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

a shared story    4 days 5 hours 30 minutes ago
When is it safe — let alone useful — to joke with a psychiatric patient?   comments (0)  | report problem


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Simon Tisdall: Recession has weakened Putin's tough stance

a shared story    1 week 1 day 15 hours 30 minutes ago
Important men like Robert Gates don't usually spend much time in bijou backwaters like Tallinn, the picturesque capital of Estonia. But the US defence secretary has two strong reasons for being there today. One was to demonstrate Washington's solidarity with the Baltic states rattled by Russia's...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Racing to the Summit

a shared story    1 week 2 days 3 hours 30 minutes ago
The Bush administration initially wasn't enthusiastic about this weekend's meeting of the Group of 20 nations to discuss the global financial crisis. But the summit is going to happen anyway, and maybe that's the real point. Having fouled the global economic nest, America must now...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem
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The Soldier's Code My Mother Keeps

a shared story    1 week 4 days 3 hours 30 minutes ago
"Mom, isn't it time you finally tell us what G-O-G means?" She sat silent in the armchair in the parlor, holding a stainless steel cane across her knees. "Please, Mom. What did the letters G-O-G stand for?" All we knew was that it was the...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Meltdown 101: Why did the AIG bailout get bigger?

a shared story    1 week 4 days 11 hours 30 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's a $150 billion gamble....  comments (0)  | report problem


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Harry Gross: Put some aside for emergencies

a shared story    2 weeks 1 day 23 hours 30 minutes ago
Dear Harry: I am 58 and my wife is 56. We plan to retire next June, sell our house in the suburbs and move to our vacation home in northeast Pennsylvania. We expect to have about $200,000 in cash after all the expenses. The mortgage on...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Stu Bykofsky: My first post-racial column: America is on the ascent

a shared story    2 weeks 1 day 23 hours 30 minutes ago
TO CELEBRATE the historic election of Barack Hussein Obama, America's post-racial candidate, I will write my first post-racial column. I was going to open by calling the names of the race merchants who look at America, warts and all, and see only the warts.  comments (0)  | report problem


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Softer Shows Hard on McCain

a shared story    2 weeks 4 days 20 hours 30 minutes ago
The presidential candidates have made it through a two-year media maze that at times dwelled on cleavage, cackling, Paris Hilton, lipstick, haircuts, houses, preachers, pregnancy, flag pins, witchcraft, designer wardrobes and Joe Wurzelbacher. As they head toward tomorrow's verdict, Barack Obama, John McCain and their...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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John Baer: Regardless of whom you pick, just vote

a shared story    2 weeks 4 days 23 hours 30 minutes ago
REMEMBER Duncan Hunter? Mike Gravel? Both were major-party candidates for president this year. How about Bob Barr? He's on the ballot for president tomorrow, as is Ralph (it's-really-all-my-fault) Nader.  comments (0)  | report problem


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Harry Gross: Some tips for success

a shared story    2 weeks 4 days 23 hours 30 minutes ago
Dear Harry: The stock and bond markets have been in a turmoil for quite some time. Yet most of the stock gurus who have made money over the years still recommend that stock investments are an important part of any portfolio.  comments (0)  | report problem


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The Nation: The Best Buttons of 2008, in One Man’s Opinion

a shared story    2 weeks 5 days 22 hours 31 minutes ago
Buttons have a long history as badges of political allegiance. Here’s a nonpartisan look at some of the best from the 2008 presidential race.   comments (0)  | report problem


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Washington diary: New enemy

a shared story    2 weeks 6 days 22 hours 30 minutes ago
Matt Frei on McCain fighting the old war with a new enemy  comments (0)  | report problem



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