Ellen Goodman
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McCain misses point - we were misled into warJul 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Is it any wonder that John McCain was feeling a tad neglected? There was Barack Obama on a nine-day trip through eight countries with three network anchors and all John ...
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Do-it-yourself way to hurt the economyJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - I finally drew the line at a dinner invitation. My husband wanted to try a much-touted restaurant where they present you with a platter of raw foods and a hot pot. The p...
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A pact adults need to make to discourage teenage pregnancyJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Well now, isn't that a relief. The infamous "pregnancy pact" at Gloucester High School turns out to be an urban legend. The media mobs that descended on the fishing town...
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Breaking from the embrace of diversity at start of campaignMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Is there anyone who still remembers the folksy winter tableau? Eight Democratic candidates against the picturesque backdrop of Iowa and New Hampshire. It was a feel-good...
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Republicans not eager to see checks go out with equal payMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - By now the Tale of Lilly Ledbetter is beginning to sound like the Perils of Pauline or the Pre-Feminist Follies. At 70 years old, she's the star of a long-running drama ...
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Senior citizens keep Clinton's hopes alive in PennsylvaniaApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - By now there are so many sports metaphors littering the campaign coverage that it's hard to tell CNN from ESPN. The Pennsylvania primary not only had its wrestling match...
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Globalization of surrogate motherhood a disturbing trendApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - By now we all have a story about a job outsourced beyond our reach in the global economy. My favorite is about the California publisher who hired two reporters in India ...
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Generation gap makes for interesting debate in Clinton-Obama raceApr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - It seems the presidential primary season has outlived its welcome, rather like winter in northern New England where the snowdrifts have delayed our annual appointment wi...
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McCain candidacy evokes a touchy but needed debate on ageMar 27, 2008 11:00 pm - It was probably not wise for the 64-year-old Brit Hume to describe the 71-year-old John McCain as having a "senior moment." A blip would have been better. Or a gaffe. Or...
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A government rescue is hazardous, except for Bear StearnsMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - I don't know too many economists who get confused with preachers. But there are times when they talk about virtue and temptation as if they were free-market holy rollers...