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The government needs to set the rules of the game, but it is going too far in using the rescue plan to drive consolidation. Rik Hafer, director of the Office of Economic Education and Business Research at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, says that Washington should shore up confidence in the markets, not redesign them.
Were people listening when Colin Powell clearly stated his nuanced reasons for supporting Barack Obama? Why do people say his decision must have been based on race? Very seldom are things all or nothing, notes columnist Kira Hudson Banks. We usually have layers upon layers of reasons behind decisions.
In selecting Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, Sen. John McCain
failed the first test of his fitness to be president. According to an expert on the vice presidency, Joel Goldstein, Gov. Palin’s
campaign performance suggests that she probably is the most unqualified
vice presidential candidate on a major party ticket in recent history. 
According to columnist M.W. Guzy (right), he’s the rugged American individualist that generations of right-wing
theorists have sought to free from the burdens of union dues, medical
coverage, workmen’s compensation insurance, pension benefits and OSHA
health and safety regulations.
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Bill Ayers apologizes? Well, not really. And what he should be saying right now is thank you to Barack Obama for putting him back in the limelight. | Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune
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Has Obama really quit smoking? Maybe not: So he's not a superman. Neither are we. In a democracy, that is a good thing for ruler and ruled to know they have in common. | Michael Kinsley, Washington Post
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Can the Republican Party expand as long as it remains bound to religion? As Kathleen Parker says, the "Republican Party -- and conservatism with it -- eventually will die out unless religion is returned to the privacy of one's heart where it belongs." | Washington Post
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The totals are in in Florida. And the one with the most write in votes was Hillary Clinton with 234. Jesus got 23 votes, and Willie Nelson 1. Check out the entire list at Ben Smith's Blog. | Politico
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Obama sends mixed signals on transparency: Does he really want to apply sunlight to the often shadowy depths of the executive branch, or is it merely a very good marketing campaign? | Chris Soghoian/CNET
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Heading toward recovery? G-20 summit may not have solved the economic crisis, but it produced a good weekend of world that sets a basis. | The Economist
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev gave a state of the nation address the day after the U.S. election, which he said nothing about. He did refer to the United States as being to blame for two problems Russia would not back down from: war in Georgia and the world economic crisis. | The Economist
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The U.S.-Iraq strike into Syria is yet another dangerous step by the Bush administration. One must hope that the damage will be limited until George W. Bush goes back to his ranch in Texas. | The Daily Star, Lebanon
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Bombings throughout India should call the government to act agressively against terrorism. | The Times of India
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The tragedy of Rwanda erupts again in Congo. What needs to be done? | The Economist
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Tobacco settlement money up in smoke - well, not quite. In fact, Missouri's getting better. It's not 49 instead of 50 in the rankings of the amount of money states spend on tobacco-use prevention, according to the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. The state needs to do a lot better. | The Joplin Globe
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Three cheers for Wayne Goode. SE Missourian publishers says it's a critical time for Missouri's budget and Wayne Goode is the right person for the job. | Gary Rust
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Where's the support for real clean-coal technology? The Illinois Senate should pass a bill that would further research and development of an possible clean-coal plant at Taylorville. | State Journal Register, Springfield, IL
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Will Illinois listen to its comptroller? Dan Hynes says the state's backlog of unpaid bills has reached $4 billion. But what are state senators worrying about? A leadership battle. | Springfield State Journal-Register
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What will the administration of Gov. Jay Nixon mean for Missouri? The Kansas City Star also looks at initiatives that won and lost in that area.
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How did newspapers display the election result? Take a look at a selection. | Robb Montgomery
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What did the GOP do wrong? The Washington Post gathers thoughts from Ed Rogers, Carter Eskew, Alex Castellanos, Douglas Schoen, Linda Chavez, Geoff Garin, Greg Mueller and Dick Morris.
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Aftr an election - and before the political battled begin anew - Americans should have one response to the result: Hail to the Chief. | Michael Gerson, townhall.com
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Oh, oh, it looks as though Missouri's reputation as a bellwether state is about to go away. | Chris Suellentrop in The New York Times
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The United States just gave America an example of what democracy means and how to conduct an election. | Haaretz , Jerusalem
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Jazz with Jerome Harris
Video by Christian Cudnik
Jazz musician and educator Jerome Harris talks about the importance of teaching. See a larger version of this video and read a profile of Harris.
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M.W. Guzy notes that a case can be made that the financial problem started when Congress required credit-card companies to charge a minimum payment that actually included principal as well as interest. So, shouldn't Washington get to the root of the problem?
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In his much-maligned "malaise" speech, President Jimmy Carter spoke of a "crisis of the American spirit" and a Congress paralyzed by special interests. He warned that shared sacrifice had been "abandoned like an orphan without support and without friends." Those warnings hold true. The United States needs to come to terms with its lowered economic position and restore its moral leadership.
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Posted 5 p.m. Mon. Nov. 17 - This weekend, nearly a hundred St. Louisans, many of them high school students, will travel to Fort Benning, GA to protest the School of the Americas. Among its graduates are some of Latin America's most notorious dictators, guilty of some of the continent's most savage human rights violations. Rachel Heidenry, who participated in the protest while a student at Nerinx Hall and Bard College, describes the experience and took the photographs that accompany the story and are in a slideshow at the end of the article.
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The Big Three automakers may well be facing drastic, forced reorganization, but they do not have the same compelling case for a government bailout as the financial sector had. Business professor Anjan Thakor explains the difference.
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Time for a celebration!
Today is the 80th birthday of one of Hollywood's most beloved creations: Mickey Mouse !
..while yesterday was the 30th anniversary of something they'd rather not talk about: Star Wars, The Holiday Special .
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