The Larry Summers Memorial Thanksgiving Gabfest
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Updated Monday, Nov. 26, 2007, at 3:15 PM
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On today's agenda: Barack Obama surges in Iowa, a stem-cell breakthrough, and D.C.'s handgun law goes to court.
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Friday, Nov. 16, 2007
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On this week's agenda: bad news for Hillary; parsing the good news from Iraq; and the debate over whether to issue driver's licenses to undocumented aliens.
Some of the articles mentioned in the discussion:
Emily's "XX Factor" post on John McCain's "gaffe"
John on Hillary Clinton's planted question
Time's Michael Duffy on Rudy Giuliani's Kerik problem
“Stink Onions,” “Heart’s Farm,” “Place to Find Gold”: Literal Names of U.S. Places, Mapped
Why Don’t Cops Believe Rape Victims? Brain Science Explains.
Wu-Tang’s GZA Teaches Kids Science With Least-Lame Classroom Rap Ever
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