MB Civic

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/opinion/11wed1.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

A National Disgrace

“Two courts, one in Italy and one in the United States, ruled recently on the Bush administration’s practice of extraordinary rendition, which is the kidnapping of people and sending them to other countries for interrogation — and torture. The Italian court got it right. The American court got it miserably wrong.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/opinion/11wed2.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

The Trouble With “Zero Tolerance”

“Congress took a reasonable step in 1994 when it required states receiving federal education money to expel students who brought guns onto school property, but states and localities overreacted, as they so often do.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/opinion/11dowd.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

Virtuous Bankers? Really!?!, by Maureen Dowd

“Enriching the rich with obscene bonuses, not God’s work.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/opinion/11friedman.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

Trucks, Trains and Trees, by Thomas L. Friedman

“Your grandchildren will thank you.”