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Protected: Goodbye Rudy

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Rudy’s Blues

The New York Times this morning endorsed John McCain, in an editorial that asked the question, “Why, as a New York-based paper, are we not backing Rudolph Giuliani? … What about the man who stood fast on Sept. 11, when … Continue reading

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The End Of America

Naomi Wolf has written a powerful political pamphlet that’s got me thinking: The End Of America: Letters Of Warning To a Young Patriot. Subtitled “A Citizen’s Call To Action,” the book makes a simple point without sliding into hysteria: The … Continue reading

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We have sinned against Almighty God, at the highest level of our government, we’ve stuck our finger in your eye,” said Robertson. “The Supreme Court has insulted you over and over again, Lord. They’ve taken your Bible away from the … Continue reading

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Surprise: Rudy Sells Out NYC

So the Daily News just now noticed that Ghouliani has absolutely no principles? After everything that creep perpetrated in this city, it takes a baseball game to wake them up? But at least they provided a spiffy new userpic with … Continue reading

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Protected: Your Morals

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Subway Flooding: Yes, It’s Gotten Worse

As someone who’s been riding the subways for more than 30 years, and commuting on them for about 20 years, I’ve been asking myself recently, “Did the subways always collapse completely every time it rains?” I don’t remember the magnitude … Continue reading

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Protected: Bipartisanship

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Molly Don’t Leave Us

We’ve lost a great journalist at a time when we can least afford it. As our so-called leaders ran and hid like cowards, and continue to equivocate and pile on the nonsense, Molly Ivins stood up and told the truth, … Continue reading

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Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest Of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World

This book, by the extraordinary journalist Tracy Kidder, is a sobering portrait of Dr. Paul Farmer, who has spent his life caring for the sick in Haiti and other poverty-stricken parts of the world. He is no Mother Theresa: Acerbic, … Continue reading

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