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Obama sells old ideas as new
Jonah GoldbergCHARLOTTE -- A few years ago, it was fashionable for Democrats to describe themselves as "members of the reality-based community." These days, it seems the foreclosure crisis has hit them so hard they've been forced to move to another neighborhood....Tags: Parties and Movements, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, The New York Times, Politics, Beijing (China)
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Obama builds a bridge to the 20th century
A few years ago, it was fashionable for Democratsto describe themselves as "members of the reality-based community." These days, it seems the foreclosure crisis has hit them so hard they've been forced to move to another neighborhood. Metaphorically,...
Tags: Healthcare Policies, Animals, Parties and Movements, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Politics
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The politics of violence Politicizing violence
If it hasn't completely vanished down the memory hole, you might recall that last week a man walked into the headquarters of the conservative Family Research Council with a backpack full of Chick-fil-A sandwiches and bullets, said something like "I don'...Tags: Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Gabrielle Giffords, Laws
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Republican backed health care reform
Perk Washenberger recently wrote a column titled "Health care ruling leads to blue day" (July 13). Anyone familiar with Perk's writings would realize that anything that goes against the Republican mantra is blue news to him. Unlike Perk, I have mixed...Tags: U.S. Senate, Judges, Health Care Reform (2009), Politics, Justice System
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Mike Church: Even Football Facts Are Stubborn Things
Even Football Facts Are Stubborn Things In a packed Boston courtroom the young lawyer paced back and forth several times before stopping in front of the jury box. Extending both of his arms, palms facing up, he told the eager jury “Facts…...
Tags: Football, Roger Goodell, Justice System, Injuries and Wounds, National Football League
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Social Security not deal it once was for workers
EDITOR'S NOTE _ Few issues touch as many people in the United States as does Social Security. In a four-part series continuing through August, The Associated Press examines the changing dynamics of the government retirement program and what it means...
Tags: Washington, DC, Career and Workplace, Personal Income, Finance, Social Security
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Mitt, more gaffes like this, please
Jonah GoldbergOne of the few things Americans on both sides of the partisan divide can agree on is that this election is shaping up to be vexingly petty. The hunt for gaffes -- some real, many imagined -- has taken over. Romney's recent overseas tour, we are told,...Tags: Social Issues, Cultural Development, Hamas, Politics, Swiss Confederation
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Letter to the Editor - July 25
Who wants to be the first to go? To the editor: According to “A message worthy of our attention” (July 18), the planet is experiencing what author and talk-show host Thom Hartmann calls “an explosion of human flesh.” The article...Tags: The New York Times
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Next Baltimore Tech Parents Meetup: Aug 14th -- Featuring an evening of online ed talk!
We are excited to announce the next Happy Hour meetup of the Baltimore Tech Parents group -- and it will feature two tech entrepreneurs talking about the disruptive online learning space. The event is Tuesday, Aug. 14th, from 6 pm to 8 pm, at the Heavy...
Tags: Education, Johns Hopkins University, StraighterLine, Colleges and Universities
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The numbers game
Cal ThomasPresident Obama's attempt to spin the latest discouraging unemployment numbers as "a step in the right direction" is like telling passengers aboard the Titanic to ignore the sinking vessel and listen to the live music. A Wall Street Journal analysis of...Tags: Career and Workplace, Bill Clinton, Employment, Mitt Romney, Politics
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An imperial sham
Tribune Media ServicesSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a man whose political success is largely attributable to the aura of befuddled incompetence he uses to disarm his adversaries, was a failed Watergate baby. In 1974, a slew of often sanctimonious and very liberal...Tags: U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Human Interest, Federal Reserve, The New York Times, Politics
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