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On the docket

On the docket

by Emily Belz

Supreme Court | Healthcare, television, and immigration highlight the upcoming Supreme Court term

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The other elitists
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The other elitists

by Joel Belz

Shallow and vulgar discourse can now be found across class lines

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Payroll games
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Payroll games

by Edward Lee Pitts

House Republicans retreat on tax holiday as the main event looms in 2012

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Looking Ahead

by The Editors

Joan's birthday Joan of Arc, French heroine of the Hundred Years' War, was born 600 years ago on Jan. 6. Anniversary events honoring the Maid of Orleans are…

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Personhood politics
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Personhood politics

by The Editors

And other news briefs

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Human Race

by The Editors

Convicted A French court on Dec. 15 found former President Jacques Chirac guilty of embezzlement during his tenure as mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995. The…

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Quotables
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Quotables

by The Editors

"Look, the Taliban per se is not our enemy. That's critical." Vice President Joe Biden, saying the United States would support reconciliation between the…

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Quick Takes
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Quick Takes

by The Editors

Toxic swarm Beachgoers near Pompano Beach, Fla., may want to stay out of the water for the time being. On Nov. 30, boaters noticed and took pictures of a…

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Ill will toward men
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Ill will toward men

by Janie B. Cheaney

A warm-hearted atheist is difficult to find

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Fairy-tale breakthrough
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Fairy-tale breakthrough

by Megan Basham

Television |  ABC finds an unexpected but deserved hit with Once Upon a Time

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<em>Downton Abbey</em>
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Downton Abbey

by Megan Basham

Television |  During the four episodes screened for this review, the show avoids the brief racy moments that marked its beginning

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<em>Margin Call</em>
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Margin Call

by Michael Leaser

DVD |  Filmmakers have been trying to cash in on the effects of the 2008 financial crisis

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