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Why is American Education Slipping? Bad Teachers Who Can’t be Fired

News | Politics
March 8, 2010 – 4:18 pm

America needs better teachers to educate our kids for the 21st century, but “in most states, after two or three years, teachers are given lifetime tenure. It is almost impossible to fire them.” So how do we get rid of the rotten eggs and bring in the best and the brightest?

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Did We Capture an American al Qaeda?

News
March 8, 2010 – 4:14 pm

“Two Pakistani officers and a government official said Sunday that an American charged with treason for working with al Qaeda had been captured.” Conflicting reports say it could be American Adam Gadahn or militant leader Abu Yahya. Either way, a big catch.

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Will Millennials Bear the Price for Today’s Economic Sins?

March 8, 2010 – 7:47 am

“There’s a tendency to overdo the generalizations, minimize national culture and ignore individual differences. But for today’s young, generational placement may matter a lot in one area: the economy. According to Pew, 37% of 18-29-year-olds are unemployed or out of the labor force.” Highest mark in 30+ years.

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Obama Warns Staff: Ignore Palace Intrigue on Rahm

March 8, 2010 – 7:39 am

“Don’t get absorbed in the Washington finger-pointing and intrigue,” the president told his senior advisers during a recent meeting, according to one top aide. He “certainly let us know that we should keep our eye on the ball here and not get distracted by the games of Washington,” the aide said.

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Study Finds the Obvious: Guys Get Clumsy Around Hot Chicks

Edge
March 5, 2010 – 3:17 pm

For your “Well, duh!” moment of the day, scientists in Queensland, Australia have found, “Men become accident prone at the sight of a beautiful woman.” There is not a man alive who can’t say he did something stupid or reckless to impress a beautiful woman. Did we need a study for this?

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How an Idiot 1L Started the Legal World’s Biggest Rumor

Politics
March 5, 2010 – 3:14 pm

The Washington buzz yesterday centered around a rumor (published by Radar) that SCOTUS Chief Justice John Roberts was going to announce his retirement for health reasons. The news spread like wildfire, and surely sent tongues wagging at the White House, but then turned out to be a total falsehood. Here’s how it happened.

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Big Sis Wants to Watch Your Every Move Online

News | Politics
March 5, 2010 – 3:09 pm

The government’s “Einstein” online monitoring system is headed for your network. The super secret system monitors and intercepts traffic aimed at attack the Feds, but now DHS wants to bring it to private networks. Does anyone want the NSA monitoring their email and surfing? Uh, no.

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That Whole Civilian Trial Thing, Yeah, Let’s Forget It

March 5, 2010 – 9:03 am

“President Obama’s advisers are nearing a recommendation that Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, be prosecuted in a military tribunal, administration officials said, a step that would reverse Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.’s plan to try him in civilian court in New York City.”

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Why the Health Care Bill is a Failure, Even if it Passes

March 5, 2010 – 8:58 am

“Late last year, Democrats were marveling at how close they were to historic health care reform, noting how much agreement had been achieved among so many factions. The only remaining detail was how to pay for it. That has generally been the problem with democratic governance: cost. The disagreeable absence of a free lunch.”

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The Front Lines of the Burger War are in Texas

Edge
March 4, 2010 – 1:42 pm

It seems the Lone Star State is home to primary battleground in America’s burger war, or as our friends at Gizmodo put it, “If fast food were a game of Risk, Texas would be Sonic’s Australia.” Sonic vs. McDonald’s – the showdown at the TX corral.

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Washington Incentives Doing Little to Lure Buyers in Housing

Market | Politics
March 4, 2010 – 1:39 pm

“Fewer Americans than expected signed contracts to purchase previously owned homes in January, indicating the extension of a tax credit is doing little to lure buyers. The index of purchase agreements… dropped 7.6%,” after a small increase in December. Look for more handouts from DC soon.

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Obama’s Fairytale Health Care Plan

Politics
March 4, 2010 – 1:36 pm

To hear Obama tell it, his health care plan will solve the ills of the world, freeing Americans from high costs, no coverage, oppressive taxes, and will even take their garb out for them. Of course, he’s really just selling snake oil. Here’s why.

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