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Oil Companies Reap Billions From Subsidies
Oil production is among the most heavily subsidized businesses, with tax breaks available at virtually every stage of the exploration and extraction process.
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Fourth of July 1776, 1964, 2010
In the matter of race, we still take steps back and forward in bewildering alternation.
- No obvious target. Illinois bankrupt?
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problembear
International Program Catches On in U.S. Schools
The International Baccalaureate, an alternative to the Advanced Placement program, is offered in 700 schools.
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nydarling
New York Is Finally Taking Its Coffee Seriously
“So which cafe should I visit when I'm in #NYC this wknd? New York Is Finally Taking Its Coffee Seriously - http://nyti.ms/dtsOW6 ”
"They taste like pine trees, like weather, like triumph. And here’s the real gift: For those afternoons that I went walking in the mountains, my eyes on the forest floor, my cellphone out of range, I felt the joy of being fully present, of paying attention to the world. For a few hours, I was finally away from oil spills and foreclosures and layoffs, free from all but the simplest of worldly engagements."
Burrowing Through a Blockade
It’s time for Israel not just to ease the siege of Gaza, but to drop it once and for all.
Book Review - The Facebook Effect - By David Kirkpatrick
“Humanity's Database by David Pogue - Book Review - The Facebook Effect - By David Kirkpatrick - http://nyti.ms/9s4zWB”
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gsonge
Oil Companies Reap Billions From Subsidies
“Worth read: NY Times Kocieniewski reports in depth on how Oil Companies Reap Billions From Subsidies - http://nyti.ms/a8Tu74”
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Rise of the Religious Left
With its growing share of minorities, the Democratic Party is beginning to rival the Republicans on measures of religiosity. What does this shift mean for the left?
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A War of Apps for and Against Belief
A new wave of iPhone applications is giving both sides quick points to use in the debate over the existence of God.
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Nudge on Arms Further Divides U.S. and Israel
The United States has urged Israel to sign the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, yielding to demands by Arab nations.
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Iraq Veteran Lost His Arms and Legs to a Bomb
Brendan Marrocco lost his arms and legs to a bomb in Iraq. A year later, he is walking again and is an inspiration to hundreds of fellow veterans.
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July Fourth Weekend Quiz
It’s time to test your political knowledge in tribute to the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
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International Program Catches On in U.S. Schools
The International Baccalaureate, an alternative to the Advanced Placement program, is offered in 700 schools.
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Burrowing Through a Blockade
It’s time not just for Israel to ease the siege of Gaza, but to drop it once and for all.
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What Big Eyes You Have. Are Those Lenses Risky?
Young women have been copying Lady Gaga’s wider-than-life eyes, but the contact lenses are contraband, and doctors are concerned.
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Budget in the Red, Illinois Has Stopped Paying Bills
Illinois’s borrow-and-spend mentality has led it to the brink, but still lawmakers opt not to cut budgets or raise taxes.
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Help Needed for the Economy
The latest jobs report and other indicators are serious warnings about the economy. But the biggest obstacle to the recovery is political.
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Economists Who Did Their Homework (800 Years of It)
Many economists build careers on only a few decades’ worth of data. Kenneth Rogoff and Carmen Reinhart researched eight centuries of financial crises for “This Time Is Different.”
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Nudge on Arms Further Divides the U.S. and Israel
The United States has urged Israel to sign the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, yielding to demands by Arab nations.
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My Deathless Passion for Dracula
This Independence Day, let your fanged flag fly.
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Rise of the Religious Left
With its growing share of minorities, the Democratic Party is beginning to rival the Republicans on measures of religiosity. What does this shift mean for the left?
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A War of Apps for and Against Belief
A new wave of iPhone applications is giving both sides quick points to use in the debate over the existence of God.
There are facts. Facts are by definition true. The Truth of faith is opinion.
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globallyminded
Five Scenes, One Theme: A True if Unlikely Story
A song written to help stop a band from falling apart has somehow become an unsentimental ode to unity.
It is not, and will not be, without effort.
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Russian Mayor Irks Security Agency, and Suffers
A mayor who filed a lawsuit over a resort owned by Russia’s security service was jailed and prosecuted.
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Zal
Germany Tops England After Another Missed Call
Germany sent England out of the World Cup with a resounding victory, aided in part when the referee waved off an obvious goal.
- Usually the fix is not so obvious except in "Pro Wrestling".
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Brandeis’s Seat, Kagan’s Responsibility
In Louis D. Brandeis, Elena Kagan has a model for a justice who steered the court — and the nation — through a time of economic turmoil.
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