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The Age of Nancy
The speaker of the House is certainly on a run lately. Just look at what she accomplished this week.
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Worse Than a Nightmare
It's clear that no victory can be had in Afghanistan, and no one knows how to get us out.
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General McChrystal and the Culture of Exposure
The firing of Gen. Stanley McChrystal shows our troubling emphasis on private over public performance in public officials.
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Icelander’s Campaign Is a Joke, Until He’s Elected
A comedian tapped voters’ anger over the country’s economic mismanagement, promising free towels and a Disneyland.
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The President Reasserts His Authority
President Obama re-established command and control of his office this week in dealing with BP, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal and the financial overhaul bill.
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Genetically Altered Salmon Set to Move Closer to Your Table
The first engineered animal for people to eat, salmon that grow faster than normal, may be approved by the F.D.A.
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Take the Long View
It might seem like Democrats are on a sinking ship right now, but their future looks bright.
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MadBawden
They Don’t Report. You Don’t Have to Decide.
“I have to tweet this properly, obvs. But - some tinyurl THAT is! -- They Don’t Report. You Don’t Have to Decide. - http://nyti.ms/dtFUKH ”
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alastairsweeny
Ray Kurzweil Vows to Right E-Reader Wrongs
“Ray Kurzweil Vows to Right E-Reader Wrongs - http://nyti.ms/9JVrVL”
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What the Gulf Can’t Afford
The pressure to resume deep-water drilling in the Gulf of Mexico must be resisted. One calamity at a time is more than enough.
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Oliver Stone’s Latin America
In feature films about John F. Kennedy, Richard M. Nixon and George W. Bush, Oliver Stone gave free rein to his imagination and was often criticized for doing so. Now, in “South of the Border,” which opened on Friday, he has turned to Hugo Chávez,...
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Cheers in Far-Off Places Come at Europe’s Expense
Watching the first round, one gets the feeling that the global game is experiencing a cultural swing away from Europe.
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The Renminbi Runaround
China is playing games with its foreign-exchange policy at the world’s expense.
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BeachBum1116
The Year of the (Pro-Life) Woman
“NEVER thought an op-ed in the NYT could warm my heart! <3>
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campfiresteve
A Pacemaker Wrecks a Family's Life
“An extraordinary piece by my old friend, Katy Butler. Take a few minutes to read it. "What broke my father's heart" http://nyti.ms/c8xQKr”
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Computers Learn to Listen, and Some Talk Back
Artificial intelligence technology, especially computer recognition of speech, is moving into the mainstream.
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Iraq’s Ancient Ruins Face New Looting
Thousands of important sites have been left unprotected by the government, allowing what officials say is a resumption of brazenly illegal excavations.
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Fighting Crim Where the Criminals Are
Critics are wrong to insist that New York’s police stop-and-frisk program is racially biased.
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Closing Guantánamo Fades as a Priority
In Congress, resistance to closing the prison has grown, and some senators have seen few efforts by the Obama administration to overcome it.
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