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JPMorgan losses revive worries that Washington is unable to regulate Wall Street
Mon May 14, 2012
- We really *want* DC to regulate Wall Street? Isn't this the pot calling the kettle black?? Seriously, what *are* you thinking??? Now, about returning to the Glass-Steagall act ...
Best Buy CEO quit over 'personal conduct,' company says
Tue Apr 10, 2012
- He was caught fondling the merchandise. Now he can do it for free, like the rest of us. :)
Frequent fliers blast flying experience in annual survey
Mon Apr 9, 2012
- I will always fly American... they have been too good for me for too long to even think about jumping. However, I pray that they make their way out of this bankruptcy and come back so strongly that they force improvements at other airlines, too. We need leaders.
US soldier dies saving Afghan girl
Thu Mar 29, 2012
- RIP, sir. Now, where is the Afghani parade celebrating his courage and sacrifice??? ... or will we get more rioting??
Study tracks how conservatives lost their faith in science
Thu Mar 29, 2012
- The premise of the article (and book) are deeply suspect. Could it be that people are reacting to the politicization of science??
Congressman escorted from House after wearing hoodie in Trayvon Martin tribute
Wed Mar 28, 2012
- This is starting to sound a little like the Tawana Brawley case back in 1987. Terrible accusations of a teenager raped ... the good Reverand Al Sharpton jumped all over it, and made a big name for himself.
Trayvon Martin, my son and the Black Male Code
Sat Mar 24, 2012
- As Forest Gump's mamma would say: "Scum is as scum does ... or in this case, as scum says". Clean it up ... Thoughts turn to words, and words turn to deeds.
Trayvon Martin, my son and the Black Male Code
Sat Mar 24, 2012
- Hmm ... from the sound of it, I'm pretty sure you wouldn't be welcome in my neighborhood ... much less in my house. Stop it ... it's not funny.
Trayvon Martin, my son and the Black Male Code
Sat Mar 24, 2012
- OK ... and are you insinuating that this is a race issue??
Trayvon Martin, my son and the Black Male Code
Sat Mar 24, 2012
- This article is a classic. I'm white, and I follow the Black Man's Code when I'm in South Central LA and other places where I may not be welcome. It's a shame we're all not welcome everywhere all the time. My take: strangers are friends I haven't yet met. It gets me pretty far.

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JPMorgan losses revive worries that Washington is unable to regulate Wall Street
Updated at 2:45 p.m. ET: JPMorgan Chase (JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon is likely to face angry questions at the company's annual meeting Tuesday as massive trading losses raise the question of whether the bank is not only too big to fail, but perhaps too big to r …
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Best Buy CEO quit over 'personal conduct,' company says
Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn resigned as the company's board investigated issues related to his "personal conduct," the electronics retailer said late Tuesday. Dunn's resignation was announced earlier in the day, less than two weeks after the company announced a $1.7 billion quarterl …
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Frequent fliers blast flying experience in annual survey
Performance-wise, 2011 was a very good year for U.S. airlines. As an industry, overall performance was the best in the 21 years of the Airline Quality Rating 2012 (AQR) (PDF), a yearly report that crunches data such as lost bags, delayed flights, bumped passengers and custom …
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US soldier dies saving Afghan girl

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Study tracks how conservatives lost their faith in science
An analysis of 36 years' worth of polling data indicates that confidence in science as an institution has steadily declined among Americans who consider themselves conservatives, while confidence levels have been at steadier levels for other ideological groups. The study, publish …
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