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By PAUL KRUGMAN

There’s a famous Norman Rockwell painting titled “Freedom of Speech,” depicting an idealized American town meeting. The painting, part of a series illustrating F.D.R.’s “Four Freedoms,” shows an ordinary citizen expressing an unpopular opinion. His neighbors obviously don’t like what he’s saying, but they’re letting him speak his mind.Read more »

Tonight, ABC News will host "Prescription for America," a discussion with President Obama about his plans to reform the health care system. Critics have charged that Obama's proposal to enact a new public health insurance plan to compete directly with private insurers would lead to a "government takeover" of the health care system.Read more »

Tonight, ABC News will host "Prescription for America," a discussion with President Obama about his plans to reform the health care system. Critics have charged that Obama's proposal to enact a new public health insurance plan to compete directly with private insurers would lead to a "government takeover" of the health care system.Read more »

While the Baker-Hamilton report from the Iraq Study Group dominates the news in recent weeks with its rebuke of the colossal mess the United States has made in Iraq, there is another report released at the end of October -- even more vital in its import -- that has gone virtually unnoticed
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This weekend, citizens from around the world will tune into one of the biggest concert events in history. Live Earth, organized under the leadership of former Vice President Al Gore, will hold concerts in seven cities around the globe, broadcast through multiple outlets that organizers estimate will reach an audience of two billion people.

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Among the many issues voters need to consider in this campaign is this vital fact: The next president is likely to appoint several Supreme Court justices. Those choices will determine the future of the law, and of some of Americans' most cherished rights.

From The New York Times