Favorite quotes of 2007
A Streetcar of Solace Is Back in New Orleans
Like the rolling tide to seacoast residents, the low rumbling of the streetcar is a nearly internal sound for citizens here, its absence since Hurricane Katrina a painful reminder of civic ill health.
Under Attack, Drug Maker Turned to Giuliani for Help
As a celebrity, Mr. Giuliani helped the company win several public relations battles, playing a role in an effort by Purdue to persuade an influential Pennsylvania congressman, Curt Weldon, not to blame it for OxyContin abuse.
Pakistan’s flawed and feudal princess
It’s wrong for the West simply to mourn Benazir Bhutto as a martyred democrat, says this acclaimed south Asia expert. Her legacy is far murkier and more complex.
Heartless
CIGNA’s decision to deny teen a liver transplant until it was too late highlights flaws in health care system.
Merry Christmas!
I like what Dickens said of it: “a good time: a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time: the only time I know of in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of other people below them as if they really were fellow-passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys”. 
I love Linus’ reading of the Christmas story. Watch it here
I hope this holiday finds you healthy, happy and surrounded by those you love.
Battered N.O. OKs razing public housing amidst protest
Police used chemical spray and stun guns Thursday on protesters who tried to force their way into a City Council meeting, the latest strife over plans to demolish some 4,500 public housing units in a redevelopment project that council members ended up unanimously supporting.
N.J. Bans Death Penalty
With the stroke of a pen this morning, Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine made New Jersey the first state to repeal its death penalty in the modern era of capital punishment.
Which party is the party that values life again?
Bush: Pathological liar or idiot-in-chief?
Olbermann: Timeline for Iran’s nuclear ambitions was clear, but he kept on
One Laptop Per Child
Love this! I got sold on it while watching the segment on 60 Minutes. (Just bought one for me and one for a child I haven’t met.)
