- October 16, 2008 • 2:10 pm PDT
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President Kennedy famously declared during his inauguration speech that we should ask ourselves what we can do for our country. National service...
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For two weeks we've been publishing primers about the important items on the California ballot. Today we present the culmination of that effort.

Obama wants the most economically beneficial playing field, but hasn't yet imagined a different game.

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Do you remember when The Atlantic ran that (kind of) bold, probing cover story that asked, "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" Well, as it turns...
Ken Lewis, CEO of Bank of America, the failing bank in which U.S. government is now the largest shareholder, decided it would be a good idea to...
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