MB Civic

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/opinion/08thu1.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

Patriot Act Excesses

“Three high-profile provisions of the USA Patriot Act are about to expire. That should be a chance for Congress to give serious consideration to curtailing some of the excessive powers it granted to the executive branch during the Bush years — without enough consideration in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 and later.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/opinion/08kristof.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

Let Congress Go Without Insurance, by Nicholas D. Kristof

“Not passing health reform would be a moral failure.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/opinion/08iht-edcohen.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

America’s Limits, by Roger Cohen

“The United States, like some heavyweight who’s taken one punch too many, is still groggy from the money fever of gutted pension funds, toxic securities and lunatic leverage.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/opinion/08collins.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

The Lion King in Winter, by Gail Collins

“The high price of keeping Charles Rangel.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/08/opinion/08sicha.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

Blogged and Sold, by Choire Sicha

“The F.T.C.’s misguided effort to regulate online endorsements.”