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Maronite Bishops: National Dialogue Must Be Resumed without Preconditions

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The Maronite bishops council urged on Wednesday officials to set Lebanon’s interests as a priority above all else, “completely rejecting” attempts to drag the country towards “a new war through fueling sectarian tensions.” It said in a statement after its monthly meeting: “Officials must comply with President Michel Suleiman’s call to resume the […]

Suleiman Visits Kuwait Sunday

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Cabinet criticized on Wednesday the Electricite du Liban contract employees’ recent protests, saying that they have violated the principles of peaceful demonstrations. Information Minister Walid al-Daouq said: “Anyone who will deign to violate the law will be arrested." The minister announced the cabinet’s decisions after a session at the Baabda Palace headed by President Michel […]

Suleiman Visits Kuwait Sunday

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In Defense of Conscience and Civility

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By Carl Anderson

For months America’s bishops have attempted to work with the current Administration to ensure adequate First Amendment religious freedom protection of religious organizations. They have been rebuffed each time, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops formally responded to proposed rules in the HHS mandate on May 15.

Our bishops’ response shows how easy it would be for the administration to make real progress on this issue, and how the federal regulations being implemented conflict with the cherished history of First Amendment liberty.
The brief states: “On balance, while the [proposed regulation] may create an appearance of moderation and compromise, it does not actually offer any change in the Administration’s earlier stated positions on mandated contraceptive coverage, which are now enshrined in a final rule.”

It continues: “The simplest and best solution to the various problems described above is the one the Administration so far has declined to adopt: to rescind the mandate. Failing this, the Administration should provide an exemption that protects all stakeholders with a religious or moral objection, in keeping with the consistent language and longstanding tradition of federal conscience protection law.”

Resolving this issue in keeping with the First Amendment is critical to the American way of life, and our bishops have shown excellent leadership in defending our constitutional rights.

الراعي استقبل سفيري قبرص وبولونيا ووزير الطاقة وهيئات

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إستقبل البطريرك الماروني مار بشارة بطرس الراعي قبل ظهر اليوم، في الصرح البطريركي في بكركي، سفير قبرص في لبنان هومر مافروماتيس الذي هنأه بسلامة العودة من جولته الراعوية في المكسيك وكندا وأميركا، وعرض معه لبعض المواضيع المشتركة. والتقى الراعي سفير بولونيا توماس نيغودزيز وجرى عرض للعلاقات بين البلدين والأوضاع العامة. ثم استقبل المونسنيور إميل […]

Human Rights Watch Urges U.N. to Probe Houla Massacre

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An 11-year old boy has described how he smeared himself in the blood of his slain brother and played dead as loyalist gunmen burst into his home and killed six members of his family during the start of a massacre in Houla, central Syria. The young survivor’s chilling account emerged as Russia continued to blame […]

Suleiman Calls on Lebanese Foes for Dialogue Session in June

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President Michel Suleiman invited the Lebanese foes for a national dialogue session on June 11 at the Baabda Palace, the National News Agency reported on Monday. The session is scheduled to kick off at 11:00 a.m. According to the NNA, the invitations included an explanation on the importance of dialogue amid the latest regional and domestic […]

The power of IBM and Smarter Solutions

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People in the U.S. are feeling better about the coming Memorial Day weekend than they did a year ago, according to an IBM study. As a result they may have bigger travel and shopping plans for the unofficial kickoff of the summer road-trip and vacation season.

Through an analysis of social media sentiment IBM found a significant increase in the number of people talking about travel and spending. The IBM Social Sentiment Index, uses analytics and language processing technology to identify and gather consumer opinions from Twitter, blogs, message boards and other social media.

According to the index conversations about Memorial Day travel increased by 46% compared to 2011. This suggests travel providers could see a boost in business and transportation officials will have to deal with more traffic. The index also shows a 65% rise in people mentioning traveling by air while discussion of driving increased 13%.

IBM said consumer sentiment regarding gasoline prices is surprisingly positive considering the average price of a gallon of regular gas, while 13 cents lower than a year ago, is still high at $3.71 according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Social media showed a five-to-one ratio of positive to negative mentions about gas in 2012 compared to a one-to-one ratio in 2011. These trends may indicate people are more confident about their finances this year.

Reasons behind the 1858 Revolution against the Khazens (Part1/2)

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Here’s a more elaborate explanation on the reasons that led to the so-called Revolution against the Khazens in 1858. We will discuss briefly the reasons in Part1 and dig deeper in Part2. You can read the original article [Here]. Reasons behind the 1858 Revolution against the Khazens The revolution started […]

Khazen warns of “great danger” if government is changed

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Change and Reform bloc MP Farid al-Khazen voiced concern on Saturday over the security situation in Lebanon, saying that to change the government in such a situation was “dangerous.” “The possibility of changing the current government under such difficult circumstances is very difficult and would risk putting Lebanon under great danger,” Khazen told OTV television […]