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Column: Even without reaching 54.5 mpg, fuel economy improvements a good thing
Depending on what news you were reading, Aug. 27 might be a strong indicator as to whom you will vote for come November. The opening day of the Republican National Convention, President Barack Obama announced he finalized his plan to raise Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency to 54.5 mpg by 2025.
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Column: Google made right decision with restricted video
As violence continues to spread throughout the Arab and Muslim world over an inflammatory YouTube video, Google Inc., the site’s parent company, has been scrambling to try and determine its role in advancing the violence or subduing it.
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Column: Last legs of campaign can decide race
“It’s over for Mitt Romney.” If you paid any attention to the news this past week, that was the refrain bandied across cable channels and the front pages of newspapers.
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Column: Why words are just words and Muslims don’t have the right to not be offended
Do we have the right not to be offended? In today’s world of hyper-political correctness and nearly instantaneous communication, it’s hard to miss an offensive statement made publicly.
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Column: Don’t get creeped out easily if you want to meet people
Someone I barely know contacted me the other day, and it creeped me out a little bit. I had just met her a few days earlier, and she said “Hi” to me on Facebook. Immediately I thought she was crazy.
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Column: U.S. on road to divided government
This upcoming presidential election will not be defined by the victory of Obama or Romney. Rather, the congressional elections are what matter most.
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Column: Occupational contradictions
Monday marked the one-year anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York City, and protestors celebrated the event with songs, parades and blockades around the island of Manhattan, a spectacle that resulted in approximately 180 arrests for disorderly conduct.
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Column: Not such a stretch to see that Libya attacks were planned
It seems as if the world is talking about the violence and protests in the Middle East. With so much news flying around, it can be difficult to make sense of what is going on.
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Column: The power of Pigovian taxes
If you’ve filled up at the pump recently, you probably were reminded how much it costs to drive. But all the gas, insurance, repairs and other things you pay for are not the only costs of driving.
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