national

A nation can mean many things, and so can the notion of "national." It invokes a sense of patriotism and of place and history, culture and language, community and heritage.

A national feeling is often called upon in times of great crises or challenges. For example, the financial crises and ensuing deepening recession in the United States in 2008 brought many to discuss the national mood, national reaction, and national sense of self. And the blogosphere certainly plays a continuing role in updating and defining what national means in various contexts, such as "national nightmares" , "national suicides", and such.

Nationalism is closely related to the term national, and it too conveys a sense of strong emotion and ties to a geographic place, often a country or territorial homeland. Nationalism can fuel acts of violence and civil war – such as in Northern Ireland and Gaza – due to longstanding disputes over control of territory

National can also be used in much more friendly situations, such as Major League Baseball's National Leauge, and national pastimes, such as (once again) baseball in the United States.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “national”

• in Technorati Women
  The Day Osama Bin Laden Fell Into The Ocean
  Osama Bin Laden is dead. We can all sleep a little sounder for a little while.
  by dsteelman / on May 3, 2011
• in Politics
  Let's Get Serious About Energy Independence
  The recent disruption of oil stemming from unrest in the Middle East highlights our precarious situation.
  by efrank / on Mar 9, 2011
• in Politics
  The Tax Cut Deal and Our Personal Finances
  Regarding the tax cut deal, suppose you and I followed Washington's example in handling our personal finances.
  by efrank / on Dec 17, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “national”

 

• Newcastle eye Bolton midfielder Mark Davies

  
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• Manchester City offer best value in Premier League

  
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• Jacob Zuma painting vandalised in South African gallery

  
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• India last stop for Stanford-bound ICSE topper

  
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  By Malavika Vettath Dubai, (IANS) This 17-year-old knew he would do well in his Grade 12 exams but becoming the ICSE topper worldwide with 99.5 percent marks was unimaginable. India-born Rohan Sampath now looks forward to joining Stanford University and unlike many brought up in Dubai, he really hopes he can return to ...
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• White Supremacist To Be Sentenced In Arizona Bombing

  
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  PHOENIX (AP) – A white supremacist is set to be sentenced in a 2004 bombing that injured a black city official in suburban Phoenix.  A jury found 61-year-old Dennis Mahon guilty in February of three federal charges stemming from a package bomb that injured Don Logan, who is black and was Scottsdale’s diversity ...
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• Three years of UPA-II: Not much to celebrate

  
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  New Delhi: The United Progressive Alliance (UPA)-II government completed three years in office Tuesday amid charges of policy paralysis and key initiatives remaining mired in fractious coalition politics. There have been some positives. In the last three years, there have been no big terror incidents, relations with ...
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• Private Rocket Blasts Off For Space Station

  
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  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – A commercial rocket has blasted off with a load of supplies for the International Space Station.  The SpaceX company’s Falcon 9 rocket took flight at 3:44 a.m. Tuesday from Cape Canaveral, opening a new era of spaceflight. It carried a capsule named Dragon that is packed with 1,000 ...
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• Parliament passes copyright amendment bill

  
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  New Delhi, (IANS) Parliamentary approval was Tuesday accorded to the Copyright (Amendment) Bill, 2010 which will provide royalty to lyricists, remove operational difficulties and address newer issues related to the digital world and internet. The Lok Sabha Tuesday passed the bill which was passed by the Rajya Sabha ...
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• Stan Van Gundy Out As Orlando Magic Head Coach

  
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• Romney-nomics on display

  
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• BJP claims UPA government may fall anytime

  
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  http://expressbuzz.com/nation/bjp-claims-upa-government-may-fall-anytime/394226.html NEW DELHI: As UPA completes three years in office, BJP today claimed the government may fall anytime as coalition partners were unhappy and were not even ready to break bread together.   During a discussion on the issue at the ...
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• Coal ‘scam’ disrupts Parliament

  
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• Devils rout Rangers in testy Game 4, tie series

  
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• Donate to help National Night Out

  
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  The Steering Committee for East End National Night Out Event on Tuesday, August 7th is looking for donations of monies, products and services to be used as door prizes for attendees. Please contact Barbara Branch at bbranch1223@comcast.net or (804)269-5905.
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• After Bombing, Somber Yemen Marks National Day

  
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• Pool Lifeguards Job at QJumpers, Bay of Plenty, Tauranga

  
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• Yemeni leaders hold scaled-back parade after suicide bomb

  
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• The FN in the Legislatives

  
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• Government Hails Success of National Citizen Service Scheme

  
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• UK visa: Indians to be screened for tuberculosis

  
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