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Requiem for a Lightweight President

Michael Brenner | Posted 03.08.2010 | Politics

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There are slim grounds to expect a forthright reform agenda ever to emerge from the Oval Office. The moment has vanished -- whether November brings a rout or just a defeat.

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Ambush of a Cop

Norm Stamper | Posted 03.18.2010 | Politics

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In almost every cop killing, there is something that could have been done differently. But Timothy Brenton's killing could not have been prevented, not unless he'd picked a different line of work.

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In Defense of Tom Cruise

Matt Littman | Posted 01.22.2009 | Entertainment

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Tom Cruise is one of those rare people -- someone who consistently gives a good product to an extremely fickle audience. I'm not saying he's a poet, but I am saying that he's great at his job.

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