QUOTATION OF THE DAY
“Who wrote this statute? Someone who takes pleasure in pulling wings off of flies?” JUSTICE SAMUEL A. ALITO JR., on a case before the Supreme Court about where complicated claims may be filed. |
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Editorial
Democracy Loses in Turkey
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
A nation that for decades has served as a crucial bridge between Europe and the Muslim world will be in the hands of an erratic and vengeful man. |
Editorial
A Stronger Transit Web, on the Water
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
NYC Ferry will add flexibility and strength to a transportation web that is frayed, overstretched, splitting at the seams. |
Editorial Observer
A Senator Listens to Voters’ Quiet Desperation
By ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON
Susan Collins’s message of conciliation on health care rings true back home in Maine, if not in Washington. |
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ON THIS DAY
On April 18, 1906, a major earthquake struck San Francisco and set off raging fires. More than 3,000 people died.
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