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Democrats may tax health benefits - The Boston Globe WASHINGTON - In the last month of the presidential campaign, it was one of Barack Obama and Joe Biden’s strongest attack lines: John McCain, they warned, would “tax your healthcare benefits for the first time ever.”But now, some Congressional Democrats in charge of health reform are talking about doing just that. ... more

http://dagnyd.net/vichy.htm Welcome to Vichy America This was not just another election. The last time we had a presidential election, the Left tried to get a brazen traitor elected - namely John Kerry. This new President from the Left is even more than that. Obama was no traitor, because he never was really on our side in the first place. Obama was really a foreign candidate - in spirit, funding, and citizenship. Written by Dagny D’Anconia Friday, 28 November 2008 ... more

Out in California, they recalled 143 million pounds of tainted beef. That’s one triple-stacked burger at Wendy’s. A hundred forty three million pounds of tainted beef! I believe that’s the largest amount of tainted meat since Roger Clemens.” -David Letterman “John McCain seems reinvigorated. He has a new campaign slogan, ‘he’ll lead you into the 21st century.’ [...]... more

My friend Lee is ridiculously gorgeous. She is tall, and very slender, long-legged and narrow-hipped, absolutely lovely with a cloud of blonde hair, and just generally--gorgeous. Gorgeous was a word that was kind of invented for her. You are surprised, when you meet her, that anyone could be as pretty as she is in real life. And you are lucky to have met her, because she is funny and warm, confident and hilarious and fun. You can’t imagine her ever having a moment of self-doubt, because w... more

Richard Price Week gets extended some more now that his new novel, LUSH LIFE, hits stores today: Michiko loved the book So did USA TODAY’s Carol Memmott As did Jerome Weeks James Mustich conducts a Q&A for the B&N Review Katherine Lanpher interviews him in podcast format for B&N Critical Mass finishes up their CLOCKERS retrospective with parts 2 and 3 of Mark Athitakis’s interview and a word from Scott Phillips and Rayfiq Abdellah Sam Anderson at New Yor... more

Our latest review is of Roberto Bolano’s Nazi Literature in the Americas, the fourth Reading the World 2008 title to be reviewed on Three Percent. This was highly anticipated and totally lives up to the hype. ... more

from my publisher: “Unfortunately the royalty statements reflect sell-in (which was great) rather than sell-thru (which has not been as great), so the next time you receive a statement, you may see a lower number, depending on returns.” glossary: sell-in — total number of books sent to bookstores sell-thru — total number of books sold by bookstores to consumers i figured something was amiss. the thing about blogs is that it’s easier to post... more