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Let's make this Christmas season more about “we” than “me”

Almost every single one of my 6th-graders wanted to be rich and famous. I was teaching middle-school math in New York City public, and one day I asked them, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” There were essentially four responses: 1. Rapper 2. Supermodel. 3. Professional …

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Why Jennifer Lawrence, 'Hunger Games' shouldn't be catching fire at the box office

“Catching Fire,” the second movie in the “Hunger Games” series, opens this weekend. We are likely to hear a lot about the acting, the film’s pacing, and even how the new director handled the sequel. But what ultimately gets a free pass is the brutal violence and cruelty being marketed …

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The media war over George W. Bush’s stent

From Benghazi to the health of former President George W. Bush, wild unsubstantiated assertions by the news media take the place of real reporting. Fox News is left to set the record straight, yet frequently it doesn’t get the credit it deserves. The stent placement in President Bush’s coronary artery …

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