Topic: Jimmy Stewart
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Christmas movie trivia: Take the quiz
For some, the holiday season isn't complete until the family has viewed "White Christmas" and sung along with the Irving Berlin classics. Or how about a little Jimmy Stewart in "It's a Wonderful Life?" How well do you know Scrooge, Charlie Brown, and the Grinch? Take our trivia quiz.
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The Circle Bastiat
What Bernanke gets wrong about the gold standard
The redistribution created by the Fed’s monetary pumping actually weakens the economy over time as real savings is squandered on malinvestments. With gold as money, real production and savings is stimulated. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke doesn't understand that.
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Vox News
Clint Eastwood isn't endorsing Obama? How that doesn't detract from the ad.
Hollywood endorsements don't always work, but they can matter, especially if the message is perceived as authentic and the celebrity is respected. Like Clint Eastwood.
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11/22/63
Stephen King whisks readers back to 1963 in a piece of time-traveling historical fiction that asks: What if JFK had survived?
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Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks star in 'Larry Crowne': movie review
Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks fail to generate much chemistry in this romantic comedy about the affable, jobless Larry Crowne, who goes back to school to improve his prospects. Julia Roberts plays one of his instructors.
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Senate reform: Tame the filibuster beast – and make government work again
The exploding use of the filibuster by Republicans and Democrats in recent years has ground Congress to a halt. Just a few simple changes would make filibusters the exception, not the rule.
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Decoder Wire
The scoop on what really occurs at swearing-in for new members of Congress
The swearing-in of new members of Congress can be a moving scene, but it's not actually how it appears in pictures. What are the rules for taking the oath of office?
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Christmas movie trivia: Take the quiz
For some, the holiday season isn't complete until the family has viewed "White Christmas" and sung along with the Irving Berlin classics. Or how about a little Jimmy Stewart in "It's a Wonderful Life?" How well do you know Scrooge, Charlie Brown, and the Grinch? Take our trivia quiz.
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Africa Monitor
George Clooney and the potential of celebrity power
Journalists tend to roll their eyes when a Hollywood star arrives in a refugee camp, calling for action. But when celebrities bring global attention to a distant and confusing conflict, and when they call for sensible diplomatic action, their star power may actually do some good.
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ThinkMarkets
Can we reinvent the banking industry?
That's the question raised by Laurence Kotlikoff's book, Jimmy Stewart is Dead, which takes readers from a clear-eyed examination of the current financial crisis to radical proposals for banking and financial regulation.
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Decoder Wire
Healthcare reform: the pen is mightier than the bill
The healthcare reform battle is a war of words. May the best wordsmith win!
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Which Oscar nominees made political donations, and to whom?
Hollywood has long been intertwined with politics, especially Democratic causes. That holds true for most of the political cash donated by this year's Oscar nominees. A Best Supporting Actor candidate heads the list.
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My George Bailey epiphany
‘It’s a wonderful life’ was required viewing at Christmas. Finally, one year, I saw its true mastery.
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Living through 'It's a Wonderful Life'
Beyond what our family lost this year, there was so much we gained.
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