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Ian Huckabee
Root Canal Politics
“Hat Tip @LetsGetFiscal - Root Canal Politics - http://nyti.ms/bxpZmw”
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Waiting for Gandhi on the West Bank
A nonviolent resistance movement led by women could be a game-changer for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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bobbbyg
On the Street | Gaga Garb
“On the Street | Bill Cunningham | Gaga Garb | @NYTimes - http://ht.ly/29RrC ”
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Miami’s Hoops Cartel
LeBron and the James Gang make a big public relations mistake.
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Paul Volcker Pushes for Reform, and Regrets His Past Silence
Despite his efforts on financial legislation aiming to correct years of deregulation, Paul Volcker is concerned that banks will still have too much wiggle room.
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In Haiti, the Displaced Are Left Clinging to the Edge
Six months after an earthquake, only 28,000 of 1.5 million displaced Haitians have new homes, and Port-au-Prince remains a tableau of life in the ruins.
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Online, We Pay With Our Time Spent Searching
Even if you don’t pay for TV shows, they aren’t exactly gratis: you can spend 5 to 10 minutes searching, on sites like Hulu.com or Clicker.com.
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Factory Efficiency Comes to the Hospital
Seattle Children’s Hospital says it has improved patient care, and its bottom line, by incorporating practices made famous in manufacturing.
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Mark Twain’s Unexpurgated Autobiography
A very different and more pointedly political Mark Twain emerges in his new unexpurgated autobiography.
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Wall St. Hiring in Anticipation of an Economic Recovery
While much of the country remains fixated on the bleak employment picture, hiring is beginning to pick up in the place that led the economy into recession.
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Computers at Home: Educational Hope vs. Teenage Reality
Researchers measuring a home computer’s educational value to a schoolchild in a low-income household are finding that test scores tend to go down, not up.
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The Medium Is the Medium
The Internet culture has yet to incorporate the literary culture of traditional bookish learning.
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The Hard Work of Gun Control
Cities and states should counter legal challenges to handgun bans with tough but sensible laws that keep gun possession to a minimum.
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Bank Bailout Is Potent Issue for Both Parties in Fall Races
Lawmakers who backed the Troubled Asset Relief Program to rescue the banking system in 2008 are haunted by the vote.
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Central Park vs. Prospect Park
Which is better designed, more beautiful, more fun: Central Park or Prospect Park? It’s a lovers’ quarrel.
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Synthetic Marijuana Spurs State Bans
Eight states have banned K2, a blend of herbs treated with synthetic marijuana that is sending users to emergency rooms across the country.
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