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Meet the Lone GOP Rep to Vote for House Bill

La. freshman Cao cites district's health woes, abortion concession

4 hours, 6 minutes ago

 Afghans Cool to 
 US Troop Increase 

Doubting Taliban can be defeated, they want foreigners out

Nov 7, 09 7:34 AM CST
FORT HOOD SHOOTING

 Hasan Cleaned House, 
 Gave Much to Neighbors 

Suspect said he was Iraq-bound, offered mattress, food, clothes

Nov 6, 09 7:00 PM CST
DAVID BROOKS

 Voters Seek—But 
 Don't Find—Safety 


Independents flee Dems to avoid 'turmoil and risk'

Nov 6, 09 10:56 AM CST
PAUL KRUGMAN

Dems Will Regret Not Being Bolder on Economy

Voter backlash is about failure to lower unemployment

Nov 6, 09 6:48 AM CST
FORT HOOD SHOOTING

Gunman Hasan a Lifelong Muslim, Devout Soldier

He counseled returning soldiers with PTSD

Nov 5, 09 11:20 PM CST
CHECK, PLEASE

 Biggest Restaurant 
 No-Nos, Part 2 

Owner offers another 50 ways to please guests, keep job

Nov 5, 09 1:30 PM CST

14 Charged as Galleon Insider Trading Case Widens

Feds finger Rajaratnam associates, lawyer

Nov 5, 09 1:13 PM CST

 'Naughty' Mickey Hits the Wii 

Disney dares to reimagine him for new generation

Nov 5, 09 11:14 AM CST

Spas Meet Surgery, Results Not Always Pretty

Hybrid medical spas face increasing scrutiny after death

Nov 5, 09 10:41 AM CST

 GOP Health Plan 
 Would Leave 
 52M Uninsured 

Bill saves some money, expands coverage by only 3M

Nov 5, 09 7:50 AM CST

Beck Pulls an Oprah, Pushing Thriller Writers

'It's almost conservative porn,' Fox host says
of one novel

Nov 5, 09 7:43 AM CST
PROFILE

 In Health Battle, 
 Dick Armey Rides Again 

Ex-House leader strides back onto national stage over health care

Nov 5, 09 3:10 AM CST
GAIL COLLINS

 Votes 
 Weren't 
 About 
 Obama 

Prez shouldn't lose  sleep over defeated lackluster Dems

Nov 5, 09 1:50 AM CST

Shortage of Seasonal Flu Vaccine Looms

Supplies running low, manufacturers
can't make more

Nov 5, 09 1:19 AM CST



 Michelle Pushes 
 Healthy Meals 
 —on Iron Chef 

First lady will guest on Food Network competition's season opener

Nov 4, 09 11:54 AM CST

 
Dog 'Scent Lineups' Called Stupid Pet Tricks

False convictions raise doubts about police use of sniffing dogs

Nov 4, 09 8:45 AM CST

Iraqis Swear by Pricey, Useless Bomb Detectors

US forces say handheld device is no better than a magic wand

Nov 4, 09 7:36 AM CST

 China OKs Shanghai Disney 

Theme park deal green-lighted after decades of talks

Nov 4, 09 4:40 AM CST
ANALYSIS

 GOP 2nd Wind 
 Doesn't Mean 
 Smooth Sailing 

Party back from last year's beating but upheaval still likely

Nov 4, 09 3:09 AM CST

Triad Trial Exposes
Chinese Corruption

Tycoons, party officials snared in Chongqing crackdown

Nov 4, 09 2:12 AM CST
ELECTION DAY

 Bloomberg Wins 3rd NYC Term 

$100 million of own money keeps independent on top

Nov 3, 09 8:45 PM CST

 How the Onion 
 Writes Headlines 

New book Our Front Pages explores the evolution

Nov 3, 09 1:02 PM CST

 FTC Takes on 'Free' 
 Credit Report Minstrels 

Latest showdown between Feds and credit bureau goes viral

Nov 3, 09 10:44 AM CST


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Off the Grid a Michael Wolff Newser Column

Galleon Scandal: Shocked, Shocked by Insider Trading

5
Nov 6, 09 | 9:26 AM BY Michael Wolff

How is it that we get a major insider trading scandal every two decades or so? The last big one, which ultimately ensnarled Michael Milken, the legendary junk bond king, happened in the late eighties. The current one, with a mass of arrests yesterday, threatens the hedge fund industry. It seems reasonable to assume from the intermittent decades of prosecution that this particular sort of financial larceny is quite a rare bird and when it rears its head the Feds pounce.... More »

Rupert Murdoch Is Mad but Cute

10
Nov 5, 09 | 8:41 AM BY Michael Wolff

The Wall Street Journal was a great paper. It is still a pretty great paper but it is not the great Wall Street Journal.... More »

Skype Lives!

15
Nov 4, 09 | 8:33 AM BY Michael Wolff

I follow entrepreneurial dramas the way other people follow sports (did somebody win the World Series?). In these comedies, tragedies,... More »

Why the GOP Will Rise Again

25
Nov 3, 09 | 9:11 AM BY Michael Wolff

The strange business that is going on in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, which occupies some other universe than the one... More »

Sarah Palin and Levi Johnston: How They Took America

21
Nov 2, 09 | 8:40 AM BY Michael Wolff

Of all the outcomes of the 2008 presidential election, the strangest, beyond the rise of Sarah Palin herself, is the success of Levi Johnston.... More »

Why the Media Is Taking So Long to Die

17
Oct 30, 09 | 9:21 AM BY Michael Wolff

I participated the other night in an oddly formal, anglophilic, Oxford-style, for-and-against-the-proposition debate on the topic of (you... More »

How the Internet Got Lost and Why Google’s GPS Won’t Show Us the Way Out

11
Oct 29, 09 | 8:58 AM BY Michael Wolff

I had lunch yesterday with my old friend and former colleague, Chip Bayers, who, 15 years ago this week, after having left my fledgling... More »

Pot Will Save Us

39
Oct 28, 09 | 11:10 AM BY Michael Wolff

Wow. Pot. Just like that, on its way to being legalized. Well, just like that after 50 years or so. In order to save itself from financial... More »

Is Obama a Sleaze?

31
Oct 27, 09 | 8:58 AM BY Michael Wolff

So it turns out there’s a reason the president hasn’t wrapped up health care or Iraq, figured out Afghanistan, closed Guantanamo,... More »

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