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Today’s Music: Gustav Mahler, Joe Zawinul, Ringo Starr

Composer/conductor Gustav Mahler was born today in 1860 (d. 1911). A sampling of his compositions: Jazz keyboardist and composer Joe Zawinul was born this day in 1932 (d. 2007). As well as composing the Cannonball Adderly pop hit “Mercy, Mercy, … Continue reading

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The GOP Elite: We’re Only In It For The Money

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Today’s Quotes: The Fire This Time … and Next

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Health Care by the Numbers

…and why we should expand Medicare to cover all of us to save money.

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Weird Pix: What Our Ancestors Thought Was Racy

Postcards from more than a century ago:

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Cartoons at the Random for July 6, 2012

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Today’s Music: Bill Haley, Della Reese, Gene Chandler, Nanci Griffith

The first King of Rock ‘n’ Roll — he predated Elvis — Bill Haley was born today in 1925 (d. 1981). In 1953, a year before Elvis Presley was recorded by Sam Phillips at Sun Records in Memphis, Bill Haley … Continue reading

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The Republican Love Clinic

Will a majority of Americans fall for the old GOP line again in 2012?

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Weird Words Illustrated for July 5, 2012

Presented without comment.

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Cartoons: 4th of July Hangovers

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