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Rush-Hour Frustration

Arnold Hamilton - March 5, 2009 0

BY SUSAN ESTRICH He talks for hours every day. He gets paid to talk. Just talk. Doing it well is no small thing; witness the number of people who have tried to be him, or be the NOT-him, and failed. But he doesn’t have to build a coalition. He doesn’t need the votes of the […]

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Canada Profits From Bizarre U.S. Bans

Arnold Hamilton - March 5, 2009 0

BY FROMA HARROP When a pizzeria closes, the pizzeria down the block usually sees a surge in business. That principle applies to commerce in the larger North American neighborhood. Whenever the United States locks the gate on a plausible economic activity, Canadians move in and profit. The Bush Administration’s hostility toward stem-cell science created opportunity […]

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Class Warfare

Arnold Hamilton - March 3, 2009 0

BY KAREN WEBB What exactly is it called when people are laid off and the guys at the top are getting golden parachutes for running...

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Aarrrgh!

Arnold Hamilton - March 1, 2009 0

BY EDWIN E. VINEYARD "Aarrrgh!" This is the sound that comes from a thoroughly disgusted person who has just witnessed something nauseous. It is the...