A live televised discussion on healthcare reform in Washington was meant to re-energise debate and help politicians find a compromise on the issue.
But after more than six hours of televised discussions between the president and congressional leaders, there appears to be little movement on reaching a deal.
Al Jazeera’s Patty Culhane reports from Washington
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Al Gore debates expert climatologists (at last) on whether carbon dioxide causes global warming.
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Dan Quayle, Al Gore, and James Stockdale debate in 1992.
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A recent survey in the US showed that more Americans say they do not affiliate themselves with any religion.
Christianity is still dominant in the US, and according to the American Religious Identification Survey, about three-quarters of Americans identify themselves as Christian.
But one-fifth of Americans say they either have no religion, or are atheist or agnostic, and a new advertising campaign across the country is trying to get more people to pay attention to humanism.
Al Jazeera’s Kristen Saloomey reports from New York.
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For an insider’s perspective from Yasir Qadhi, visit:
http://muslimmatters.org/2009/05/26/the-doha-debates-an-insider%E2%80%99s-perspective-yasir-qadhi-asra-nomani-womens-freedom-to-marry/
The Doha Debates session debating the House’s belief that Muslim women should be free to marry anyone they choose.
For the motion are Asra Nomani from America and Muhammad Habash from Syria. Against the motion are Thuraya Al Arrayed from Saudi Arabia and Yasir Qadhi, American Muslim cleric and instructor for AlMaghrib Institute.
The debate was the fifth and final of the 2008-2009 year, filmed on May 25th, 2009 in Qatar.
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Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) humbles Hudson Institute dilettante over health care bankruptcies
This during a senate Judiciary sub-committee hearing on bankruptcies driven by catastrophic medical expenses
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Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) humbles Hudson Institute dilettante over health care bankruptcies
This during a senate Judiciary sub-committee hearing on bankruptcies driven by catastrophic medical expenses
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2007/05/07/Al_Sharpton_and_Christopher_Hitchens
Author Christopher Hitchens debates the Reverend Al Sharpton on the question of whether morality can exist in the absence of God.
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A Debate: God Is Not Great with Al Sharpton and Christopher Hitchens.
Taking on possibly the greatest issue of our time – the malignant force of religion in the world – Christopher Hitchens makes the ultimate case against religion through a close and learned reading of the major religious texts, citing numerous historical instances in which sexual repression and outrageous acts of violence have been committed in the name of God. He argues for a more secular life based on science and reason, in which is replaced by the Hubble telescope’s awesome view of the universe, and Moses and the burning bush give way to the beauty and symmetry of the double helix. — NYPL
Christopher Hitchens is an author, journalist and literary critic. Now living in Washington, D.C., he has been a columnist at Vanity Fair, The Nation and Slate; additionally, he is an occasional contributor to many other publications.
Al Sharpton Jr. is a Pentecostal minister, a political activist, civil rights activist and film actor. In recent years, Sharpton has also become a perennial candidate in his quest for the Democratic Party’s nomination for President of the United States. Author of “Go and Tell Pharaoh: The Autobiography of the Reverend Al Sharpton.”
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The executions last month of two convicted drug traffickers has reopened debate about the death penalty in Thailand.
They were the first executions in six years and marked the end of an unofficial moratorium.
At Bangkok’s Bang Kwang prison, more than 700 prisoners are on death row.
Most Thai citizens favour executions, but the death penalty also makes many of the country’s practising Buddhists uncomfortable, amid an attempt to reconcile capital punishment with Buddhist doctrines.
Aela Callan reports from Bangkok.
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