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MSNBC: Don't expose Muslim atrocities

Harvard professor doesn't want 'fuel' against Islam revealed

By Colin Flahrety

MSNBC’s new golden girl was in a pickle: If someone sees a black person committing rape or...

Does organic food turn people into jerks?


By Diane Mapes

Renate Raymond has encountered her fair share of organic food snobs, but a recent trip to a Seattle market left her feeling like...

Mike’s immigrant plan to save cities

By DAVID SEIFMAN City Hall Bureau Chief

Ratcheting up his controversial proposal for revitalizing America’s cities, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday suggested that...

There are a number of differences between Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) founder and CEO Michael Dell and Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Among them is that Zuckerberg holds shares that allow him to control his board and the firm’s decisions absolutely. Michael Dell only owns 13% of the shares in the firm he started. The difference allows the Dell...