Monday, March 2, 2015

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U.S.

Video: Reaction to ‘American Sniper’ Verdict

Feb 25th 2015

Texas

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Health

Researchers Call for More Study of Anesthesia’s Risks to Brains of Young Children

By DENISE GRADY | Feb 25th 2015
Experts said that in the meantime, parents and their doctors should consider how urgently surgery is required for children younger than 3 years.
Babies and Infants; Anesthesia and Anesthetics

Find out.

3
Opinion

Aid to Central America

Feb 25th 2015
Adriana Beltrán of the Washington Office on Latin America writes that “this aid package represents an important shift away from focusing predominantly on security assistance.”
Foreign Aid

Yes.

4
Travel

Hotel Review: The Sorella in Kansas City, Mo.

By JOHN ELIGON | Feb 25th 2015
On the edge of the nearly century-old Country Club Plaza, the 132-room property combines modern and classic features.
Hotels and Travel Lodgings; Travel and Vacations

Fine with me.

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Business Day

25,000 Chrysler Cars Recalled for Transmission Problem

By DANIELLE IVORY | Feb 26th 2015
The automaker said certain Chrysler 200s with V6 engines could not be shifted into park.
Recalls and Bans of Products

I do not own one.  Fiat can pay.

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Travel

Restaurant Report: Green Street Smoked Meats in Chicago

By JOSHUA DAVID STEIN | Feb 24th 2015
The restaurateur Brendan Sodikoff’s latest venture offers Texas barbecue, about as authentic as it can be 1,000 miles northeast of Austin.
Travel and Vacations; Restaurants; Barbecue; Meat

Meat troubles me.
I have not given it up. 

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Sports

Nets Defeat Nuggets for Second Road Victory in a Row

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 23rd 2015
Brook Lopez led seven Nets players in double figures with 19 points, and the Nets beat the Nuggets, 110-82, on Monday night in Denver.
Basketball



Schedule

DateOpponentTimeTVResult
11/14 at California-Davis 10:00 PM ET ESPN3 W 102 - 43
11/17 at
6
Stanford		 9:00 PM ET ESPN2 L 86 - 88
11/23 vs. Creighton 1:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 96 - 60
11/28 vs. Charleston* 8:30 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 85 - 24
11/29 vs. Vanderbilt* 8:30 PM ET  W 91 - 52
11/30 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay* 8:30 PM ET  W 89 - 53
12/6 at
2
Notre Dame		 3:15 PM ET ESPN W 76 - 58
12/19 vs.
25
DePaul		 7:30 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 98 - 64
12/21 vs. UCLA* 5:00 PM ET ESPN2 W 86 - 50
12/27 vs. Southern Methodist 1:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 96 - 45
12/29 vs.
10
Duke		 9:00 PM ET ESPN2 W 83 - 52
12/31 at East Carolina 2:30 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 89 - 38
1/4 vs. St. John's (NY)* 1:00 PM ET ESPN2 W 70 - 54
1/7 vs. Tulsa 7:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 98 - 60
1/11 at Southern Methodist 3:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 87 - 28
1/14 vs. Temple 7:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 92 - 58
1/18 vs. South Florida 1:00 PM ET ESPN2 W 92 - 50
1/21 at UCF 7:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 100 - 45
1/25 at Cincinnati 3:00 PM ET ESPN2 W 96 - 31
1/28 vs. East Carolina 7:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 87 - 32
2/1 at Temple 2:00 PM ET ESPN2 W 83 - 49
2/3 vs. Cincinnati 7:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 96 - 36
2/7 at Memphis 3:30 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 80 - 34
2/9 vs.
1
South Carolina		 8:00 PM ET ESPN2 W 87 - 62
2/14 vs. Tulane 4:00 PM ET CBSS W 87 - 39
2/17 vs. Houston 7:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 85 - 26
2/21 at Tulsa 3:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 92 - 46
2/23 at Tulane 8:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 94 - 47
2/28 vs. Memphis 2:00 PM ET CBSS W 87 - 24
3/2 at South Florida 7:00 PM ET ESPN2 

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Business Day

Public Pensions, Once Unassailable, Start to Look Vulnerable

By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH | Feb 25th 2015
Judges and other top officials are challenging the widespread belief that public pensions are untouchable when they cause financial distress.
Pensions and Retirement Plans

The Republicans should not win this.

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Health

U.S. Push for Abstinence in Africa Is Seen as Failure Against H.I.V.

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. | Feb 26th 2015
The government’s $1.3 billion program to stop HIV infection in Africa is not cost effective, a new study by a Stanford student shows.
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; Abstinence (Sexual); Sex; Research

It is a failure.

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Sports

Led by Okafor, Duke Edges Virginia Tech

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 25th 2015
Terry Allen had a key block and two free throws in the closing seconds of the second overtime to help host Richmond beat No. 22 Virginia Commonwealth.
Basketball (College)



Schedule

DateOpponentTimeTVResult
11/14 at California-Davis 10:00 PM ET ESPN3 W 102 - 43
11/17 at
6
Stanford		 9:00 PM ET ESPN2 L 86 - 88
11/23 vs. Creighton 1:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 96 - 60
11/28 vs. Charleston* 8:30 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 85 - 24
11/29 vs. Vanderbilt* 8:30 PM ET  W 91 - 52
11/30 vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay* 8:30 PM ET  W 89 - 53
12/6 at
2
Notre Dame		 3:15 PM ET ESPN W 76 - 58
12/19 vs.
25
DePaul		 7:30 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 98 - 64
12/21 vs. UCLA* 5:00 PM ET ESPN2 W 86 - 50
12/27 vs. Southern Methodist 1:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 96 - 45
12/29 vs.
10
Duke		 9:00 PM ET ESPN2 W 83 - 52
12/31 at East Carolina 2:30 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 89 - 38
1/4 vs. St. John's (NY)* 1:00 PM ET ESPN2 W 70 - 54
1/7 vs. Tulsa 7:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 98 - 60
1/11 at Southern Methodist 3:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 87 - 28
1/14 vs. Temple 7:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 92 - 58
1/18 vs. South Florida 1:00 PM ET ESPN2 W 92 - 50
1/21 at UCF 7:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 100 - 45
1/25 at Cincinnati 3:00 PM ET ESPN2 W 96 - 31
1/28 vs. East Carolina 7:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 87 - 32
2/1 at Temple 2:00 PM ET ESPN2 W 83 - 49
2/3 vs. Cincinnati 7:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 96 - 36
2/7 at Memphis 3:30 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 80 - 34
2/9 vs.
1
South Carolina		 8:00 PM ET ESPN2 W 87 - 62
2/14 vs. Tulane 4:00 PM ET CBSS W 87 - 39
2/17 vs. Houston 7:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 85 - 26
2/21 at Tulsa 3:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 92 - 46
2/23 at Tulane 8:00 PM ET ESPN-FC/ESPN3 W 94 - 47
2/28 vs. Memphis 2:00 PM ET CBSS W 87 - 24
3/2 at South Florida 7:00 PM ET ESPN2 

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Opinion

Four Months to Get It Right on Greece

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Feb 25th 2015
European leaders extended the loan program, but they did not resolve any of the big problems that have grounded the Greek economy.
European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ); Economic Conditions and Trends

"The good news is that there is now more time to work out an agreement to stimulate Greece’s economy and reduce the unnecessary suffering of its people. Such a deal would still need concessions on both sides, something that is far from guaranteed. Lenders must be willing to ease the loan terms, and Greek leaders must do more to reform the economy as promised."

The Greeks have reformed their economy.

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Science

Lawmakers Seek Information on Funding for Climate Change Critics

By JOHN SCHWARTZ | Feb 25th 2015
After revelations about Willie Soon, an opponent of mainstream climate science, lawmakers begin inquiries into connections between funding and research
Global Warming; Research; Colleges and Universities

"A smoking gun".

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N.Y. / Region

Appellate Ruling Supports a Police Whistle-Blower in New York

By TANZINA VEGA | Feb 26th 2015
Officer Craig Matthews’s lawsuit alleging that superiors at a Bronx precinct retaliated against him for complaining about a quota system on arrests and stops may proceed, federal judges decided.
Whistle-Blowers; Search and Seizure

Another "smoking gun".

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Business Day

Greece Delays Submittal of Its Overhaul Plans

By NIKI KITSANTONIS and JAMES KANTER | Feb 23rd 2015
The government will now present its list on Tuesday, a day after the deadline. The proposals are a condition of the agreement to extend its bailout.
European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ); Economic Conditions and Trends

Quick search at the Times.
Nothing new.

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World

British Lawmaker, Accused of Influence Peddling, Steps Down as Intelligence Panel Chairman

By STEPHEN CASTLE | Feb 24th 2015
Malcolm Rifkind, a former foreign secretary, also said he would not run in the general election in May and would retire from the House of Commons at that time.
Legislatures and Parliaments

Malcolm  Rifkind neither confirms or denies . . .


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Business Day

European Lenders to Review Greece Overhaul Plan

By JAMES KANTER and NIKI KITSANTONIS | Feb 24th 2015
The opportunity for Greece to submit the proposals was one of the few concrete concessions it won in an accord reached with its creditors late on Friday in Brussels.
European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- )

The Syriza  government has not spoken.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syriza
http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/
http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2015/03/greece-kolotumbas-increasing-at-disconcerting-rate.html
A review of what is public.

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Opinion

Community Colleges That Work

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Feb 27th 2015
A rigorous new study makes it clear that the approach taken by the City University of New York system could serve as a national model.
Community Colleges; Graduation Rates; Tuition 

Texas will accept nothing from New York.
California suffers from "Not invented here".

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Opinion

Gun Rights for Terrorists

By MARY LEWIS GROW | Feb 26th 2015
The law says watch-list suspects are free to buy guns and explosives.
Terrorism; Gun Control; Law and Legislation

Holy writ has that problem.

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Business Day

Germany Backs 4-Month Extension of Greece’s Bailout

By MELISSA EDDY | Feb 27th 2015
The German finance minister urged lawmakers to support the move to ensure Europe’s future success, even as he conceded that doing so was “not easy for me.”
European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- )

Ruin later is always better than ruin now.

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N.Y. / Region

Christie Broke Law With Pension Move, New Jersey Judge Says

By KATE ZERNIKE | Feb 23rd 2015
The ruling against Gov. Chris Christie’s decision not to make the full payment into the state system for public employees, and the judge’s order to find a way to fund it, came as he prepared to unveil his next budget.
Pensions and Retirement Plans

Yes.  Christie has no intellectual depth.

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Business Day

Jobs Data in Europe and U.S., and Car Sales

By THE NEW YORK TIMES | Mar 1st 2015
Employment figures will come on Monday for the eurozone, and on Friday for the United States; automakers will report their February sales.
Banking and Financial Institutions; United States Economy; Consumer Behavior; Income; Company Reports; Automobiles; Labor and Jobs 

"Buy on rumor; sell on news."  An old market saw.
This is all rumor.

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Opinion

Walmart’s Visible Hand

By PAUL KRUGMAN | Mar 2nd 2015
A pay raise by America’s largest employer shows that low wages are a choice, and that we can and should choose differently.
Wages and Salaries; Minimum Wage; United States Economy; Income Inequality; Economic Conditions and Trends; Economics (Theory and Philosophy) 

Yes.

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/02/larry-kudlow-and-the-failure-of-the-chicago-school/

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World

Germans at the Crux of Crises, but Reluctantly

By STEVEN ERLANGER | Feb 28th 2015
Europe’s indispensable nation, at the center of crises over Ukraine and Greece and often uncomfortable with leadership, has had a rocky month.
Defense and Military Forces 

Germany is again mislead.
The Republican Party has never ended a war.

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Business Day

Eurozone Prices Continue to Fall, Fueling Concerns

By DAVID JOLLY | Mar 2nd 2015
The Continent had a third straight month of declining prices in February, but the jobless rate ticked down to the lowest level since 2012.
Deflation (Economics); Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates); Inflation (Economics) 

"Falling prices in the eurozone also reflect the slack in the labor market. Inflationary pressures are modestly stronger in Germany, where the jobless rate was just 4.7 percent, than in Spain and Greece, where a quarter or more of the work force is unemployed and where prices are contracting. In January, the latest month for which a detailed breakdown is available, every member of the eurozone experienced annual deflation, led by a 2.8 percent fall in Greek prices."

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U.S.

Justice Department to Fault Ferguson Police, Seeing Racial Bias in Traffic Stops

By MATT APUZZO | Mar 1st 2015
A Justice Department report will accuse the police in Ferguson, Mo., of making discriminatory traffic stops of African-Americans that created racial animosity leading up to an officer’s shooting of a black teenager, law enforcement officials said.
Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings; Race and Ethnicity; Discrimination; Civil Rights and Liberties 

Somethings are within the power of the individual states.
Many things are not.
Racial bias is not a right of the states.
Religious bias is not a right of the states.
Congress and the executive can fix unlawful bias if they wish.

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Opinion

Hello, Justices? It’s Reality Calling

By NICHOLAS BAGLEY | Mar 2nd 2015
The court can’t ignore the harsh consequences of gutting Obamacare.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010); Law and Legislation; Health Insurance and Managed Care; Suits and Litigation (Civil); Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions 

The authors of this provision may well have been malicious.
The act was not ill intentioned.
The Supreme Court can rule as the majority of the justices wish.

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World

North Korea Launches 2 Missiles Into Sea to Protest U.S. War Games With South

By CHOE SANG-HUN | Mar 2nd 2015
South Korea condemned the North Korean missile tests as a “saber-rattling provocation” and a violation of United Nations resolutions.
Missiles and Missile Defense Systems; United States Defense and Military Forces 

North Korea is an hostile state.
Hostile acts are expected.

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Sports

Ireland Beats England and Seizes Control of Six Nations

By HUW RICHARDS | Mar 1st 2015
Ireland took a big step toward keeping its Six Nations title with a 19-9 victory over England on Sunday.
Rugby 

I have no understanding of Rugby Football.
My guess is there is a formal proposal on the table.
She must finish her graduate degree.
Where she apprentices is immaterial to me.

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Technology

An Uneasy Relationship Between Telecom and Tech

By MARK SCOTT | Mar 1st 2015
Large mobile carriers and tech giants like Facebook and Google rely on one another, but they are competing to be consumers’ main source for Internet use on mobile devices.
Computers and the Internet; Smartphones; Wireless Communications; Social Media; Instant Messaging 

Let us not confuse content providers with service providers.  
The two businesses are separately regulated.
The income streams are separately taxed.
The internet is neither of these software businesses.
The internet is all hardware and another business.
The internet is regulated by net neutrality.
Content and service are not yet heavily regulated in the west.
The internet rents capacity to the service providers and content providers.
The internet shares ownership with the service providers.

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World

South Korean President Urges Japan to Admit Past Wrongs

By CHOE SANG-HUN | Mar 1st 2015
In a speech marking the anniversary of the 1919 uprising against Japanese rule, President Park Geun-hye said Japan should apologize for holding Korean women in military brothels during World War II.
World War II (1939-45); Textbooks; Women and Girls 

The politics of East Asia are opaque to me.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Japanese_War

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan%E2%80%93Korea_disputes#Korea_under_Japanese_rule

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U.S.

Stops on the Donor Primary Trail

Mar 1st 2015
Where Republican presidential contenders have traveled to make their pitches to groups of high-level donors.
Presidential Election of 2016 

I will vote for the Democratic candidate.
Let the Republicans fight.

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World

Kerry Is Pushing for Agreement in Iran Nuclear Talks

By MICHAEL R. GORDON | Mar 1st 2015
With so much at stake in the Iranian nuclear talks, Secretary of State John Kerry’s relentless negotiating style and repeated meetings with Iran’s foreign minister have become part of the debate.
Nuclear Weapons; United States International Relations; Embargoes and Sanctions 

An agreement is a good thing.

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World

Afghan Policewomen Struggle Against Culture

By ALISSA J. RUBIN | Mar 1st 2015
In a clash between Western ideals and Afghan realities, an effort to elevate the status of women by recruiting them to the police force has often backfired.
Women's Rights; Afghanistan War (2001-14); Police; Women and Girls 

Jane Crow customs.

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U.S.

U.S. Appeals Court Rejects Fifth Attempt to Move Boston Marathon Bombing Trial

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE | Feb 28th 2015
Upholding a federal district judge’s three denials, a panel voted 2 to 1 to allow the trial to proceed in the city where the attacks occurred.
Appeals Courts (US); Boston Marathon Bombings (2013) 

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will have grounds for an appeal.

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World

Recordings Suggest Emirates and Egyptian Military Pushed Ousting of Morsi

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK | Mar 1st 2015
The unauthenticated recordings are the latest that appear to capture the private meetings and phone calls of senior defense officials. All have been released through Islamist news outlets that oppose President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
Defense and Military Forces; Demonstrations, Protests and Riots 

Egypt is a sovereign state.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereignty

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Opinion

A Life Without Papers

By EHIRACENIA VASQUEZ | Mar 2nd 2015
I was so close to a break from the constant fear of deportation.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals; Immigration and Emigration; Illegal Immigration; Deportation; Executive Orders and Memorandums 

The Republicans are being irrational.

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Opinion

Congress’s Critical Role on Trade

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Mar 2nd 2015
The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal may go far beyond issues like tariffs and quotas. Lawmakers have a responsibility to give negotiators clear instructions.
Trans-Pacific Partnership; International Trade and World Market; United States Politics and Government; Currency 

Congress is mute until at least the next election. 

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Health

Most Doctors Give In to Requests by Parents to Alter Vaccine Schedules

By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS | Mar 2nd 2015
A majority of pediatricians acquiesce to parents who wish to delay vaccinating their children, a new survey has found.
Vaccination and Immunization; Doctors; Children and Childhood; Whooping Cough; Measles 

"Physicians who reluctantly agreed said they did so to build trust with families and to avoid losing them as patients."

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U.S.

California Beach Community Prepares for High-Stakes Vote on Oil Drilling

By ADAM NAGOURNEY | Mar 2nd 2015
Hermosa Beach will go to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether to follow through on a longstanding contract for drilling rights or pay millions to kill the deal.
Beaches; Drilling and Boring; Offshore Drilling and Exploration; Environment; Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline; Natural Gas; Taxation 

I hope they cancel the contract.

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Health

Psychiatric Drug Overuse Is Cited by Federal Study

By ROBERT PEAR | Mar 1st 2015
Investigators are recommending that Medicare officials take immediate action to reduce unnecessary prescriptions to older Americans with dementia.
Alzheimer's Disease; Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); Medicare; Elderly; Health Insurance and Managed Care 

Properly so.

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1
Business Day

Hyundai Recalls Vehicles Over Power Steering Loss

By CHRISTOPHER JENSEN | Feb 28th 2015
The automaker said that the power steering could suddenly stop working in 2008-10 Elantras and 2009-10 Elantra Tourings but did not mention any related accidents or injuries.
Automobile Safety Features and Defects; Recalls and Bans of Products; Traffic Accidents and Safety 

Cleaning up the low priority problems.

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World

In China, Civic Groups’ Freedom, and Followers, Are Vanishing

By ANDREW JACOBS and CHRIS BUCKLEY | Feb 26th 2015
Under President Xi Jinping, the government is forcefully narrowing its tolerance of grass-roots organizations, especially those that deal with politically contentious issues.

The Chinese Central Committee knows that it is corrupt.
It likes the income.
Good government groups are a threat. 

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Opinion

Governors Can Run, but They Can’t Hide

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Feb 28th 2015
A state record leaves those jostling for the presidential nomination wide open to criticism.
Governors (US); Presidential Election of 2016; Budgets and Budgeting 

"Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups"
A role playing game mantra.

4
Sports

Princeton Women Pull Away in Rout and Move 4 Games From Goal of 30-0

By BRENDAN PRUNTY | Feb 27th 2015
After Friday night’s steamrolling of Yale, Princeton is 10-0 in the Ivy League and is the last undefeated team in women’s college basketball.
NCAA Basketball Championships (Women); Basketball (College) 

Final 1 2 T
Memphis
9 15 24
1
Connecticut
54 33 87
Boxscore | Recap 
Leaders Memphis Connecticut
Points A. Hearn 7 K. Mosqueda-Lewis 21
Rebounds A. Hearn 5 G. Williams 10
Assists 3 tied with 2 M. Jefferson 6


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Sports

Judge Overturns Suspension of Adrian Peterson

By KEN BELSON | Feb 26th 2015
The reversal was another setback for the N.F.L.’s commissioner, Roger Goodell, who had suspended the Vikings running back until at least April for disciplining his son with a switch.
Football; Child Abuse and Neglect 

 Football is about keeping the fans happy.

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Style

Strippers Go Undercover on Snapchat

By NICK BILTON | Feb 25th 2015 

I will not encounter their business.

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World

‘Jihadi John’ in ISIS Videos Is Identified as Mohammed Emwazi of London

By STEVEN ERLANGER | Feb 26th 2015
Mohammed Emwazi, 27, grew up in West London, and graduated from the University of Westminster with a degree in computer programming.
Terrorism 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Civil_War

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U.S.

Concerns Mount as Homeland Security Shutdown Looks Likely

By ASHLEY PARKER | Feb 23rd 2015
A little over a year after the last federal shutdown, officials at the Department of Homeland Security face having to furlough about 30,000 employees, creating worries about daily operations.
Shutdowns (Institutional); Airport Security; United States Politics and Government 

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/02/27/us/politics/How-a-Bill-Becomes-a-Law-Or-Not.html

A one week delay to a threatened shutdown.

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Business Day

Edible Coffee Cup in KFC Tests in Britain

By STEPHANIE STROM | Feb 25th 2015

A wrong fix.
 
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U.S.

‘American Sniper’ Jury Finds Chris Kyle’s Killer Guilty of Murder

By MANNY FERNANDEZ and KATHRYN JONES | Feb 24th 2015 

It is Texas.

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World

Conviction for Memoirs Is Reminder of Mao Era

By CHRIS BUCKLEY | Feb 25th 2015
Tie Liu’s journal, “Small Scars From the Past,” printed recollections of people who, like Mr. Tie himself, were persecuted as “Rightists” in the 1950s.
Freedom of Speech and Expression; Censorship; Sentences (Criminal) 

Tie Liu threatened the legitimacy of the P.R.C.
The P.R.C. is losing "the mandate of heaven".
The example of the U.S.S.R. haunts them.

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U.S.

Morals Clause in Catholic Schools Roils Bay Area

By CAROL POGASH | Feb 26th 2015
The changes in the staff handbook, which say that teachers at Catholic high schools cannot challenge church teachings, including against homosexuality, have caused a backlash.
Homosexuality and Bisexuality; Private and Sectarian Schools; Stem Cells (Embryonic); Stem Cells 

The archbishop, Salvatore Cordileone, is in a doctrinal trap.  
His church has a set policy on human behavior which differs from the discovered facts.
He cannot change the policy or the facts.
"Don't ask, don't tell" does not satisfy his congregation.
Schisim is coming.

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U.S.

In a Case of Religious Dress, Justices Explore the Obligations of Employers

By ADAM LIPTAK | Feb 25th 2015
A vigorous argument before the Supreme Court explored religious stereotypes, employment discrimination and the symbolism of the Muslim head scarf, all arising from an encounter at a clothing store in Tulsa, Okla.
Muslim Veiling; Discrimination 

Religious liberty should carry the day.

Samantha Elauf should win.

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Opinion

Stopping the Violence on Rikers Island

Feb 27th 2015
A former national corrections official, a lawyer and a criminal justice professor respond to an editorial and a front-page article.
Prisons and Prisoners; Assaults 

Jailing a former guard would be a death sentence.
Brutal guards must be caught and fired early.

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World

American Is Kidnapped in Nigeria

By ADAM NOSSITER | Feb 24th 2015

We must accept that it can happen and take measures against it.
 
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Opinion

Make School a Democracy

By DAVID L. KIRP | Feb 28th 2015
Children will learn better. Look at rural Colombia.
Education (K-12); School Discipline (Students); Children and Childhood; Rural Areas 

Children learn fastest at early ages.  
Learning is not thinking.
Most children do not learn to think.
thinking seems to be learned beginning in the mid teens.

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Business Day

SodaStream Hits Reset as Its Sales and Profit Fall

By STEPHANIE STROM | Feb 22nd 2015
Faced with slumping sales despite a thriving United States market for water products, the home-carbonation company is rethinking its product line.
Water; Beverages; Soft Drinks; Artificial Sweeteners

SodaStream is a niche in a fashion based business.

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N.Y. / Region

With White-Knuckle Grip, February’s Cold Clings to New York

By N. R. KLEINFIELD | Feb 27th 2015
This insult of a month may be the coldest February in New York City in more than 80 years, the National Weather Service says.
Weather; Ice; Temperature 

Another eight inches of snow.
 Sunday night.
 

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World

In Greek Crisis, Rare Moment of Consensus

By JIM YARDLEY | Feb 24th 2015
Conflict between a new generation of populist Greek leaders and their European creditors was put aside as an agreement was reached to extend the country’s bailout program four months.
European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ) 

A four month hiatus. 
The best Greece could hope for.
The fight will continue. 

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Food

Firmly Rooted in the Piedmont

By ERIC ASIMOV | Feb 26th 2015
The results of the Wine School exam on Langhe nebbiolo.
Wines 

I cannot deny you anything.
The only way not to drink is to not start.
Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.  



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1
Business Day

Hyundai Recalls Vehicles Over Power Steering Loss

By CHRISTOPHER JENSEN | Feb 28th 2015


2
World

In China, Civic Groups’ Freedom, and Followers, Are Vanishing

By ANDREW JACOBS and CHRIS BUCKLEY | Feb 26th 2015


3
Opinion

Governors Can Run, but They Can’t Hide

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Feb 28th 2015


4
Sports

Judge Overturns Suspension of Adrian Peterson

By KEN BELSON | Feb 26th 2015


5
Style

Strippers Go Undercover on Snapchat

By NICK BILTON | Feb 25th 2015
Funny

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World

‘Jihadi John’ in ISIS Videos Is Identified as Mohammed Emwazi of London

By STEVEN ERLANGER | Feb 26th 2015


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U.S.

Concerns Mount as Homeland Security Shutdown Looks Likely

By ASHLEY PARKER | Feb 23rd 2015

Congress has given themselves a few days.
 
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Sports

South Carolina Women Improve to 27-1

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Feb 26th 2015


9
Business Day

Edible Coffee Cup in KFC Tests in Britain

By STEPHANIE STROM | Feb 25th 2015

I wish it would help.
 
10
U.S.

‘American Sniper’ Jury Finds Chris Kyle’s Killer Guilty of Murder

By MANNY FERNANDEZ and KATHRYN JONES | Feb 24th 2015

 Texas

11
World

Conviction for Memoirs Is Reminder of Mao Era

By CHRIS BUCKLEY | Feb 25th 2015


12
U.S.

Morals Clause in Catholic Schools Roils Bay Area

By CAROL POGASH | Feb 26th 2015


13
U.S.

In a Case of Religious Dress, Justices Explore the Obligations of Employers

By ADAM LIPTAK | Feb 25th 2015


14
Opinion

Stopping the Violence on Rikers Island

Feb 27th 2015


15
Sports

At St. John’s, a Heralded Class Still Seeks a Capstone

By HARVEY ARATON | Feb 28th 2015


16
World

American Is Kidnapped in Nigeria

By ADAM NOSSITER | Feb 24th 2015


17
Opinion

Make School a Democracy

By DAVID L. KIRP | Feb 28th 2015


18
Business Day

SodaStream Hits Reset as Its Sales and Profit Fall

By STEPHANIE STROM | Feb 22nd 2015


19
N.Y. / Region

With White-Knuckle Grip, February’s Cold Clings to New York

By N. R. KLEINFIELD | Feb 27th 2015


20
Food

Firmly Rooted in the Piedmont

I will deny you nothing
Only you can do that
Sooner is better.  As soon as you can is best.


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