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Who Is Carl Paladino?

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BY SUSAN ESTRICH The Republican nominee for governor of New York doesn’t spend a lot of time talking about himself, which is both good and bad. It’s good because, in truth, his surprise victory over the “establishment” favorite [and Conservative Party candidate] Rick Lazio had very little to do with his qualifications and agenda, and […]

DINO From Muskogee

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BY RICHARD L. FRICKER Once again Oklahoma Congressman Dan Boren mounted his high heels, pulled up his hot pants, caressed an 8-by-10 color glossy...

Where Good Men [And Women] Die Old

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BY FROMA HARROP There are few less-alike places in the continental United States than Ashley, ND, and New York City. But Ashley [population 882] has one remarkable thing in common with New York [population 8,363,710]. Its older residents enjoy longer and healthier lives than in most other parts of the country. Having spent some time […]

Bleeding Heart Republicans

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BY JIM HIGHTOWER Who says that Republican congress-critters don’t care about minorities in our society? Why, at this very moment, they are pushing hard to pass a $372 billion federal program to lift the economic fortunes of just one minority group – a far more generous proposal than Barack Obama has even dared to contemplate. […]

The Un-Recession

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BY SUSAN ESTRICH Good news. The folks in charge of such things announced this week that the recession is over. Actually, it’s been over for some time. It officially ended in June 2009, according to the Business-Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research, which is responsible for making such determinations. As of […]