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    The Supreme Court case Sullivan v. Florida demonstrates some of the flaws in our judicial system. 3) "Geezers Win! Geezers Win! The old-as-dirt New York Yankees take the 2009 World Series" by Tim Marchman. Old-timer Yankee veterans played an integral role in the team's World Series success. 4) "Schabowski Shrugged: The unanswered phone calls and misunderstood memos that helped bring down the Berlin Wall," by Michael Meyer. Full Article at Slate
    Geezers Win! Geezers Win! The old-as-dirt New York Yankees take the 2009 World Series
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  1. All Locked Up: Did Joe Sullivan, sentenced to life at 13, have a fair trial?
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  2. It's So Hard To Say I'm Sorry: The financial and personal ramifications that come when a doctor apologizes to a patient
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  3. What Ever Happened to the Amazon Rain Forest? Did we save it or what?
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  4. Bachmania: Michele Bachmann invites tea partiers to Washington for another swig
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  5. Schabowski Shrugged: The unanswered phone calls and misunderstood memos that helped bring down the Berlin Wall
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  6. The Sex Toy Talk: Should a 16-year-old tell her mother she wants a vibrator?
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  7. Awkward Suggestions: Let's have fun with the Google search box
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  8. Good Cop, Bad Cop? How do we make sure Afghan police officers aren't Taliban?
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  9. What Does It Look Like To Win a War on Terror?: In Sri Lanka, it's fewer suicide bombers, a real estate boom, and hundreds of thousands of Tamils still packed into overcrowded camps
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Recent Photos From The Wire

  1. U.S. President Barack Obama meets Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey (L) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington December 7, 2009.
  2. General Motors auto assembly workers Laura Mather and Jimmy Ruiz listen to an announcement about the Chevrolet Volt electric car during a news conference in Hamtramck, Michigan, December 7, 2009. General Motors Co will invest $336 million in a Detroit-area plant to produce its heavily anticipated Chevrolet Volt electric car beginning next. year, the No. 1 U.S. automaker said on Monday.
  3. Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (L) speaks next Spain's victorious Davis Cup team members (L-R)Tommy Robredo, Feliciano Lopez , Rafael Nadal , David Ferrer and Juan Carlos Ferrero at Madrid's Moncloa Palace December 7, 2009.
  4. Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo, seen, during a training session at the Velodrome Stadium, in Marseille, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. Real Madrid will face Marseille in a Champions League Group C soccer match on Tuesday.
  5. A view of the city of Johannesburg December 7, 2009.
  6. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey (L) speaks next to U.S. President Barack Obama in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington December 7, 2009.
  7. Real Madrid's Lassane Diarra attends a news conference in Marseille December 7, 2009. Real Madrid will face Olympique Marseille on Tuesday in their Champions League soccer match.
  8. Real Madrid's Royston Drenthe, center, Lassana Diarra, left, in action during a training session at the Velodrome Stadium, in Marseille, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. Real Madrid will face Marseille in a UEFA Champions League Group C soccer match on Tuesday.
  9. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 07: EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson speaks during a news conference on greenhouse gases at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters on December 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. Administrator Jackson announced that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions pose a danger to the public's health and welfare. In 2007 a Supreme Court decision the high court ordered the EPA to determine whether greenhouse gases qualify as a pollutant under the Clean Air Act.
  10. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 07: EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson speaks during a news conference on greenhouse gases at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters on December 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. Administrator Jackson announced that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions pose a danger to the public's health and welfare. In 2007 a Supreme Court decision the high court ordered the EPA to determine whether greenhouse gases qualify as a pollutant under the Clean Air Act.
  11. WOLFSBURG, GERMANY - DECEMBER 07: Paul Scholes of Manchester United attends a press conference at the Volkswagen Arena on December 7, 2009 in Wolfsburg, Germany. Manchester United will face VFL Wolfsburg in their last Champions League group B match on Tuesday.
  12. BERN, SWITZERLAND - DECEMBER 07: Vitali Klitschko attends a press conference on December 07, 2009 in Bern, Switzerland. The WBC Heavyweight Championship fight between Vitali Klitschko of Ukraine and Kevin Johnson of the United States will take place at the Finance Arena on December 12, 2009 in Bern, Switzerland.
  13. Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo, left, runs with French forward Karim Benzema, during a training session at the Velodrome Stadium, in Marseille, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. Real Madrid will face Marseille in a Champions League Group C soccer match on Tuesday.
  14. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 07: EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson walks away after speaking during a news conference on greenhouse gases at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters on December 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. Administrator Jackson announced that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions pose a danger to the public's health and welfare. In 2007 a Supreme Court decision the high court ordered the EPA to determine whether greenhouse gases qualify as a pollutant under the Clean Air Act.
  15. Pearl Harbor survivor Allen Bodenlos, right, speaks with Rob Barnez about his experience during the attack on Pearl Harbor before the start of the 68th anniversary ceremony of the attack at Pearl Harbor, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009 at Pearl Harbor Naval Base in Honolulu. Bodenlos, who served in the US Army, was on the naval base the day of the surprise attack.
  16. WOLFSBURG, GERMANY - DECEMBER 07: Paul Scholes of Manchester United attends a press conference at the Volkswagen Arena on December 7, 2009 in Wolfsburg, Germany. Manchester United will face VFL Wolfsburg in their last Champions League group B match on Tuesday.
  17. Real Madrid's French forward Karim Benzema, right, challenges with Royston Drenthe, left, and Mahamadou Diarra, during a training session at the Velodrome Stadium, in Marseille, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. Real Madrid will face Marseille in a Champions League Group C soccer match on Tuesday.
  18. Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, center, challenges with Royston Drenthe, left, and Mahamadou Diarra, during a training session at the Velodrome Stadium, in Marseille, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. Real Madrid will face Marseille in a UEFA Champions League Group C soccer match on Tuesday.