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Blame Barclays, not capitalism
Why aren't more people furious about the Libor scandal? That's a question mostly being asked on the political left these days, and they're right to ask it. Here are the basics: Barclays is the second-largest bank in Britain and one of the largest in the...
Tags: Manhattan (New York City), ING Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Crime, Law and Justice, Laws
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Book review: 'When I Was a Child I Read Books' by Marilynne Robinson
-------------------- When I Was a Child I Read Books Essays Marilynne Robinson Farrar, Straus and Giroux: 232 pp., $24 -------------------- Marilynne Robinson, the Pulitzer-winning novelist, is a confounding writer in today's political alignment. Her...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Belief and Faith, Philosophy, Sociology, Religion and Belief
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Goldberg: Blame Barclays, not capitalism
Why aren't more people furious about the LIBOR scandal? That's a question mostly being asked on the political left these days, and they're right to ask it. Here are the basics: Barclays is the second-largest bank in Britain and one of the largest in the...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), ING Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Crime, Law and Justice, Laws
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A grammar cheat sheet
![If researchers are to be believed, kids lose up to an entire grade level each year to "summer brain drain," wherein recently acquired knowledge oozes out of their minds and melts onto the pavement while they participate in such pointless activities as "play."](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-06/70308577-05143212-187105.JPG "If researchers are to be believed, kids lose up to an entire grade level each year to "summer brain drain,\" wherein recently acquired knowledge oozes out of their minds and melts onto the pavement while they participate in such pointless activities as \"play.\"")
If researchers are to be believed, kids lose up to an entire grade level each year to "summer brain drain," wherein recently acquired knowledge oozes out of their minds and melts onto the pavement while they participate in such pointless activities as...Tags: John Dryden
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What does Ruth Bader Ginsburg mean by 'conservative'?
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburglikes the Indian Healthcare Improvement Act and other ingredients of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, aka "Obamacare." Why, she asked toward the end of three days of hearings, shouldn't the court...
Tags: G.K. Chesterton, Crime, Law and Justice, Planned Parenthood, Philosophy, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
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Free speech, free press, free assembly First Amendment - Part Four
Pastor Berachah Baptist Church"... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or of the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievances." The remaining clause of the amendment is necessary due again to the lessons learned in...Tags: John Clark, Religion and Belief, Church and State Relations, Adolf Hitler, Justice and Rights
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Lampard, Deane lead Coors Light Amateur
Saturday, September 10, 2011 GOLF Only two golfers managed to break par in the first round of the 5th annual Coors Light Amateur Championship at Black Rock Golf Course on Saturday. Covering a waterlogged layout of 6,500 yards, defending champion Ken...Tags: Volleyball, Black Rock Golf Corporation, Golf, Francis Scott Key, James Buchanan
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'Cats are kings of hills, win Stoner title
andrewm@herald-mail.comIt was another Saturday and another title for the Williamsport boys cross country team at Smithsburg’s 22nd annual Don Stoner Invitational. The Wildcats captured five of the top 10 places to convincingly win with 25 points. New Oxford finished...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), High School Sports
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Sick of shady politics? It's time to speak up!
Floridians are fired up!
In the past few weeks, I've received hundreds of calls and emails from readers who want to fight back against politicians who waste their money, fight their votes and coddle the special interests.
Well, amen, brothers and...Tags: Health, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Arts and Culture
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Rep. Thaddeus McCotter joins the GOP race on July 4th weekend -- patriotic, yes, media-savvy, maybe not
Top of the TicketThaddeus McCotter Republican of Michigan announces his campaign for president, but the national media is otherwise engaged.... -
The Confessions of a Gerrymanderer
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelOne matter that commands increasing attention is the give-and-take regarding redrawing district lines for the Florida Legislature as well as Congress. Every 10 years, legislators’ high-stakes script includes drawing maps. The outcome can determine... -
Patrick: Revolutionary conservative?
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky calls himself a “constitutional conservative,” yet in the opening pages of his book, “The Tea Party Goes to Washington,” he advocates “revolution.”
One cannot be both a revolutionary and a...Tags: Sicilian Mafia, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice, Economy, Business and Finance, Defense
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