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Taxing Internet sales
Cal ThomasIn 1998 when President Clinton signed the bipartisan Internet Tax Freedom Act, which prohibited state and local taxation of Internet access and Internet-only services, the purpose was to promote the commercial potential of the Internet, especially for...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Local Government, Harry Reid, Business, The Wall Street Journal
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Road to recovery? It all depends
As a youth, I marched under the red flag of socialism, a banner that's drooped badly in more recent decades. Stalin made a bloody mockery of Marx's vision of a classless society. Ditto Castro in Cuba. China is an old lefty's worst nightmare: a Communist...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Starbucks Corp., Employment Opportunities, Triborough Bridge, Employment
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Newman sophomore makes all-state Scholastic Bowl team
Daily Gazette, Sterling, Ill.Newman Central Catholic High School sophomore Elliott Frankfother, 16, has been named first-team, all-state Scholastic Bowl. "It's a pretty great honor," he said. "I'd love to be able to do it again next year." Ann Propheter, coach of the varsity...Tags: Baseball, Students, Chicago Cubs, High Schools, Fiction
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Presidential alumni an elite (and small) club
At the dedication Thursday of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, President Barack Obama appeared with all four living ex-presidents — George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter. That raised a question: What is the record...Tags: Ulysses S. Grant, Government, Lyndon B. Johnson, John Adams, Bill Clinton
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Weekend Escape: California's Pleasanton lives up to its name
Pleasanton, Calif., is — no surprise here — a pleasant small city east of San Francisco Bay that was off the beaten track for much of the 20th century and avoided the redevelopment that destroyed the cores of many older cities. Its downtown...
Tags: John Madden, Dining and Drinking, Arts and Culture, Architecture, Bars and Clubs
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Part 1: History, grown locally
Legendary Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill famously coined the phrase "All politics is local," but for dedicated staff and volunteers at historical societies across the city and suburbs, so is all history. They are the ones who keep the flame of the...
Tags: Western Springs, Daniel Burnham, Bars and Clubs, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure
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The sound of inevitability
Cal ThomasGiven his track record on marital fidelity, former President Bill Clinton is not the person I would consult about "committed, loving relationships." Clinton used those words in a Washington Post op-ed last week, urging the Supreme Court to overturn the...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Social Issues, Anthony Kennedy, Family, Bill Clinton
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COLUMN: The sound of inevitability
Tribune Media ServicesGiven his track record on marital fidelity, former President Bill Clinton is not the person I would consult about "committed, loving relationships." Clinton used those words in a Washington Post op-ed last week, urging the Supreme Court to overturn the...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Anthony Kennedy
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Obama should free Pollard
President Barack Obama's forthcoming trip to Israel affords him a special opportunity to mend political fences and guarantee a warm popular reception in that country, while at the same time ensuring that justice is served here at home. These are goals...
Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Central Intelligence Agency, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Israel, Wars and Interventions
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This week's best-sellers
HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "Alex Cross, Run" by James Patterson (Little, Brown, $28.99). In this latest addition in the Alex Cross series, the detective returns to track down a slew of serial killers in Washington, D.C. Last week: — 2. "A Week in...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Entertainment, Washington, DC, George Saunders, Music
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Gatsby, Galbraith and the myth of Coolidge's crash
What's next after the Oscars? More Gatsby, of course. "The Great Gatsby," featuring Leonardo DiCaprio and coming in May, will be the fourth, or by some counts the fifth or sixth, movie version of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel about the illusion created by...Tags: Government, The Great Gatsby (movie, 2013), Federal Reserve, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Rentals
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Wrigley Building: Star of the skyline
Chicago Tribune reporterHoliday shoppers on Michigan Avenue this month can get a unique gift: Viewing parts of the Wrigley Building that haven't been visible to the public since the "fraternal twin" towers were completed in 1921 and 1924. The ongoing renovations, which have...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Chicago Restaurants, Chicago Loop, Wrigley Building, Thomas Edison
May 9, 2013
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May 1, 2013
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Mar 12, 2013
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Feb 27, 2013
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Mar 5, 2013
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Feb 27, 2013
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Dec 16, 2012
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