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A bizarre and tragic story unfolded yesterday in Ohio. A man released over forty wild animals into an unsuspecting community before apparently committing suicide.  Schools were canceled, everyone was warned to stay inside their homes while police hunted and killed the released animals.

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I like a joke as much as the next guy, but is our nation in the mood to laugh?

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It appears that the baton has been passed at the Metropolitan Orchestra.

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A bigger story than who won the election to become the next chancellor of Cambridge University, was who was in the running.

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Yippy ti yi yo, get along little doggies.

You know that the Kremlin will be your new home.

Enlightening story about the state of our economy.

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A young man tragically ended his own life when his privacy was so cruelly invaded. Ironically, in an attempt to seek justice, the court seeks to invade the privacy of of his companion by ordering him to reveal his name to defense attorneys.

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As general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, with a – you have to spend money to make money philosophy, Peter Gelb managed to reverse the economic trend and balance the Opera House budget in a tough economy.

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When Mr Langella is good, he’s very good, but when he’s bad, he’s even better. And the times thinks he in triumphantly bad as Gregor Antonescu in the revival of Terence Rattigan’s “Man and Boy” playing through Nov 27th at the American Airlines Theater.

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Swedish Poet wins Nobel Prize in Literature.

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Labeled  the Merchant of Death, Soghanalian lived a long and prosperous life.

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The genius co-founder of Apple Computer passed away yesterday from complications of pancreatic cancer. Together with his high school buddy and just a few thousand dollars in his parent garage, he built the largest company in the US (briefly overtaking Exxon) and changed the way we live. He was 56.

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Another Jersey guy, Albert Einstein, theorized that a clock in a gravitational field runs more slowly according to the gravitational time dilation. Christie’s 15 minutes did seem to last an eternity.

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An Italian jury found police to have botched the collection and testing of forensic evidence that helped to convict Amanda Knox of the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher.

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While the Solyndra bankruptcy serves to highlight a weak link in governments ability to invest in private industry, partisans will look to throw the baby out with the solar heated bath water and score political points against Obama’s green agenda.

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Forget politics and enjoy the baseball!

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A healthy and happy New Year to my Jewish friends.

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Has anyone in the history of pulp and ink ever made as much news for what they’re not going to do?

watch the denials courtesy of Politico

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Same as the old boss,… quite literally, the same, I mean exactly the same.

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Hard to believe that somewhere in the world, banks were even more reckless in mortgage lending than their US counterparts but that’s what’s being reported about Spain’s banking industry.

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President Obama and the United States have been relegated to bystanders as UN marches toward statehood vote.

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Creator of the beloved Ziggy character, Tom Wilson passed away on Friday, He was 80.

read his NYT Obit.

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Most agree with the concept of fairness, until you give specifics, then it’s a matter of perspective.

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One time leader of the IMF and French presidential hopeful, admits error but not crime.

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As the UN vote draws near, the US is desperate to keep the match away from the powder keg.

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Note: I’m taking a long weekend be back on Monday with my morning doodle.

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As the spotlight exposes Perry and his views, on a stage with Bachmann, Gingrich and Paul, Romney looks more and more like the last man standing in the G.O.P. race.

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In a tape released yesterday by Mother Jones Magazine , republican governor Chris Christie claimes that democrat NJ Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver made a back room deal to get Republicans to support her speakership after she supported cuts to public-workers benefits. Oliver denies it.

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Email, faxes, online bill paying and huge deficits might do what snow, rain, heat, and gloom of night could not – keep the U.S. Postal Service from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.

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The morbid price of fame.
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Japan’s sixth prime minister in five years will get a chance to turn his fiscal conservative rhetoric into policy when he attempts to deal with Japan’s ballooning debt.

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The government believes the outcome would be fewer choices, higher prices and a lower quality of service for consumers. I agree.

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Michele Bachmann

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Is God punishing us for voting for Obama?

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The lineman is king across the eastern seaboard as Hurricane Irene left millions without power. We lost power for 14.5 hours, returning last night about 6:00 pm. The best tip we received going into the storm was to fill freezer bags with water and put them in the freezer. Once we lost power we moved the frozen bags into the fridge to keep our food from spoiling. It worked like a charm – we even celebrated the power returning with a cold beer.
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