Wednesday, December 13, 2017

@23:00, 12/12/17

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U.S.

Trump’s Combative Denials Again Draw Him Into the Sexual Harassment Debate

In denying again the accusations against him and deriding Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, the president ensured that the issue would gain added energy and prominence.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar-Baby

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U.S.

Roy Moore’s Wife Says Some of the Couple’s Friends Are Black or Jewish

At Mr. Moore’s final rally, his wife grabbed the spotlight with a defense of her husband that included a statement that the couple has black and Jewish friends.

Foot in mouth disease.

The matter is moot.

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Business Day

Tax Plan’s Biggest Cuts Could Be in Living Standards

Cutting taxes is mostly an exercise in slicing the economic pie a different way, not making it bigger, with gains for a few offset by losses for many.

Yes.

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U.S.

Republicans, Closing In on Final Tax Bill, Aim for a Vote Next Week

In a frenzy of last-minute negotiations, Republicans drew closer to a 21 percent corporate tax rate and a top individual rate of 37 percent.

It is bad law and bad policy.

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The Upshot

Hacking the Tax Plan: 13 Ways to Profit Off the Republican Tax Bill

Some strategies are straightforward; others fiendishly difficult. For many you’ll need to act fast.

The best advice is think early and carefully

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U.S.

New Higher Education Bill Rolls Back Obama-Era Safeguards

A House rewrite of the law governing higher education would dismantle several regulations imposed by the Obama administration to control for-profit colleges.

More vandalism.

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Opinion

Chinese, Studying in America, and Struggling

The determination and perseverance that have made Chinese students winners at home can deepen their sense of frustration abroad.

Cultures are different.  They are there fore worth study.

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Reader Center

11 Things We Learned From Our Readers This Year

How to speak your love briefly. How to heal from trauma. How to stop thinking and start doing. Here's what you, our readers, taught us this year.

Good things to know.

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Opinion

When Judges Prey on Clerks

Law professors should refuse to send students to problematic judges and publicly explain why.

Please do it.

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Business Day

Sexual Harassment Cases Show the Ineffectiveness of Going to H.R.

Human resources departments face a quandary: protect the employees who bring complaints or the companies that employ them.

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