Manny just looking out for No. 1

SI.com

Manny Ramirez singled in his first at bat Saturday for the White Sox, now 4-0 since his arrival. AP BOSTON -- It's time Manny Ramirez deserved some credit. He's more shrewd than naïve. He's more aloof than unaware. His eccentricities and generally ...

Earlier cutoff date to enter kindergarten a step closer in California

Los Angeles Times

A bill that would require pupils entering kindergarten to reach 5 by Sept. 1 and that would create another level of instruction for younger children was passed by the Legislature and awaits the governor's signature. Carmina Gonzalez reads with her ...

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Lawrence H. White: The Wirtschaftswunder: Another Look

Wall Street Journal

Germany has cut government spending and its economy is growing smartly. It's not the first time that market-friendly policies have led the nation out of crisis. By LAWRENCE H. WHITE Earlier this summer George Soros and some leading Keynesian economists ...

Author leaving home next to Palin

msnbc.com

Dan Joling / AP Joe McGinniss, who is working on a book on former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, poses Friday at the home he rented next to Palin's home in Wasilla, Alaska, for three months on Lake Lucille. By DAN JOLING ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Sarah Palin can ...

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Beck and Palin's mysterious 9/11 event: 5 theories

The Week Magazine

Nobody's sure what Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin are planning for their Sept. 11 joint appearance in Alaska. But the pundits are sure busy guessing Some expect Palin and Beck will have big announcements when they appear together on 9/11. ...

Why God Did Not Create the Universe

Wall Street Journal

According to Viking mythology, eclipses occur when two wolves, Skoll and Hati, catch the sun or moon. At the onset of an eclipse people would make lots of noise, hoping to scare the wolves away. ...

As Stadiums Vanish, Their Debt Lives On

New York Times

William T. Cahill, left, the New Jersey governor in 1971, with Wellington Mara, center, the owner of the Giants; and Sonny Werblin, chairman of the state's sports authority. By KEN BELSON It's the gift that keeps on taking. The old Giants Stadium, ...

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Venezuela introduces Cuba-like food card

MiamiHerald.com

Presented by President Hugo Chávez as an instrument to make shopping for groceries easier, the ``Good Life Card'' is making various segments of the population wary because they see it as a furtive attempt to introduce a ...