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- Stimulus IdeaNo Social Security or Medicare tax for a year. Raise the retirement age by one year starting in 2014. Pure fiscal stimulus, no additional long-term debt. Copyright © 2009 This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in [...] […]David Bernstein
- “Night Lights” Classic Jazz Radio ProgramI recently discovered the “Night Lights” Classic Jazz Radio Program, an hour-long weekly jazz program produced by Indiana University’s public radio station. It’s marvelous, and there are five years’ worth of archives available on the web that you can listen to at any time. Each program focuses on a particular artist, particular period, and/or part […]Orin Kerr
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“Putative class action filed against University of Illinois over clout-in-admissions scandal; a contest challenges readers to come up with best arguments for dismissal.”
Does your entry have to rhyme? I think I could come up with something.
i’ll share this tip in this thread: http://www.abajournal.com/news/heller_bankruptcy_judge_offers_grammar_tips_questions_legal_bill/
painful 7 page letter by judge to lawyers including grammatical corrections.