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Burying Tsarnaev
Tamerlan Tsarnaev was a terrorist. Tamerlan Tsarnaev committed an evil act. Tamerlan Tsarnaev is finally buried—in a Muslim Cemetery in Virginia. But his burial does not undo the controversy about burying him. It took almost two weeks and the appeal of law enforcement before, as the police statement put it, “… a courageous and compassionate…
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Indian Tribes And Pay-Day Loans
Indian Tribes have long been in the gambling business owning casinos in several states. Now in California they are getting into the pay-day loan business. Given their sovereignty they’ve been able to prevail over state authorities and unless the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau gets involved, will continue to have their way. In some cases,…
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$100,000 a Year Drugs
Gleevec, a cancer drug often used to treat chronic myeloid leukemia, costs above $100,000 a year. Now over 100 specialists from 15 countries specializing in this cancer have written Novartis, the drug’s manufacturer and other pharmaceuticals, in an attempt to persuade them to bring the cost down. They put forth the idea that such a…
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