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Farewell, War on Terror
...by avoiding the constant violence of Muslim terrorism, the news media may believe it is helping Obama, but it's actually putting all of us in danger.

Did you notice in his Cairo speech to the Muslim world last week that President Obama did not use the word "terrorism?" Interesting, in light of reports that some in the Obama administration no longer refer to actions against al-Qaeda and the Taliban as the "war on terror," instead calling them "overseas contingency operations." But why? What is the reasoning behind this?

Apparently, the president believes that in order to forge a "new start" with the Muslim world, America must spotlight the common ground between the two cultures. Emphasizing atrocities committed by terrorists under the banner of Islam obviously does not aid that strategy. So out with the war on terror, in with the spirit of cooperation.

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Here are some of the highlights you can look forward to on upcoming installments* of The O'Reilly Factor:

• Bruce Tinsley, creator of the popular "Mallard Fillmore" comic strip, will enter the No Spin Zone...
• We'll have a spectacular look back at our favorite TV shows in our "Best of the American TV Icons" segment on Friday...
• Lesbians are being segregated from other prisoners in certain Virginia jails--is that fair? We'll debate it...

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Liberalism and human rights
Monday, June 8: Mary Katharine Ham accused many "progressives" of selective indignation over human rights violations. "Their outrage over human rights abuses is usually a function of who is doing the abusing. The more white, patriarchal--or Israeli--the 'oppressor,' the more outrage they come up with. Even though George Tiller was a white male, they see him as a helper to oppressed women."
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