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...jitters when you played your last game a week ago,” Weintraub said. “When the other team misses serves too, it’s easy to slack off. It’s unfortunate when you return the favor, but we were able to turn it around in the third...
...organizing an equal-marriage suit in Iowa, gay-rights groups demonstrated a remarkable understanding of who Midwesterners really are. Marriage Equality USA, discussing the significance of the Iowa decision, explains that “we know in our hearts, it is only a matter of time for America to turn its back on this history of discrimination against same-sex couples.” We’ve known it in our heartland for a while...
Imagine taking out a life-insurance policy, not on yourself, but on a sick man who lives down the street. That way, if he dies, you’ll be sure to turn a profit. This is but one of many bizarre features in the world of credit default swaps—a financial instrument that crippled our global economy. While many different events and policies contributed to the financial crisis, it is safe to point a finger at credit default swaps. The U.S. government should decisively regulate these complex financial instruments...
From the outpost we hiked up the mountain face back to Restrepo. The surge of adrenaline and endorphins meant that I didn't even notice a journey that on previous attempts had left me panting at every turn in the switchback trail. I had sweated through my Kevlar. It felt like I had sweated through my plates. It had taken little more than an hour to move from Loi Kolay back to Restrepo, but it felt like days. Within an hour, though, we were back on the move. One of the soldiers, Private first class Matthew Fowler, 24, had ripped...
...much water while ripping apart too many forests, and warning that the vital liquid could become the next commodity nations are fighting over with tanks and bombers. But it is hard for most people to appreciate quite how valuable a simple thing like water is - until the taps turn off. (See pictures of the contentious politics of water in Central Asia...