MB Civic

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/opinion/sunday/race-to-the-right.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

Race to the Right

“The Republican mainstream, not just the Tea Party, drove the country to the brink.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/opinion/sunday/the-truth-about-taxes.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

The Truth About Taxes

“There is no credible budget fix without more money coming in.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/opinion/sunday/what-happened-to-obamas-passion.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

What Happened to Obama?, by Drew Westen

“He failed to grab the narrative, to take his place at an important historic moment.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/opinion/sunday/harold-kohs-flip-flop-on-the-libya-question.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

A Moral Flip-Flop? Defining ‘War,’ by Paul Starobin

“To the dismay of admirers, Harold Koh defends the president’s role in Libya.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/sunday-review/after-911-an-era-of-tinker-tailor-jihadist-spy.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

After 9/11, An ERa of Tinker, Tailor, Jihadist, Spy, by Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker

“Exploiting old-war-style thinking and skullduggery to protect America from its new global enemies.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/opinion/sunday/Friedman-win-together-or-lose-together.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

Win Together or Lose Together, by Thomas L. Friedman

“Can we pull together to generate a national renewal?”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/opinion/sunday/Dowd–The-Downgrade-Blues.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

Downgrade Blues, by Maureen Dowd

“Whistling a new campaign tune: Luck be a lady named Kathryn.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/opinion/sunday/Steinem-the-arms-race-intrudes-on-a-south-korean-paradise.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

The Arms Race Intrudes on Paradise, by Gloria Steinem

“Plans for a naval base threaten what has been called an ‘island of global peace.'”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/opinion/sunday/Bruni-True-Believers-All-of-Us.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

True Believers, All of Us, by Frank Bruni

“In times of trouble, an attraction to magical thinking.”