. Don't blame a spoiled generation, says Cliff Zukin, a Rutgers University political science and public policy professor who was co-author of the study. Read More... More on The Recession         Bashar Assad Sanctions Announced By U.S. May 18, 2011 at 2:14 PM   WASHINGTON -- The United States slapped sanctions on Syrian President Bashar Assad and six senior Syrian officials for human rights abuses over their brutal crackdown on anti-government protests, for the first time personally penalizing the Syrian leader for actions of his security forces. The White House announced the sanctions Wednesday, a day before President Barack Obama delivers a major speech on the uprisings throughout the Arab world. The speech is expected to include prominent mentions of Syria. Read More... More on Syria         Over 50 And Out Of Work: 'My Wife Doesn't Love Me Anymore; My Kids Don't Love Me' (VIDEO) May 18, 2011 at 2:14 PM   Mike Risinger's 17-year career as a draftsman started falling apart in 2008. When the financial crisis hit, he spent a year working as a contractor, and then a few weeks working for a friend before a starting an endless stretch of unemployment. Now his wife is working two full-time jobs to pick up the slack. "We see her very little, and usually when we do see her she's dead tired and doesn't want to do anything," Risinger says in a video posted online May 9. "It's miserable." Risinger, who lives in Portland, Ore., says one of his two daughters wants to go to college next year. "I don't know how she's going to pay for it. The finger gets pointed at me," he says, his eyes weary. "I seem to have lost my edge. I can't get an interview anymore." Read More... More on Unemployment Extension         Hisham Wyne: Osama Bin Laden: The Aftermath May 18, 2011 at 2:14 PM   Over a couple of weeks have transpired since the assassination of the purported rock star of the Al Qaeda world. The champagne has been guzzled, and the mild mannered Joes next door in New York have reverted to type after a day of macho beer guzzling and frenetic war cries. It's now time to reckon with the aftermath. Osama bin Laden, referred quasi-affectionately as OBL on twitter, is no more. And we sit and bask in the joy of a world where his death changes... very little. It's safe to surmise that OBL had, for many years, not been in direct tactical command of al Qaeda, regardless of how much porn he may or may not have watched. Two reasons precluded his taking active charge. His status as the world's most wanted man meant he couldn't saunter over to the local telegraph office and ask to send a cable to al-Zawahiri. Second, the amorphous nature of al Qaeda relies more on autonomous cells than a hierarchy. The recent attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan's Kandahar indicate al Qaeda is alive, well and unfortunately still capable as ever of inflicting damage. Read More... More on Osama bin Laden         AP Fighting With Government Over Bin Laden Photo FOIA Request May 18, 2011 at 2:14 PM   WASHINGTON — The Associated Press on Wednesday protested the Obama administration's refusal to quickly consider AP's request for military and civilian government records related to the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan. In a written appeal filed with the Defense Department, the AP said that unnecessary bureaucratic delays harm the public interest and allow anonymous U.S. officials to selectively leak details of the May 2 mission that resulted in bin Laden's death. Read More...         Paul Ryan Makes Fun Of Jay Cutler During Speech To Economic Club Of Chicago May 18, 2011 at 2:14 PM   Making fun of Jay Cutler has become fairly easy since the NFC Championship game against the Packers, even for Congressmen. Republican Congressman Paul Ryan took a shot at the Chicago Bears quarterback during his speech to The Economic Club of Chicago about his debt-reduction plan on Monday. From FoxNews.com: Read More... More on Paul Ryan         Trina Y. Vargo: The Non-Existent Irish-American Vote May 18, 2011 at 1:52 PM   There is no 'Irish vote.' Irish Americans are Democrats and Republicans, Catholics and Protestants, and there are no galvanizing issues around which a significant number of them rally. Read More... More on Barack Obama         Jerome Corsi Book Satirized By Esquire, Joseph Farah Reportedly Angered May 18, 2011 at 1:52 PM   What happens when a satire is taken seriously? Following the release of Jerome Corsi's birther book, "Where's the Birth Certificate? The Case that Barack Obama is not Eligible to be President," Esquire posted on their website a satirical piece, "BREAKING: Jerome Corsi's Birther Book Pulled from Shelves!" The problem? The satire was so believable that within hours, Esquire had to add an update clarifying that the piece was not, in fact, true and now Esquire may face legal actions. In light of President Obama revealing his long-form birth certificate, many consider Corsi's book a rather moot point with an outdated argument. But, as HuffPost's Jason Linkins argues about birthers, "They are only limited by their imagination, and they've so far managed to create an entire alternate reality, so why stop now?" Read More... More on Birthers         John Rosenthal: Sen. Scott Brown: Support Massachusetts Jobs Not Polluters May 18, 2011 at 1:52 PM   Sen. Brown claims he is trying to keep energy prices low and prevent over regulation of small business by the government. Certainly, admirable goals, but his execution is faulty. Read More... More on Environment         Arnold Schwarzenegger Not Listed On Love Child's Birth Certificate May 18, 2011 at 1:52 PM   TMZ has obtained a copy of the birth certificate of the boy Arnold Schwarzenegger fathered ... and he's not listed as the father on the birth certificate. Read More... More on Maria Shriver         Dominique Strauss-Kahn Defended Witlessly By Bernard-Henri Levy And Ben Stein May 18, 2011 at 1:52 PM   Who would have thought there would ever be an issue in our modern lives that could possibly bring together the abundant talents of Bernard-Henri Levy and Ben Stein? The former is a louche French "public intellectual," the latter a Nixon speechwriter-turned-droning commercial pitchman, so up until recently, I wouldn't have imagined there were too many causes under whose banners the two would publicly unite. But that was all before IMF head and would-be French presidential candidate Dominique Strauss-Kahn was accused of raping a hotel maid. Now, Levy and Stein find themselves offering up the same response -- two of the World's Most Interesting Men, defending another Interesting Man, on the grounds that the privilege all enjoy makes the crime inconceivable on its face. Ahh, the vita is always dolce when you are an Interesting Man. And rape? This is not a crime that Interesting Men dismiss out of hand, necessarily. But it's a tawdry and declasse sort of thing that happens to downmarket people. It's not supposed to rile up the lives of the world's elite. Game recognizes game, after all. And shame? That's for lesser people. And so while we it can be acknowledged that the possibility exists that DSK is the perpetrator of a crime (Levy: "I do not know what actually happened." Stein: "...it's possible indeed, maybe even likely, that he is guilty as the prosecutors charge."), the important thing to do right now is remind the world that in this life, Interesting Men are never supposed to experience shame, let alone experience it publicly. Isn't that the greater indignity? Read More... More on Dominique Strauss-Kahn         Duane Elgin: Consciously Recognizing Ourselves Before We Die May 18, 2011 at 1:52 PM   When our physical body dies, will we recognize ourselves as a subtle body of light, love, music, and knowing? Will we recognize the unique orchestration of our being, the distinct way we light up the world? If we fail to recognize ourselves in this way--if we require the assistance of a physical body to anchor our self-recognition--then we are profoundly limiting ourselves. The afterlife is unknown; however, our invisible body of music, light and love that lives in eternity is knowable. In fact, every person that we encounter can instantly recognize these unique and invisible qualities within us. Our responsibility is not to be concerned with the afterlife, but to be so fully present in this life that we recognize the familiar resonance of who we are, wherever we might be. Many spiritual traditions tell us how important it is to be awake to our soulful nature at the time of death. What happens after we die seems likely to forever remain a mystery. However, if we do not become familiar with our subtle self while we have the precious vehicle of a physical body, we can fail to recognize ourselves when our physical body dies. Because we are created from an invisible life force, we may die and not see that this life force is who and what we are. Our physical body is an anchor for light illuminating light, knowing recognizing knowing, and love appreciating love. If, in freedom, we have not made friends with ourselves during this lifetime, our physical bodies can die and the animating life energy of our being may dissipate and lose its coherence. We may then require the constraint of a material world to enable us to encounter ourselves once again. Why should we be concerned with recognizing the eternal being within ourselves while we are alive in this physical realm? Jesus gives an important answer when he says, "In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, I would have told you." (John 14:2). I believe Jesus is saying that, in the vast ecology of the living universe, there are spaces suitable for all beings. Read More... More on Death & Dying         'Nearly Rich' Now Spending In A 'Middle-Class Sort Of Way' May 18, 2011 at 1:52 PM   The nearly rich are being constrained by falling home prices, income gains that lag behind inflation, 9 percent unemployment and a reluctance to dip into savings after the recession, according to economist Robert Dye. Read More... More on The Fed         Annie Jacobsen On Daily Show (VIDEO) May 18, 2011 at 1:52 PM   Ever wonder what goes on at America's most secretive military base, Area 51? Investigative reporter/contributing editor at Los Angeles Times magazine Annie Jacobsen did. She talked about her new book, "Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base" last night with Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show." For her book, she interviewed 71 men with direct access to the base, 32 of whom lived and worked there. Though she debunks the alien myths that have been associated with Area 51, Stewart noted, "What is in the book is almost more disturbing than the idea that there was an alien visitation." Read More... More on Jon Stewart         CNN Series 'America's Job Hunt' Looks At Jobs Crisis May 18, 2011 at 1:52 PM   CNN is in the midst of a week-long look at the unemployment crisis in America. CNN's managing editor Mark Whitaker described the series, called "America's Job Hunt," as focusing on "the human and economic toll of the most prolonged unemployment crisis of recent times." In the series, many of CNN's reporters and hosts are doing reports and interviews on the search for jobs and what can be done to create more of them. "American Morning" and "CNN Newsroom" are two of the primary places where the series is being seen. In the video below, CNN's Christine Romans talks to Discovery Channel host about America's labor force. Read More... 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