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Lula da Silva: Black U.S. president would be `extraordinary'

a shared story    4 weeks 5 days 8 hours 28 minutes ago
Brazil's president said Friday that the prospect of a black U.S. president ''would be an extraordinary thing,'' but stopped short of endorsing Democrat Barack Obama by name.  comments (0)  | report problem


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Why the Next Education President Will Be Like Bush

a shared story    4 weeks 5 days 16 hours 28 minutes ago
My unassailable election prediction: The guy who wins Tuesday will be an education president. There is no way to avoid it. They all grab that title, whether they deserve it or not. My similarly brilliant but more provocative prediction: If you like the education policies...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Morality bites

a shared story    10 weeks 4 days 18 hours 29 minutes ago
Mustering some sympathy for the bedeviled ham and beef This summer, a Tribune reporter went on an unpleasant pilgrimage to bear witness to the death of every kind of animal she ate. And in some cases, to kill the animal herself.   comments (0)  | report problem
tags: bites morality


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Essay: Campaign Myth: Prevention as Cure-All

a shared story    8 weeks 2 days 3 hours 29 minutes ago
Why do both presidential candidates champion one of medical care’s most pervasive myths?   comments (0)  | report problem


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As the Romans Did

a shared story    70 weeks 1 day 32 minutes ago
magine a small agrarian republic that gradually grows into the world’s greatest military and cultural superpower. Over time, as public power is concentrated in the hands of a relatively small group of wealthy private citizens, that ruling elite falls increasingly out of touch with the world...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem
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this is a test for bob

an original story    91 weeks 2 days 8 hours 36 minutes ago
A former inmate told police that he was a werewolf and could change shapes after he was arrested for breaking into a woman's apartment. Robert Marsh, 39, appeared Friday in Fond du Lac County Circuit Court on charges of criminal trespassing, criminal damage to property, disorderly...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem
tags: bob


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A SECOND test for public transmission...

an original story    91 weeks 2 days 23 hours 42 minutes ago
In its annual report, Guernsey Water says changing weather patterns will prove a challenge for the island. Water storage to meet the island's increasing demand, which is forecast to grow at 1% a year is a key issue identified in the report. Key achievements include the quality of...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Mumbai Under Siege

a shared story    4 days 2 hours 29 minutes ago
MUMBAI The man's lips are twisted, whether from disgust or because he has a physical problem, I can't tell. Skinny and balding, he sidles up to me in the crowd. I don't know why he's chosen me, of the hundreds milling here. But out of...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem
tags: siege mumbai


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Keynes on Steroids

a shared story    1 week 1 day 2 hours 29 minutes ago
We are all Keynesians now. That was Richard Nixon's famous line from 1971 after announcing that he had taken the United States off the gold standard, a day that will live in infamy for monetarists still among us. Nixon's Keynesian conversion, however, looks positively quaint...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem



Goodwin: Bam has to stay ahead of game

a shared story    1 week 1 day 16 hours 29 minutes ago
The stock market saw the Obama glass as two-thirds full - and it's the right grade for the President-elect's performance on Monday. His main task was to help fill the power void created by a lame-duck President Bush and Congress.   comments (0)  | report problem
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Letters To the Editor

a shared story    1 week 3 days 22 hours 29 minutes ago
Time after time, we go to the polls and vote for our local, state and national officials, and in doing our civic duty, we hope to be voting for the best people. We watch their performances and conclude that we did a good or bad...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem
tags: editor letters


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Mind: In Psychiatry, Can a Punch Line Be a Lifeline?

a shared story    2 weeks 2 days 3 hours 29 minutes ago
When is it safe — let alone useful — to joke with a psychiatric patient?   comments (0)  | report problem


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