A week of scandal and taxes

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First quarter GDP report disappoints

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The Deferential Spirit

The Choice by Bob Woodward Simon and Schuster, 462 pp., $26.00                                      …
PUBLISHED: Sept. 19, 1996
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Abnormal Returns

abnormalreturns January 5th, 2013 The weekend is a great time to catch up on some longer items that we passed up on during the week. Thanks for checking in. Investing Ten manager search and selection…
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t.co / Twitter

Twitter uses the t.co domain as part of a service to protect users from harmful activity, to provide value for the developer ecosystem, and as a quality signal for surfacing relevant, interesting…
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Between the fiscal cliff and the debt ceiling

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The Top 10 Longreads of 2012

9. The Semplica-Girl Diaries George Saunders | The New Yorker | October 8, 2012 | 35 minutes (8,979 words) A father uses his lottery winnings for an extravagant birthday party for his teenage…
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Lottery Winner Jack Whittaker's Losing Ticket

Jack Whittaker, a 55-year-old contractor from Scott Depot, W. Va., had worked his way up from backcountry poverty to build a water-and-sewer-pipe business that employed over 100 people. He was…
PUBLISHED: Dec. 13, 2012
LENGTH: 14 minutes (3604 words)

Notes on Writing a Novel

by Elizabeth BowenPlot.—Essential. The Pre-Essential. Plot might seem to be a matter of choice. It is not. The particular plot is something the novelist is driven to. It is what is left after…
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