Webb joins critics of Democratic presidential nominating course

Webb joins critics of Democratic presidential nominating course

Another Democratic presidential candidate has joined former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley in claiming that the party's nominating process is rigged in favor of frontrunner Hillary Clinton, while recent rumblings inside the Democratic National Committee suggest signs of additional fractures.

Democratic candidate and former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb veered from discussing international affairs to answer a question about Tuesday's debate, speaking before the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations Thursday night. The nonprofit council is a research organization specializing in international affairs.

Religious freedom is a woman’s right, too
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Religious freedom is a woman’s right, too

Asma Uddin

There's a debate about religious freedom raging among our neighbors to the north. Last week, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who is running for a fourth term, promised to fight at the highest levels to force Muslim women to remove their face veils during Canadian citizenship ceremonies.

At first glance, the issue seems reminiscent of an American legal ruling in which a Florida court held that the government could require Sultaana Freeman to remove her face veil for her driver's license photo.

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