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Our founding fathers enacted an ancient vision of tolerance,moderation and freedom when they created the United Statesof America. Where did thisvisioncome from, and what are the threats that challenge it now?On this weekend’sDreamland,William Henry brings his deep knowledge to thissubject, which has never been more important, since interestin reconstructing the United States as a Christian-basedsociety and government is rising.

OnMysteriousPowers this weekend, Anne interviews Robert Moss, animpassioned dream explorer and author ofDreamwaysof the Iroquois, who tells us why he believes that manydreams involve living lives in very real other worlds.
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Newswise – A rare 1943 document — a psychological analysis of thepersonality of Adolph Hitler that predicted, among otherthings, his eventual suicide — is now available on theCornell Law Library’s Web site, at:thislink.
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Newswise – We recently put up a story about how the U.S. looks to the Chinese. Howdo Europeans view America? Is it life, liberty and thepursuit of happiness? Or is it blue jeans, MTV andhamburgers with a side of “freedom fries?”

“To many Europeans, America is still an unknown territory.They rely on myths and preconceptions of American societyand politics,” says political science professor AurelianCraiutu.

What does “America” mean to people of different cultures?How can we explain the simultaneous fascination andrevulsion with the “American myth” throughout Europe and therest of the world? “The world continues to be fascinatedwith America, one way or another. Love and hatred of Americadivide the world,” says Craiutu.
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The news about bird flu is getting scarier every day. Rightnow it?s confined to Asia, but like SARS, it will travel towhere you are soon. Researchers now think there are definitecases of one person passing it to another, meaning it couldcause an epidemic that will rival the flu pandemic of 1918.Scientists are concerned that it will take too long to manufacture enoughdoses of a bird flu vaccine for a wide vaccination program,so a vaccine may notbe able to prevent a pandemic.
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