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Miscellany
Let Us Remember: The Pardoned Turkeys Who All Die Anyway
The President will pardon on Wednesday Caramel and Popcorn, two turkeys that will likely die anyway within the next year. This isn’t because they are old, but because we humans groom turkeys to be so fat that they die from …
Morning Must Reads: November 27
In the news: trouble in the East China Sea; Obamacare deadline looms; Microsoft vs. NSA; campaign finance reform; a soaring Nasdaq; GOP eyes Senate takeover in 2014; Prettier in Print; Thanksgiving!
Democrats Nuked the Senate’s Reputation
The former Wyoming senator on why a Senate with less ‘politics’ is a terrible thing
Morning Must Reads: November 26
In the news: Afghanistan, Syria, Gitmo and pardoning people instead of turkeys
Morning Must Reads: November 25
In the news: historic deal with Iran; China’s new threat; Old Space vs. New Space; Obamacare
Morning Must Reads: November 22
In the news: the nuclear option; JFK; NSA; how we treat cancer; eradicating polio in Afghanistan
Morning Must Reads: November 21
In the news: Iran nuclear talks, U.S. and Afghanistan agreement, and this week’s TIME: Obama’s Race for the Cure
Morning Must Reads: November 20
In the News: Obama says Republicans share blame for Obamacare issues, Afghan Officials want U.S. to Admit Military Error, State Senator’s Son was turned away from Psychiatric facility in Va.
Morning Must Reads: November 19
In the news: Obamacare, Israel-U.S. relations, J.P. Morgan Chase’s $13 billion settlement, Rob Ford, the 2014 and 2016 elections, and JFK
Morning Must Reads: November 18
In the News: Bitcoin goes to Washington, Nancy Pelosi: Dems will ‘Stand Tall’ in Support of Obamacare during the next election, Iran nuclear talks heading to Geneva, and the Cheney family feud over gay marriage
Morning Must Reads: November 15
In the news: an Obamacare “fix,” the next Bin Laden, China’s new child and labor camp laws, the Yellen Doctrine, and Bills Gates and Clinton on the NSA, safe sex, and American exceptionalism
Morning Must Reads: November 14
In the news: congressional budget talks; Euro-Zone recovery; Hill Dems’ ACA rebellion; 50 years after JFK’s death