Oct 15, 2009 -
by Troy Senik
http://nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/who-killed-california
My apologies for having nothing originally in this post. The text was here but didn't show up.
Apparently this article is too long to be printed here, at about 11 pages. It is nevertheless worth reading, unless, as someone has already done, you have made your mind up what to believe before reading.
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Sep 05, 2009 -
An Ill Wind is Breaking For Our President
T. Coddington Van Voorhees VII
Editor at Large, the National Topsider
Another Labor Day weekend wafts into Montauk, borne as always upon a chill wind of melancholy; a breeze that ushers in blithe spirits for the coming gay lawn soirees, the final chukkers of the summer polo leagues, the annual Montauk-to-Newport gin barrel regatta. But the selfsame mistral likewise presages season's end, and the maids' ritual packing away of the pastels and seersuckers for the annual migration to the dismally gauche winter quarters of Florida.
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Aug 29, 2009 -
Get ready for Fall..........New Shoes!
Your Own Private Garden From Kate Spade
Walk confidently unique and pretty with this new pair from Kate Spade. Made of leather with suede, fall into endless temptations when you walk in this lovely red poppies.
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Aug 27, 2009 -
With the summer breeze lingering away, you cannot help but fall back on fall wear. From thick, snuggly coats to thigh-high-knee boots, there is an endless amount of ways to step back into style. Last season's leather jackets are still a big winner, so do not even dare to stash them away.
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Aug 03, 2009 -
Cash For Clunkers is an economically unsound program that will only make the American economic situation worse. It transfers wealth from one group of people to another while simultaneously destroying real wealth and misallocating scarce capital away from its best use.
To understand why this is, you need only understand the Broken Window Fallacy.
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Jul 03, 2009 -
Be Sleek and Sassy With Babyphat Consuela Heels
BabyPhat
The platform you need throughout the Summer is here! Yep, with this hot pair from Babyphat, you don’t need to worry about getting new shoes for a while. Check out the sexy strappy details along with the wooden heels, don’t they just mighty divine?
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Jun 15, 2009 -
By Jesse Kornbluth
http://headbutler.com/
The original production of “A Chorus Line” ran for 6,137 performances. It won the Pulitzer Prize and 9 Tony awards. It lives on — the enduring appeal of talented performers looking for a chance to shine is so great it has spawned three “High School Musical” films and the “American Idol” franchise.
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May 31, 2009 -
Summer and Sandals go hand in hand. The trends this season are the classic t-strap, ankle cuff, fringe, and last but not least the gladiator sandal. The versatility and options for summer are endless.
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Jun 09, 2009 -
By CAMPBELL ROBERTSON
Published: June 7, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/08/arts/television/08colb.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=stephen%20colbert&st=cse
CAMP VICTORY, Iraq — It was Sunday night in Baghdad, and President Obama was ordering Gen. Ray Odierno, the commander of the American troops here, to shave Stephen Colbert’s head. (Not to give everything away, but the general is not as brutal with an electric razor as one would expect a bald man to be; Mr. Colbert’s hairdresser, on the other hand, has a merciless streak.)
War, as things go, is a fairly unironic exercise.
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Mar 17, 2009 -
The Solitude of St. Patrick
By G. Tracy Mehan, III
I rise today
with the strength of the sky,
with the light of the sun,
with the splendor of the moon,
with the brilliance of fire,
with the blaze of lightening,
with the swiftness of wind,
with the depth of the ocean,
with the firmness of earth,
with the firmness of rock.
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