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Source: On Line Opinion

Taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1904 On Wednesday, the Australian Financial Review continued the co ...
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Unraveling Oliver Wendell Holmes' 'The Soldier's Faith'

Source: Boston Herald

The choice of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., then in his 15th year on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, to deliver an address commemorating Memorial Day in 1895 was a logical one. He was not only a Civil War veteran, he liked giving ...
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Epic Troll Larry Flynt Responds to Allegations of Sexism with a Bunch of Dumb Sexism [Hustler]

Source: Jezebel

Okay. So, as you've probably heard, this month Hustler printed a "satirical" photo of conservative pundit S.E. Cupp sucking a great big Photoshopped dick. Predictably, both frothing right-wingers and weary ...
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Health Law May Allow Some Limited Insurance Coverage

Source: Kaiser Health News

Politico Pro points out that the overhaul might not guarantee minimum standards in some specific cases. Another analysis finds that drug companies could be hurt if the Supreme Court strikes down some or all of the law. Politico Pro: 'Skimpy' Pla ...
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Letters to the Editor: 05.25.12

Source: Corpus Christi Caller-Times

Language mixing is everywhere I just finished reading the forum on "A high form of communication" (May 17). I am a former military brat. The one and only time we went overseas it was to Italy. On base the ...
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The Affordable Care Act and the Rumor Mill

Source: The Volokh Conspiracy

I was puzzled by the sudden spike in coverage earlier this week, both here and elsewhere, on how to spin various possible outcomes of the Affordable Care Act litigation (and how the other side was trying to spin them). It ...
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The Supreme Court Rumor Mill: Frenzied, and Wrong

Source: National Journal

Rumors were flying around the Capitol this week that the Supreme Court would decide the health care cases on Thursday. They were wrong. Hill staffers, Health and Human Services Department employees, and think-tankers were all ...
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Cory Booker got it right — and the GOP got it wrong

Source: The Daily Caller

Lanny J. Davis counsels individuals, corporations and government contractors, and those under congressional scrutiny, on crisis management and legal issues by developing legal, media and legislative strategies that a ...
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100, 75, 50 Years Ago

Source: The New York Times

1912 London Transport Strike Begins LONDON — The great transport strike in London began yesterday [May 24]. Work at the docks still went on in a small way, as the Port Authority’s men remained at duty, but things ge ...
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