There is good reason
To look for the music
In the words.
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Opinion
Going Beyond Carbon Dioxide
A short-term strategy to slow global warming is to reduce emissions of other pollutants.
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World
Japanese Quake Stirs On-Air Alarm, but No Damage to Nuclear Plants Is Reported
After a 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit near the same area affected by last year’s earthquake and tsunami, a television broadcaster urged people to “flee now to save your life!”
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U.S.
Missouri: Request to Bolster Mississippi River Is Denied
The Army Corps of Engineers has turned back requests by federal lawmakers and the barge industry to release more water from the Missouri River into the Mississippi.
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U.S.
In Tax Fight, G.O.P. Seeking a Position to Fall Back On
With President Obama winning public support for higher tax rates on the rich, Congressional Republicans find themselves in a difficult political spot and are quietly beginning the search for a way out.
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Business Day
Coating on Buffered Aspirin May Hide Its Heart-Protective Effects
The coating, meant to protect the stomach, interfered with the way the drug entered the body, arguing against the notion that some people are “aspirin resistant,” a study found.
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U.S.
Storm Sirens’ Last Wail
A decision to dismantle tsunami sirens on the Oregon coast has some residents concerned that the new warning system — texts and phone calls — will not reach everyone.
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N.Y. / Region
Quinn Backs Expansion of Campaign Spending
The City Council speaker, Christine C. Quinn, supports a bid to change the city’s campaign finance rules that the Campaign Finance Board says would create gaping loopholes in the city’s regulations.
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Business Day
Starbucks Offers to Pay More British Tax Than Required
In a concession, the American coffee chain said it would refrain from claiming certain deductions so that it pays some taxes regardless of whether it makes a profit.
9
Home & Garden
Trimming the Tree’s Genes
Researchers are trying to develop a Christmas tree that will hold onto its needles from Thanksgiving to New Year’s — not a small thing in a $1 billion industry.
10
Opinion
Race to the Bottom
States should invest in public services and education, not subsidize big business by giving them billions a year in tax breaks.
11
Opinion
Next Civil Rights Landmark
The battle over marriage equality finally lands on the Supreme Court’s docket.
12
Business Day
Unused Pills Raise Issue of Disposal and Risks
The pharmaceutical industry is challenging a California law that stipulates it pay for the proper disposal of leftover pills that could otherwise pose a threat to the environment.
13
Education
Strapped District Plans to Add Online Classes
Budget cuts have eliminated about 95 full-time teachers from the school district in Manchester, N.H., over the past year, swelling class sizes.
14
World
Philippines: Typhoon Death Toll Rises Past 100
At least 43 villagers and soldiers drowned in a southern town on Tuesday when torrents of water dumped by a powerful typhoon cascaded down a mountain.
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Your Money
As the Year Draws to a Close, Deciding How to Slice Your Charitable Pie
This time of year, when charitable giving becomes rushed and routine, might be the best time to review how you divide your donations.
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Business Day
Britons Are Warned Of Lingering Austerity
George Osborne, the chancellor of the Exchequer, said in Parliament on Wednesday that it would take four years instead of three for Britain to start reducing its debt as a share of national income.
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Opinion
The True Meaning of Hanukkah
Hanukkah’s elevation as a widely celebrated holiday ignores and sanitizes its historical basis and real meaning.
18
Arts
Black and Jewish Music, Kentucky Cabinets, Magician Posters
Sheet music by black and Jewish composers goes on display in Harlem; a museum buys an 18th-century Kentucky dresser; an auction features early-1900s posters promoting magicians.
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Business Day
More Than a Soft Drink, Coke Is an Array of Goods
Home Shopping Network is selling more than 275 Coca-Cola items on its cable channel, online, on mobile devices and through social media.
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N.Y. / Region
Mona Ackerman, Advice Columnist, Dies at 66
Dr. Ackerman’s experience as a clinical psychologist informed a weekly advice column for The Huffington Post.Good advice: "“Don’t assume you understand or can make the pain go away,” she added. “What you can do is listen, respond and give back what is needed, even if that is silence.”"
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