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Thomas Tallis "Magnificat"
The Virgin in PrayerSassoferratohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Battista_Salvi_da_SassoferratoAlan: As a young man, I gave a framed copy of this Virgin to my mother.***"Magnificat"by Thomas...
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Katrina killed 1,800. Obamacare’s Website doesn’t work yet. Stop comparing them.
Does Obamacare flood cities? No, right? (David Phillip/AP)"Conservatives Scare More Easily Than Liberals"http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/07/conservatives-scare-more-easily-than.htmlAmerica's...
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"Saving The Republican Party," by Michael Gerson
Utah Republican, Rep. Mike LeeIf the Republican message only appeals to angry white guys, let's pretend we're Democrats.***Alan: Gerson's admiration for Tea Party representative Mike Lee is based on a...
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Jon Stewart On Comparisons Between Obamacare and Katrina. The New Normal
The National Lunacy has shifted America's political center to the right of Attila the Hun. The fox is not in charge of the hen house. The crazies are in charge of the national discussion.By Arturo...
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Stephen Colbert: Obamacare Doesn't Work
By David FergusonTuesday, November 19, 2013On Monday night, Stephen Colbert threw in his lot with President Barack Obama’s detractors, saying that the difficulties rolling out the Affordable Care Act —...
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Ezra Klein: U.S. Healthcare "A Disaster," Wastes A Trillion Dollars A Year
Change is painful. But the health-care status quo is a complete disaster.By Ezra Klein and Evan Soltas, Published: November 18, 2013Welcome to Wonkbook, Ezra Klein and Evan Soltas's morning policy news...
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Should WalMart Pay Higher Wages?
The rest of the story...http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/11/18/1256468/-If-You-Aren-t-Sure-Walmart-Needs-to-Pay-Higher-Wages-This-Photo-Will-Erase-All-Doubt?detail=email#
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How New Zealand Stopped Its Housing Bubble. (Collaborative Politics Works)
"In October, it put a limit on high loan-to-value mortgages. Each bank must see that no more than 10 percent of its new mortgages finance more than 80 percent of a house’s value. Before the limit took...
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Obamacare Insurance Cancellation: A Tempest In A Teapot. Get The Real Scoop!
Six Things the Media Doesn't Understand About ObamacareJonathon Cohn, The New RepublicThe Obamacare cancellation stories have dominated the media for the past two weeks. And it’s easy to understand...
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NYT: The Pace Of Obamacare Enrollment On Healthcare.Gov Has Quadrupled
The best marathon runners are Kenyan***"The pace of enrollment in health plans through the troubled federal insurance marketplace has nearly doubled since the end of October as software engineers have...
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Grocery Store OperaA routine day of shopping for groceries at John Lewis Foodhall from Waitrose turned into a grocery store opera when five singers performed a rousing rendition of the Italian classic...
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Diane Rehm Show: Ben Franklin's Sister Jane's Remarkable Life
"Book of Ages" by Jill LeporeJill Lepore: "Book Of Ages: The Life And Opinions Of Jane Franklin" Audio File:...
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Diane Rehm's Remarkable "Shakespeare" Interview With Neil MacGregor
A portrait of William Shakespeare, presented by the Shakespeare Birthplace trust, is seen in central London, Monday March 9, 2009.Neil MacGregor: "Shakespeare's Restless World: A Portrait Of An Era In...
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Diane Rehm Show: A Better Death & The 1/4 Of All Medicare Expense In Life's...
Joe Takach kisses Lillian Landry in this Oct. 30, 2009 photo, as she spends her last days in the hospice wing of an Oakland Park, Fla hospital. She made her end-of-life decisions, listing how she...
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Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate: 'The One Thing Money Can't Buy'
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Obamacare Enrollment Surging. Website Now Working Rather Well
By Sarah Kliff, Published: November 19, 2013Obamacare is rarely the subject of positive news stories, which makes these two articles all the more surprising. The New York Times and Los Angeles Times...
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American Taliban: Christian Fundamentalists And Islamic Jihadists Are Mirror...
The Newsroom: The Tea Party is The American Talibanhttp://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-newsroom-tea-party-is-americas.html
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Charts Showing America's Eroding Edge In Science
Don't miss Michelle Bachmann's dazzling display of dimwittedness at the 1:45 minute mark of the following "Colbert Report"...
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Warren Wants To Spend More On Social Security But She’s Not Thinking Big Enough!
By Ezra Klein, Published: November 19, On the Senate floor on Monday, Elizabeth Warren delivered a speech arguing that Social Security should be expanded — not cut. In this, she joins a growing...
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