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Financial regulatory reform is not likely to become law before midterm elections unless President Obama throws himself fully into the fight.
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Greece has done its part in trying to solve its debt crisis. Now Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and the rest of the European Union must step up.
The Ongoing Toll From 9/11
The thousands of responders, volunteers and residents left sickened after the terrorist attack need long-term health care more than ever.
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Two Rallies
By LAWRENCE DOWNES
At two weekend rallies at the nation’s Capitol, citizens could choose between hate and hope.
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Bloggingheads: Mental Bandwidth Scarcity
Glenn Loury, left, of Brown University and Sendhil Mullainathan of Harvard University discuss new social science thinking about poverty.
The Seasons | Ed Ruscha
After Spring
Using a clock mainspring on a photograph, the artist creates a visual interpretation of spring.
William D. Cohan on Lehman’s ‘Repo 105’
The columnist annotates sections of the Lehman examiner’s report dealing with the culpability of Richard Fuld and other Lehman executives.
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DAVID BROOKS
The Democrats Rejoice
The passage of health care reform is the end of the century-long welfare project and the beginning of the task of saving the country from fiscal ruin.
BOB HERBERT
An Absence of Class
It’s long past time to acknowledge that a party that promotes ignorance and provides a safe house for bigotry cannot serve the best interests of our country.
ROGER COHEN
Iran's Exiles
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Benedict’s Fragile Church
By PETER SCHNEIDER
Can the German Catholic Church survive its abuse scandal?
For Democrats, a Win Is a Win
By STANLEY B. GREENBERG
Polls show that health care reform may help Democrats in the midterm elections.
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In Your Pocket
By DOUG GLANVILLE
From spring training through the postseason, days off for baseball players are precious and few.
Think Globally
By STEVEN STROGATZ
Differential geometry can show us the shortest route between two points.
Don't Move! If You Know What's Good for You
By DICK CAVETT
There are times when you want to stay right where you are.
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Why We Need to Dream
By JONAH LEHRER
Those fantastical nighttime narratives have a practical purpose after all.
The Thread
Checking the Math on Health Care
By TOBIN HARSHAW
Is the Congressional Budget Office a paragon of objectivity, or does it do whatever the majority wants?
Lehman’s Demise, Dissected
By WILLIAM D. COHAN
If simple incentives had been in place on Wall Street, could the latest crisis have been largely avoided?
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From spring training through the postseason, days off for baseball players are precious and few.
Bloggingheads
Mental Bandwidth Scarcity
Glenn Loury and Sendhil Mullainathan discuss new thinking about poverty.
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Frabjous Mimsy
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Op-Classic, 2005: Our Brackets, Ourselves
By GARY KLEIN
March Madness as national Rorschach test, by writer and psychologist Gary Klein.
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Authors Steven Levitt, Stephen Dubner and guest contributors blog about the hidden side of the economy.
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