Saturday, April 7, 2012

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Surprise! You owe another $54 billion

"Previous legislators and previous governors even awarded taxpayer funded health insurance benefits to themselves and 82,000 retirees, where 90 percent of them pay nothing on their insurance premiums. This lack of fiscal accountability has cost us dearly today."

Have a good online security question? Zorn: Have a good online security question?

The woman on the other end of the line was matter-of-fact. "Who is your favorite actor?" she asked.

The liberal attack on the court Chapman: The liberal attack on the court

Back in the 1960s, conservatives angry at the U.S. Supreme Court's rulings under its liberal chief justice put up billboards with the message: "Impeach Earl Warren." Today, you can order T-shirts and buttons with an updated demand: "Impeach John Roberts."

Today's columnists

The vanishing encyclopedia The vanishing encyclopedia

Almost 250 years after it first appeared, the Encyclopaedia Britannica is ceasing its print edition. This signals the end not just of a venerable print reference, but perhaps the end of the encyclopedia itself — and with it the end of how vast realms of knowledge have been transmitted for generations.

An old narrative that never dies Page: An old narrative that never dies

Hollywood's version of Harper Lee's brilliant novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" turns 50 this year, offering President Barack Obama a rare opportunity. For once, he can venture near the touchy topics of race and justice without risking too much of a political backlash.


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