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  Life Lesson - He took a gig with Teach for America in New Orleans and ended up working for FEMA

  New OrleansIf things were normal in Louisiana right now, Colin Reingold would be living a made-for-Showtime inspirational movie. The tall, blond, bearded Yale grad, 25, had been on a typically meandering post-college path. First, he did a year abroa...

  by Anya Kamenetz on December 13, 2005

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  Tortured Logic - McCain-Bush deal has a big loophole

  The McCain-Bush accommodation on torture may well turn out to be a disappointment to those who thought that, at long last, the government would embrace a simple, clear ban on torture. Instead, the actual agreement is loaded with coded phraseology tha...

  by James Ridgeway with Michael Roston on December 13, 2005

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  Jack Anderson: An Appreciation - The muckraking outsider never gave a damn about entree

  Former columnist and muckraker Jack Anderson died on Saturday, quietly at his home. He was 83 years old, and suffering from Parkinson's. From Joe McCarthy to Richard Nixon, he took them all on. Despite all his shortcomings, when it came to his j...

  by Murray S. Waas on December 13, 2005

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  EPA Screws New York - New plan for cleaning up 9-11 toxins worse than the old one

  Just four months ago, on the fourth anniversary of 9-11, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sent a message to New Yorkers: Trust us. At the time, the agency was locked in a debate with dozens of people who live and work in Lower Manhattan ove...

  by Kristen Lombardi on December 13, 2005

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  Selling Kurdistan - With the rest of Iraq descending into civil war, Kurds hard-sell their state within a state

  Erbil, IraqFor days leading up to the December 15 federal elections, this northern city hosts what is probably the world's biggest round-the-clock outdoor party. Kurds in traditional dressthe men in drab trousers and tunics, the women in colorful...

  by David Axe on December 13, 2005

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  Bill Weld's School Daze - The GOP candidate's troubled term at a construction training college

  The saga of William Weld's sojourn to Kentucky to run a for-profit vocational college where students were taught mainly through online computer classes makes an even more intriguing rsum listing for the would-be leader of the Empire State than has...

  by Tom Robbins on December 13, 2005

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  Giuliani Pal - Weld's brain trust

  A few months after Rudy Giuliani established himself as a private business consultant, he announced that he'd signed on as chairman of the advisory board for an investment firm run by former Massachusetts governor William Weld, his old pal from thei...

  by Tom Robbins on December 13, 2005

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  The History of Rudy - Giuliani's files are (mostly) back in public hands. Why did they leave in the first place?

  Twas the night before Christmas four years ago when outgoing mayor Rudolph Giuliani cut an unusual agreement with his own government. Instead of handing his official City Hall papers to the municipal archives, as most mayors do when they leave office...

  by Jarrett Murphy on December 13, 2005

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  Foul Play - Raw sewage continues to pour into the city's waterways

  Think about snow, but remember the rain. Last October's days of torrential downpour produced dozens of rain-soaked newspaper photos and tons of factoidsif it had been snowfall, there would have been over 110 inches of it. It also resulted in the dum...

  by Marcelle Hopkins and Courtney Reimer on December 13, 2005

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  The Slippery Slope - Is there enough oil? Or is there just enough oil to keep the Bush regime going?

  American resolve to make the world safe for Western democracy will increasingly depend on economic control of oil. To that end, the U.S. is locked in feverish competition with China for the remaining oil and gas resources in Central Asia and the Mid...

  by James Ridgeway on December 13, 2005

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  Wretch-Stained Ink - Facing the offal truth about Bush's propaganda machinery

  Most of the time these days, when I scour the "media" looking for a sign of hope about mankind, I inevitably trip over a discouraging spew of waste matter passing as news of importance. Historically, the name we give this offal is propaganda. Its spe...

  by Sydney H. Schanberg on December 13, 2005

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  Shivering on 36th Street in Sunset Park

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  Holiday Fear - Jewcy juices up Hanukkah with Triumph and Perry Farrell; Santacon gets Scenic busted

  As a guilt-ridden ex-Catholic Italian American I'd always hoped to qualify for honorary Jew status. Alas, friend and writer Rob Levine, a/k/a Super Jew, says I'm not neurotic enough, to which I say, "Oy vey." In an attempt to ratchet up honorary ...

  by Tricia Romano on December 13, 2005

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  Single-Malt Scotch Anyone: Welcome to Aging Hipster Heaven

  Let's face it: Williamsburg folks deserve even more options when it comes to places to drink. Luckily, Sean O'Rourke and friends have rushed to their rescue, opening a cozy pub just off the Graham Avenue stop. Being an Englishman of Irish descent, O'...

  by Ken Switzer on December 13, 2005

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  Extra! Jews Eat Chinese Food, Watch Movies on Christmas Day!

  For those who don't celebrate Christmas, December 25 is a day of luxurious boredom. The options are limited: sleep, go to the movies, or carry in Chinese. For the past three years, Makor, a bastion of "Jewishisms," as one employee put it, has provide...

  by Rachel Aviv on December 13, 2005

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  Busted for Iboga - Ibogaine enthusiasts get bad vibes from conspiracy arrests

  A Wyoming couple was jailed recently on federal charges of conspiracy to import ibogainean illegal hallucinogenic drug reputed to be a miracle cure for addictionsending a wave through the so-called ibogaine underground. According to a DEA agent's ...

  by Aina Hunter on December 13, 2005

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  Letters

  Letter of the Week Cultural cutbacks I am appalled that the Voice has decided to cut back its dance coverage to half a page. Cultural news, events, and information are primary reasons New Yorkers read the Voiceand dance is an area that people d...

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  Horoscope

  ARIES (March 21April 19): Happy Holy Daze, Aries! I've been meditating on the perfect holiday gift for you. What symbolic item might inspire you to take maximum advantage of the cosmic currents in 2006? And the answer is: The Daughter of Jacob Meye...

  by Rob Brezsny on December 13, 2005

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  Trains Stood Still: A Desolate Manhattan

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  by Sarah Ferguson on December 13, 2005

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  Strike Coverage: Brooklyn Bridge Not Built for Crowds - Famous Span Swayed During Exodus for 2003 Blackout

  Who knows how many commuters trudged over the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan todayor how many were on the span at any given time. With New York City transit workers on strike, commuters had no choice but to set out on foot. The hordes were thick eno...

  on December 13, 2005