MB Civic

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/07/opinion/president-obama-in-osawatomie.html?ref=opinion

Obama in Osawatomie

“Echoing Teddy Roosevelt, the president elevates the middle class above the markets.”

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http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/06/when-will-we-stop-the-scapegoating/?ref=opinion

When Will We Stop the Scapegoating?, by Deepa Iyer

“As the 2012 presidential election approaches, it has been difficult for me to listen to the political scapegoating of Muslims and those perceived to be Muslims.”

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http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/06/the-tempting-of-the-christian-right/?ref=opinion

The Tempting of the Christian Right, by Ross Douthat

“More than any other Republican constituency, religious conservatives have good reasons to be wary of Newt Gingrich.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/07/opinion/friedman-egypt-the-beginning-or-the-end.html?ref=opinion

Egypt, the Beginning or the End?, by Thomas L. Friedman

“Given the way that the military regimes in the Arab world decimated all independent secular political parties over the last 50 years, there is little chance of any Arab country going from Mubarak to Jefferson without going through some Khomeini.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/07/opinion/dowd-silence-is-golden.html?ref=opinion

Silence is Golden, by Maureen Dowd

“Fake talkiness online is drowned out by real silence at the movies.”