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Twins win. No, really.

Twins win. No, really.

Since when is winning the pennant reason to feel like losers?
by Kevin Harter

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Nobel committee reacts to a sense of hope

Nobel committee reacts to a sense of hope

Obama's Peace Prize seems more about potential than accomplished fact.
by J. Brian Atwood

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Don't say this editor passed on; just say he died

Don't say this editor passed on; just say he died

After fighting euphemisms and redundancies for half a century, John Addington remained a nice guy.
by Stephen Ronald

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For the good that ACORN does, it deserves support

For the good that ACORN does, it deserves support

An ACORN official describes his first experience with the organization and his reasons for staying involved.
by Sherman Wilburn

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Minnesota should focus on protecting jobs

Minnesota should focus on protecting jobs

An economist dissents from the notion that there's not much a state can do to counter the effects of a national recession.
by Ann Markusen

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Alinsky rules, and not just among radicals

A veteran of classic community organizing looks at Saul Alinsky's influence in the age of ACORN.
by Tom O'Connell

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