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Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008
- Bullies Like Bullying
How did a nonstory based on an iffy study end up in a New York Times blog? - The Millionaire Arsonist
Is a homeless felon really expected to pay $101 million? - The Redprint
Newsweek's Karl Rove prescribes a Republican comeback plan. - In Search of Lost Crime
The quotidian beauty of Law & Order. - Tackling the Tough Issues
Why is Barack Obama obsessed with reforming college football? - Famous Patoots
In Idaho's 1st District, they don't make right-wing nuts like they used to. - Cubez: Google
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Is getting takeout that much worse for the planet than cooking at home? - Buster Keaton's The General
Yeah, it's silent. So what? You'll barely notice. It's that good. - Change You Can't Believe In
Why hiring a new coach won't solve your favorite NBA team's problems. (Unless the old coach was Isiah Thomas.) - Life Classes
On the Isle of Wight in search of "Britain at its absolute best." - "Omaha Beach"
A weekly poem, read by the author. - Yahoo Yanks Yang
A summary of what's in the major publications. - Exit Quietly
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Monday, Nov. 17, 2008
- Dishwasher in Chief
Barack Obama can wash dishes for exactly 64 more days. - Green Old Party
What would a conservative environmentalist agenda look like? - Harvard's Investment Errors
That's where America's greatest university is investing its endowment? - Can You Be a Gay Mormon?
Yes, but only if you don't have sex. - Can We Really Negotiate With the Taliban?
We must reach out to willing factions. But first they must believe we can win. - Second Bite at the Apple
What the Google phone stole from the iPhone. - Only in America?
The wrongheaded American belief that Barack Obama could only happen here. - How Wildfires Get Their Names
The story of Burnt Bread and Dirty Face. - Rupert Murdoch and the Reverse Ferret
Explaining the mogul's flattering treatment of Barack Obama in the New York Post. - The Dark Matter of Our Cherished Document
What you see in the Constitution isn't what you get. - Dear President Obama
There are a couple of embarrassing e-mails from my past that I think you should know about. - CBS's Dream Team
Guess who CBS considered to conduct its Dan Rather investigation? - Fidel Gets Religion
Why on earth did Castro build a Russian Orthodox cathedral in Havana? - Dear Prudence: Pack Rat on Steroids
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How Pakistan learned to stop worrying and love the killing machines. - First Step
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on November 18, 2008Whose Foreign Policy? That's the Question
At this point, I think we are arguing just to keep our skills up, because Hillary as Madame Secretary seems to be a done deal. But, my mother always said I would rather argue than eat, so: Whoa, Hanna , how is it that "in every way it is petty to want to deny her" the top foreign policy job Read More- Human Nature:
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on November 18, 2008The Birthmark
"We can no longer accept that a child can go through life being severely disfigured, and accept that as their lot," said Dr. [Milton] Waner, the co-director of the Vascular Birthmark Institute. "Something needs to be done, and I believe that every child has the right to look normal." ... Much of the concern, for many families at the conference, was financial. Doctors said insurance providers frequently refused to pay for the treatments, classifying them as cosmetic surgery. "Their definition of cosmetic is very broad," Dr. Waner said. "This is not cosmetic." Read More 
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One broadcast lobbyist thinks broadcasters will be better off with Obama "only because you know where McCain's from on the issues. At least you're starting off with somewhat of a fresh slate with the Obama folks. There's not that instinctive 'let's go after the broadcasters.' " Read More- The Big Sort:
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on November 10, 2008No, We Didn’t: America Hasn't Changed as Much as Tuesday’s Results Would Indicate
One week after a historic presidential campaign that ended with the election of a man who billed himself as a post-partisan candidate of a unified America, this country is more divided than it was four or eight years ago. Or, less abstractly, while some danced in the streets over Barack Obama's Read More - Trailhead:
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Palin should be off the hook for not being able to name the countries of North America. Not being able to name the signatories of NAFTA? Well, that's a more serious blunder. Read More
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