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Automobiles
By BENJAMIN PRESTON | Aug 15th 2014
The coastal hamlets near Monterey, Calif., are full of
concours-related activity this weekend; Nascar continues its season in
Michigan.
Automobiles; Automobile Racing; Nascar Sprint Cup Series; Antique
and Classic Cars; Collectors and Collections; Pebble Beach Concours
D'Elegance (Car Show)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_quixote
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U.S.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Aug 14th 2014
The court will not void the result.
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Opinion
By GAIL COLLINS | Aug 15th 2014
In Alaska’s Senate primaries, the candidates are answering some extremely important questions. Guess who ate salmon this week?
Midterm Elections (2014); Elections, Senate; Taxation; Federal Aid (US)
Popular politics has never been sane.
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World
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Aug 15th 2014
Government troops on Friday raided a house in Mogadishu belonging
to a former warlord as part of a disarmament campaign, setting off a
clash that left at least seven people dead.
Civilian Casualties; Defense and Military Forces; Deaths (Fatalities); Firearms
The sects of Islam are at war.
They do not make peace.
Any pause is temporary.
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Health
By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS | Aug 15th 2014
Some doctors say outfits worn by caregivers need to be more
protective than what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
recommends.
Hospitals; Ebola Virus; Preventive Medicine; Emergency Medical Treatment; Protective Clothing
The CDC has set a minimum standard.
It is good that the infection control staffs are thinking and planning about probables.
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Technology
By J. D. BIERSDORFER | Aug 15th 2014
Plus, how to consolidate online address books.
Photography; E-Mail
I will master the flatbed scanner one of these years.
There is a copyright fight over the interface I have not joined.
I keep addresses in a paper notebook.
My hard drive has failed often.
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Business Day
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Aug 15th 2014
The move by the Agriculture Department is part of an effort to
regulate puppy mills that began last year with rules requiring licenses
for some breeders.
Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare
The rules are necessary.
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N.Y. / Region
By NIKITA STEWART | Aug 11th 2014
Mayor Bill de Blasio and the United States Conference of Mayors
will release a report on the growing inequality between the wealthiest
Americans and middle- and low-income households.
Income Inequality; Mayors
The problem is above their pay grade.
Congress can deal with it.
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Automobiles
By JERRY GARRETT | Aug 11th 2014
A. J. Allmendinger won the Sprint Cup race in the shadow of a
fatal dirt track crash; Marc Marquez won his 10th straight victory of
the 2014 MotoGP season.
Automobiles; Nascar Sprint Cup Series; Automobile Racing
This season is winding down.
The time to get off the road is coming.
It is time to think about winter.
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U.S.
By ADAM NAGOURNEY | Aug 10th 2014
Republicans, who already control 55 percent of all state
legislative seats, aim to pick off about a half-dozen chambers in
elections this year and enact policies that can get no traction in
Washington.
State Legislatures; Midterm Elections (2014); United States Politics and Government; Series; States (US)
Execution of plans is the bigger problem.
People do not like financial pain.
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U.S.
By THEODORE SCHLEIFER | Aug 10th 2014
Judge James R. Spencer’s exasperated, acerbic and often
late-in-the-day rebukes of jurors, witnesses and lawyers make him a
policing force during a criminal corruption trial of former Gov. Robert
McDonnell.
Gifts to Public Officials
I think the defendants are guilty.
The Jury will tell us what they think.
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U.S.
Felicity Barringer | Aug 15th 2014
Scientists studying the cormorant colony in Oregon are looking for the best way to remove most of the birds.
Birds; Salmon; Endangered and Extinct Species
It would be better to grow more fish.
Balances must be maintained.
the birds must go this year and next. colonies can grow back if not overly reduced.
I do not know the point of risk of collapse.
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World
By SABRINA TAVERNISE | Aug 10th 2014
World
By REUTERS | Aug 13th 2014
A passenger train derailed into a ravine in a mountainous region
of southeastern Switzerland after encountering a mudslide on the tracks,
Swiss police said on Wednesday.
Railroad Accidents and Safety; Landslides and
Mudslides
Trivial.
The Swiss are saving money the expensive way.
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U.S.
By CHARLIE SAVAGE | Aug 13th 2014
An internal White House document that compiling steps to be taken
on changes to National Security Agency practices, including
recommendations by a review group President Obama appointed. It shows
the administration recognized that the review group’s would mean making
“significant changes” to the use of American communications gathered
without a warrant by the N.S.A. under Executive Order 12333.
Surveillance of Citizens by Government; Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act (FISA); Whistle-Blowers; Wiretapping and Other
Eavesdropping Devices and Methods
The powers at the N.S.A. liked their omniscence.
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U.S.
By MOTOKO RICH and JON HURDLE | Aug 15th 2014
The Pennsylvania legislature is considering a cigarette tax for the city that would make the budget reductions temporary.
Education (K-12); Budgets and Budgeting; Teachers and School Employees
Another battle lost. The war continues.
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Technology
By DAVID STREITFELD | Aug 10th 2014
To bolster its case in a dispute with authors over e-book pricing,
the bookseller Amazon made an online post that quoted one of their own:
George Orwell.
E-Books and Readers; Book Trade and Publishing; Writing and Writers
I will satisfy my cravings for words as cheaply as I legally can.
The cost to me is trivial at this time.
The libraries help.
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Opinion
Aug 15th 2014
A member of Congress offers one possible solution to the drug-resistance crisis.
Antibiotics; Agriculture and Farming; Law and Legislation; Lobbying and Lobbyists
I can contribute.
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The Upshot
By NATE COHN | Aug 15th 2014
In this week’s randomly generated Senate election simulation, some surprises along the way.
Polls and Public Opinion; Elections, Senate; Midterm Elections (2014)
Not random numbers.
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U.S.
By MICHAEL D. SHEAR | Aug 11th 2014
Mikey Dickerson, who helped repair HealthCare.gov, is leaving
Google permanently to be the administrator of the new United States
Digital Services Team.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); Computers and the
Internet; United States Politics and Government; Health Insurance and
Managed Care
So far I have not found big problems.
Most of the difficulty seems to be sabotage for political advantage.
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