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Bored to Death in Afghanistan (and Washington)
Army Sgt. Jerry Price, center, the senior medic of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry, comforts Spc. Donovan Lovelace, right, the 3rd Platoon medic, as a comrade is evacuated …
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The Bright Places in the Gloom
Dear Friends, If you are anything at all like me, you are in the habit of looking for the bright places in the gloom. They are, all …
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Elle
Translated by Isabelle Métral and reviewed by Henry Crapo What about her? How's the woman doing? It must be one …
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The “People’s Budget” Is the Template
The debt limit has been reached. The President should be demanding a “clean” debt ceiling bill instead of letting hostage-takers force negotiations over their ransom. For deficit reduction the …
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One Lawman With the Guts to Go After Wall Street
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman during a joint press conference in New York, November 12, 2010. (Photo: Todd Heisler / The New York Times) The fix …
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Senate Gives Big Oil Another Free Pass
Just what Big Oil needed: another victory. First, Congress fails to pass legislation that would respond to last summer's catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Then, President …
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IMF Chief Quits in Wake of Charges of Sexual Attack
Dominique Strauss-Kahn (pictured), the leader of the International Monetary Fund, appears in court with his lawyer Benjamin Brafman for an arraignment over allegations that he had sexually assaulted a …
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Report Shows Comcast Violated Conditions of NBC Merger
(Photo: namestartswithj89) Comcast has violated the conditions of its merger with NBC by failing to air certain types of programming as required by the Federal Communications Commission …
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NATO’s Real Motives for Libya Revealed
According to the New York Times (5/16/11), Gen. Sir David Richards, “Britain’s top military commander,” is proposing that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) target Libyan “infrastructure,” including electrical …
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Obama Administration Imposes Sanctions on Syria’s Assad
Setting the stage for a major speech Thursday on changes sweeping the Middle East, President Barack Obama on Wednesday ordered sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and six of …