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It is hard to forget the Atalissa Boys, especially when the ugliness repeats. Four men with intellectual disabilities were recently …
So I’m out of the office this week, investigating the claim that people actually want to spend more time with …
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has joined the Iowa caucuses’ pantheon of pander. He’ll be presented with the coveted Golden …
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