The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age
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    Why Americans Live Shorter Lives

    A new study reveals that US life expectancy is falling even further behind other industrialized countries. As of 2007, the life expectancy of Americans is 75.6 for men and 80.8 for women, which puts us in 37th place internationally. On average, Americans live three years less than citizens in the top ten longest-lived countries, and those countries pull further ahead of us every year.

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    William K. Wolfrum's picture

    Wolfrum's Morning: Say it to Mitt's Face

    Wolfrum's morning has been spent running errands and not perusing current events. Thus, today's post is dedicated to allowing you - the discernible reader - to do what Tim Pawlenty just didn't have the courage to do at the GOP Debate  - say what you think right to Mitt Romney's face.

    I'll start:

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    Corporate America Breaks Up With The Middle Class

    American businesses are breaking up with the middle class.  This won't be news around here, though it might stir up some controversy over at The Daily today.  In my column this week I looked into some of the potential implications of two big changes in American business.  They used to rely largely on domestic middle class consumers to make their profits.  This was true even in the 1990s, when the main effect of globalization was overseas exploitation in order to sell cheap goods ba

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    Wolfrum's Morning: Gingazzle!

    Newt gINGAZZLE 

    Newt Gingrich understands today's youth. Graphic via Blue Gal.

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    The Travails of Newt Gingazzle: Seems the Newtster started a charity. For Himself.

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    Republican Debate Shocker! No One Turned Into a Werewolf


    Herman Cain discusses Islam

    Political experts across the nation burbled approvingly after Monday's Republican presidential debate in New Hampshire. The candidates surpassed expectations by maintaining human form and refraining from howling, salivating excessively, or biting moderator John King on the leg.

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