I was fleeced by Madoff
The financial guru's Ponzi scheme cost me 30 years of retirement savings. How could he do this to me -- and why did I let him?
Preparing to deploy -- again; an ex-wrestler assesses "The Wrestler"; Larry King -- back off!; the poetry of Ghostface Killah; My Little Pony obsession; and much more.
Wednesday, Jan. 07, 2009
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No wonder Don Larsen was perfect
Not really, but the rebroadcast of his 1956 gem showed that hitters back then were a different, lesser breed than today's sluggers
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Will the salmon be back in 2009?
Climate change may help explain the historic collapse of the species. Yet ocean experts see signs that idle fishermen can fire up their boats again
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I was fleeced by Madoff
The financial guru's Ponzi scheme cost me 30 years of retirement savings. How could he do this to me -- and why did I let him?
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The Holocaust memoir so heartwarming it had to be fake
Herman Rosenblat's concentration-camp romance duped Oprah, among many others. Why are we so eager to put a happy ending on a tragedy?
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The cheerful idiot
As the Current Occupant imagines his legacy emerging golden and shining in a hundred years after all of us are deceased, you and I go on
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What's your damage?
FX's scheming-lawyer drama "Damages" is back for a fast-paced, twisted sophomore season that might just be better than the first
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Since you asked ...
His money allowed him to deny he's an alcoholic
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"Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble!"
Yeah, the title totally hooked us, too
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Bateman: Ann Coulter on presidential assassins
Harry Smith talks to the pundit and learns that everything wrong in America is the fault of the left
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The K Chronicles
A series of unfortunate incidents
Tuesday, Jan. 06, 2009
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Dianne Feinstein, maverick
The California senator is suddenly bucking her party's leadership at every turn
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Polynesian chickens in Peru and other mysteries
Let's hear it for the top ten archaeological discoveries of 2007 -- more clues in the most complicated mystery ever written
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Discussing Israel/Gaza on right-wing talk radio
I had an unexpectedly substantive discussion of the Middle East and the "Islamic threat" on "The Hugh Hewitt Show" last night
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Is Caroline Kennedy "opting in"?
Despite what the New York Times Magazine argues, the wannabe senator's crass play for political power doesn't teach us much about moms reentering the workforce
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The Israel rules
America's support of the Gaza attack proves once again that our mythical image of Israel has blinded us to its faults -- a myopia with devastating consequences for both countries
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Still flailing in Katrina's wake
PBS's Frontline documentary "The Old Man and the Storm" tells a tale of adversity triumphing over one ordinary man
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How far should Obama go for GOP support?
Obama shouldn't sacrifice his stimulus plan's power trying for lots of GOP votes. Plus: Why Panetta is a great CIA choice
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Since you asked ...
I suffer from hair-pulling disorder
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This Modern World
Haven't you heard? It's the new era of post-partisan politics!
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The Holocaust memoir so sweet it had to be fake
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Will the salmon be back in 2009?
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- UN adviser: Asia should tap reserves to ease slump
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- Israel halts campaign for 3 hours for food aid
- European stocks take a pause from New Year rally
- EU calls for resumption gas supplies
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- Military confirms 3-hour lull in Gaza to allow aid
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- Jury may get ex-sheriff's case soon in California
- Thai economic ministers extend stimulus measures
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