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Deepwater Horizon Victims: The Forgotten 11

By Stuart WarnerOct 19th 2010 – 6:48PM

The 11 men who died when the Deepwater Horizon rig blew up in the Gulf of Mexico, triggering the BP oil leak on April 20: Dale Burkeen, 37, Philadelphia, Miss. Donald Clark, 49, Newellton, La. Roy Wyatt Kemp, 27, Jonesville, La. Jason Anderson, 35, Midfield, Texas Stephen Curtis, Georgetown, La. Gordon Jones, 28,...

Opinion: Liberty Is a Buffet, Not a Chinese Menu

By Will DurstAug 20th 2010 – 4:27PM

(Aug. 20) -- There is only one halfway decent reason why a mosque should be built two blocks away from ground zero in New York. It's called the First Amendment. Maybe you've heard of it: That's the one that lets pretty much anybody say pretty much anything they want, and yes, that includes worshiping whatever goofy deity...

For Liberty's Pondexter, Career Choices Extend Beyond the Game

By Milton KentJun 25th 2010 – 3:49PM

WASHINGTON -- Had enough of players who master the art of passive-aggressiveness, saying in one breath that they love playing where they are, then grumbling under the next breath that they wouldn't mind being dealt, if it helps the organization? Meet Cappie Pondexter, whose DNA is apparently devoid of the...

Background on liberty

When human beings are able to govern themselves, they have liberty. Humans living under a totalitarian state experience little or no liberty, while humans living under anarchy experience almost complete liberty.

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