Don't know if you read Kristof's piece, but it was more about sweatshops in the developing and third world than about Obama's—or any other president's—trade policies.

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The Works of Thomas Jefferson in Twelve Volumes. Federal Edition. Collected and Edited by Paul Leicester Ford.

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I always thought Calgon was the ancient Chinese secret.

I have a Mac Mini with WinXP installed using Boot Camp. I did that specifically so my sons could play games on it, and it's solid. Works great. No complaints.

Awesome!

You can remove the faux leather.

So you have time to buy a gift?

Does anybody really enforce speed limits from the air any more? I would imagine that the cost just doesn't make it worthwhile. I lived in VA for many years. I never went over the limit.

"England and America are two countries separated by a common language."

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When do we get to see the outtakes?

Does this help?

I see your Sharpie is bigger than mine.

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!

Yes, they are terribly polite up there.

You are correct. When I said "ability" I meant that true artists possess something the average person does not. The artistic "eye" or "sense" or some other tangible or intangible attribute that sets them apart. Think Jackson Pollock. Anybody can fling paint on a canvas, but somehow his flinging was artistic and…

I suppose that anything that gets people talking, or even thinking, can be called art. I'm not convinced that this counts as art, but who am I to say? Art doesn't have to be beautiful to be art, but I think the artist at least has to demonstrate an ability that the average person doesn't possess.

Not at all.