MB Civic

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/03/opinion/03fri2.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=print

About That Precedent

“It’s a rare day that a federal judge decides to revisit a decision the week after making it or that the Justice Department apologizes for failing to brief him on the crucial precedent. A re-do is clearly called for.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/03/opinion/03fri1.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=print

When States Punish Women

“The Obama administration has rightly decided to reject a mean-spirited and dangerous Indiana law banning the use of Medicaid funds at Planned Parenthood clinics, which provide vital health services to low-income women.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/04/opinion/04sat1.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

How A Democracy Works

“There is a lot President Obama can and should do, using the discretion and authority granted to the executive branch and its agencies to make the immigration system work better.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/03/opinion/03krugman.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=print

The Mistake of 2010, by Paul Krugman

“Looking for trouble in all the wrong places.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/04/opinion/04blow.html?ref=opinion

False Choices, by Charles M. Blow

“Tax increases vs. spending cuts.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/04/opinion/04nocera.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

Why Khodorkovsky Matters, by Joe Nocera

“There are no exceptions to the rule of law.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/03/opinion/03brooks.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=print

The Depravity Factor, by David Brooks

“Identifying the real obstacle to peace.”