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Chase-Riboud returns to Phila. for an exhibit of her art
May 19–Barbara Chase-Riboud, the internationally acclaimed sculptor, poet, and author who lives and works in Paris and Rome, was back this weekend where it all began — Philadelphia. Chase-Riboud was he Continue Reading
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The Republicans’ Obama Problem
By attacking the president on every front — from Obamacare to Benghazi — the Republicans are following a tried-and-true formula for a party out of power, especially during a second-term presidency. They did it with Clinton, and the De Continue Reading
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OPINION: The scandal no one seems to talk about
May 19–State regulators and the Office of Consumer Counsel recently issued a “good news” press release. Connecticut electric ratepayers, or at least most of them, will see their monthly bills collectively re Continue Reading
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Jack Lew Addresses IRS Scandal, Says He Learned Of Probe In Mid-March
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said Friday he was first informed of an IRS investigation of groups seeking tax-exempt status in mid-March, but did not learn about the tax agency’s targeting of conservative groups until last F Continue Reading
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Billionaires Unchained
The New Pay-As-You-Go Landscape of American “Democracy� Cross-posted with TomDispatch.com Billionaires with an axe to grind, now is your time. Not since the days before a bumbling crew of would-be break-in artists set into Continue Reading
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Newt Gingrich On IRS Scandal: Obama Administration ‘Will Not Profile Terrorists But Profile Patriots’
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) on Monday urged President Barack Obama to apologize for the IRS’ targeting of conservative groups, criticizing the Obama administration’s decision to “not profile terrorists but profile Continue Reading
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Politics aside: Patrick Oliphant’s artwork takes a different direction
May 10–It has been 49 years since Santa Fe resident Patrick Oliphant moved to the United States from his native Australia, and through the decades since he has documented the governmental vagaries of his adopted country Continue Reading