November 2012
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The Government Lied, And This Law-Abiding Father... →
Obama administration’s about-face on medical marijuana.
October 2012
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July 2012
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June 2012
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May 2012
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What makes him such a genius of research and reliability is that everything is...
– Robert Caro’s Big Dig - NYTimes.com
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Disclosure: I own about $1,400 of Morgan stock, an insignificant portion of my...
– JPMorgan’s losses: No major victory for Volcker Rule - The Term Sheet: Fortune’s deals blog Term Sheet (ht Binyamin Appelbaum)
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Let me phrase this way of thinking slightly differently: Obama already has a...
– Jonathan Chait nails it.
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May 2012 Church & State | Americans United →
Hot off the presses! Contraception, prayer in school, and nonsense from Kirk Cameron.
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The New York Times reported a 73 percent gain in circulation fueled in large...
– The forests rejoice! ABC: Newspaper circulation rose in last six months, 5% on Sundays | Poynter.
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For as many big cases as he’s had, that he’s tried, the man really is ego-less,”...
– 9/11 judge has handled tough cases before - Guantánamo - MiamiHerald.com
April 2012
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But recruiter beware, warn some veteran observers: A bros-only atmosphere will...
– You don’t say. “Gangbang Interviews” and “Bikini Shots”: Silicon Valley’s Brogrammer Problem | Mother Jones (via Scott Klein)
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The team begins throwing out ideas for what could be happening. Davies theorizes...
– This is the greatest thing ever. Inside Harvard’s spy lab - Page 2 - Boston.com (via Jeffrey Carr/Marc Ambinder)
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File under: inept CEOs. →
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Doctors slow to adopt fire, sliced bread, the...
From the New York Times, yet another example of doctors’ refusing to employ late-20th century technology and endangering patients as a result.
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After all, not every title in a scribe’s catalog is a hot ticket. Take...
– Saw this over the weekend; quite good. Kahn spitshines ‘Interludes’ - Entertainment News, Legit News, Media - Variety
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Last month, in black grandpa shoes and blue suspenders that hoisted his trousers...
– At 92, Movie Bootlegger Is Soldiers’ Hero - NYTimes.com
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The case recycles last month’s leading Supreme Court advocates in the health...
– The Supreme Court appears ready to uphold parts of Arizona’s controversial immigration law. - Slate Magazine
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Mr. Verrilli, whose performance in the health care case was sometimes rocky,...
– Considering Arizona Immigration Law, Justices Are Again in Political Storm - NYTimes.com
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John Edwards is not afraid of the truth. He welcomes it,” said...
– John Edwards Trial: ‘Truth May Be a Sin … Not a Crime’ - ABC News
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Well that got off to a good start. →
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People who naturally recognize tasteful, well-designed products are a small...
– Time and taste – Marco.org (h/t Patrick LaForge)
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Slate vindicates everyone's frustration with... →
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Drew Curtis, the founder of the news aggregation website Fark.com, has one...
– Summary Judgments for April 20 (Reuters)
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It’s a landmark,” said Justin Dabish, a salesman at Metro PCS, a...
– Apparently there’s a Blackberry store, and it’s doing about as well as you’d expect. RIM’s Sole Stand-Alone BlackBerry Store Serves as Reminder of Failed Corporate Strategy - WSJ.com
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Little better than articles about... →
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One of Craig F. Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning photos on returning Iraq vets. The full collection — dozens of amazing images — is here.
(via @nytjim)
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When you’re the only guy at the table that’s not drunk, it’s a great weapon,” he...
– Apparently in the world of finance, sobriety is a rare skill. Muslims on Wall Street, Bridging Two Traditions - NYTimes.com
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Shawn Turner, a spokesman for National Intelligence Director James R. Clapper,...
– Oval Office iPad: President’s daily intelligence brief goes high-tech - Checkpoint Washington - The Washington Post
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"In a possible sign of newly reduced ambitions,... →
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"The five members of the Asian dawn . . ." →