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...very beginning of the Republic. From anxieties about the Illuminati in the 18th century to concerns about the Masons in the 19th century to the John Birch Society's assertion that President Dwight Eisenhower was an actual communist agent, Hofstadter suggests there has been a fear about hidden conspiracies that has animated those on the right and the left. He was very clear about that--the paranoid style was not the exclusive province of any party or persuasion...
...revelation of a hidden nuclear facility near the holy city of Qum that is run by Iran's élite Revolutionary Guards - and the threat of more sanctions if Tehran does not cooperate with the new U.S.-sponsored diplomatic initiative - appear to have deepened the political fissures rather than led Iranians to close ranks...
...spanking goes back many years, but the essential question often evades discussion: Does spanking actually work? In the short term, yes. You can correct immediate misbehavior with a slap or two on the rear end or hand. But what about the long-term impact? Can spanking lead to permanent, hidden scars on children years later...
...being stereotypically anti-Obama, on top of the reputation it already bears for illegal-drug cultivation, political corruption, government distrust and a general frontier mentality. He recalls the haranguing ABC-TV's Diane Sawyer took from Bill O'Reilly during an interview before the February broadcast of "A Hidden America: Children of the Mountains," her documentary about life in central Appalachia, which includes Clay County. "He basically asked her why anyone should care about that area and said it's a lost cause...
With so much public anxiety, the city hasn't hidden its preparations against the protests. Since the White House's selection of Pittsburgh in May as the site for the summit, the city has said it is readying up to 1,000 jail cells for protesters, importing 3,100 law-enforcement officers from around the country to supplement its 900-member force and mobilizing 2,000 National Guard troops. The city council passed new laws (set to expire on Sept. 30) targeting the possession of certain tools and "noxious substances" - items allegedly thrown or used to blockade space at protests...