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March 2010
What She Wore to the Revolution

2010: Dividing legislators and laymen, the health care debate brought out the blue and red in everyone. But on the night the reform passed, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wore purple, a sartorial touch suggesting a hope for reconciliation and compromise. Despite the conciliatory hue of Pelosi's Sunday suit, the debate... ...

Let’s Be Honest

2010: The media takedown of Governor Patterson, which at first seemed tepid but is now building to a roiling boil, revealed this week that the governor enjoyed (and lied about) a perk which many New Yorkers might consider the most the most egregious use of power in the Empire... ...

Cautionary Tales

2010: An immigration case in Tennessee has gained national attention because of an educational right that many American families have taken advantage of—the right to homeschool. A German family is claiming asylum in the U.S. in order to teach their children themselves, which is illegal in their home country.... ...

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