{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"God&#039;s Politics","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godspolitics","author_name":"God's Politics","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godspolitics\/author\/rrodrickbeiler","title":"Duane Shank: Top Stories of 2006 (and 2007) - God&#039;s Politics","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"IgXTSFmQdj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godspolitics\/2007\/01\/duane-shank-top-stories-of-200.html\">Duane Shank: Top Stories of 2006 (and 2007)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godspolitics\/2007\/01\/duane-shank-top-stories-of-200.html\/embed#?secret=IgXTSFmQdj\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Duane Shank: Top Stories of 2006 (and 2007)&#8221; &#8212; God&#039;s Politics\" data-secret=\"IgXTSFmQdj\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"As we enter a new year, a step back from the daily headlines to my list of the top ten news stories of 2006. 1. Iraq. In the fourth year of war, Iraq continued to spiral downward into daily sectarian violence, culminating this past weekend with the execution of Saddam Hussein and the 3,000th American&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.hrw.org\/campaigns\/iraq\/images\/basra.jpg"}