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Chris Christie Starting to Look Like Sarah Palin Yesterday

There's a ton of upside to Gov. Chris Christie.

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Susan Milligan »
Death Row's 'Last Meal' Means More to Executioners than Executed Yesterday

The idea of a "last meal" for condemned prisoners is irrational and a bit bizarre. But so, perhaps, is the Texas decision to eliminate the practice in the execution-happy Lone Star State.

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Peter Roff »
Obama’s Jobs Plan Will Guarantee Full Employment--For Lawyers September 27, 2011

Anyone familiar with the full text of President Barack Obama's American Jobs Act will understand why he is in such a hurry for Congress to pass it. He doesn't want anyone to read it first.

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Scott Galupo »
Romney's in No Position to Criticize Perry on Immigration September 27, 2011

Here, via National Review's Katrino Trinko, is a nutshell version of why former Gov. Mitt Romney is such a loathsome political animal.

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Peter Roff »
Obama Wants Your Healthcare Records September 27, 2011

Is privacy an illusion?

For years we have been hearing about "the right to privacy" emanating from the penumbra of rights enshrined in the U.S. Constitution and the legal protections that flow from it. This is particularly true in the area of medical care, where the bond between a doctor and a patient is treated in roughly the same terms as that which exists between penitent and priest.

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Susan Milligan »
Eliot Spitzer, Michael Vick Should Keep Their Heads Down September 27, 2011

Americans love a comeback. We pride ourselves as a country that offers second chances and opportunities for redemption, or—as critics might call it—reinvention. And it's true that one of the things that is refreshing about the United States is that even when you're down, financially, personally, professionally, or otherwise, the public almost always is willing to let you make another go of it.

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