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Deer Park, that's an interesting tax! Chicago Trib
Where the subprime loans are. (Hint: everywhere). WSJ (paid subsc)
Outgoing head of AEI tells all about running a think tank. And gratuitiously slams computer programmers. WSJ (free link)
Does Gov. Richardson want to poke a straw in the Great Lakes? Free Press
Music on the subway platform: "great" or "kind of cheesy"? Boston Globe
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Christopher Swope was GOVERNING's executive editor.
E-mail: mailbox@governing.com 
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