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LIVE CHAT: HBO Liberace: Behind the Candelabra, Sunday, 9 p.m. ET
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Howard Dean channels Alinsky: calls Benghazi inquiry ‘laughable joke’
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Obama does not return marine's saulute
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Boxing: Carl Froch gives British fans a thrill, beats Mikkel Kessler
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Spicy cold lemonade for a Memorial Day cookout
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March Against Monsanto: GMO protests in 436 cities worldwide (images)
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Florida teen Kaitlyn Hunt rejects plea in underage same-sex case
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Brass Tacks
We all need a non-partisan perspective on factors contributing to the unresolved, burgeoning political and economical crisis. Join in with Charles Ortel and Brass Tacks to discuss just what went wrong and the potential solutions.
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Why Benghazi is the least worrisome foreign scandal for team Obama
Benghazi is not the first foreign policy scandal for the Obama Administration. Published 11:59 a.m. May 22, 2013 - Comments
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President Obama's school for scandal: A real-life tragedy
The Obama Administration scandals just keep coming. Published 10:58 a.m. May 14, 2013 - Comments
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Obama, Benghazi and the risky business of promoting regime change
How ironic it eventually prove to be if President Obama is remembered for proving just how dangerous it can be to practice “regime change”? Published 6:58 p.m. May 6, 2013 - Comments
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How to fail at governing America, without really trying
Symbols alone, even historic ones, do not mark enduring success. Published 5:39 p.m. April 29, 2013 - Comments
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A tribute to the patriots of Boston and America
After the Boston bombings, we are all marathon runners now. Published 11:16 a.m. April 23, 2013 - Comments
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Amazon, GE and perspective on out of this world market valuations
Are we close to a tipping point that could lead to a correction worse than the near-death experience of September 2008 through March 2009? Published 9:09 a.m. April 15, 2013 - Comments
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Falling employment, soaring debt, foreign threats and Alcoa’s earnings
A persistent pall looms on the horizon, threatening even those who profess that our worst days are finally behind us. Published 6:40 p.m. April 8, 2013 - Comments
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Not an April Fool’s Joke: A cautionary tale for America from Sarajevo
It cannot happen here in America, the kind of devastation that reduced Sarajevo and Bosnia, until it does happen. Published 4:03 p.m. April 1, 2013 - Comments
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Global economics: Cyprus and geo-political March Madness 2013
America watches basketball while the world enters dangerous territory. Published 5:41 p.m. March 25, 2013 - Comments
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Harpooning the wrong whale? JP Morgan is just a small worry
All Friday, enormous trades carried out by JP Morgan's "London Whale" were the focus of glaring media attention. Published 6:31 p.m. March 17, 2013 - Comments
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Charles Ortel became a lapsed member of the silent majority in August 2007 when he began alerting the public to dangers posed by structural changes in the global economy. Since then, Charles has appeared in the print, radio and television ...
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Charles Ortel became a lapsed member of the silent majority in August 2007 when he began alerting the public to dangers posed by structural changes in the global economy. Since then, Charles has appeared in the print, radio and television media with increasing frequency. Brass Tacks will attempt to offer non-partisan perspective on factors contributing to the unresolved, burgeoning crisis and discuss potential solutions. Graduated from Horace Mann School, Yale College and Harvard Business School, Charles tries to learn each day.
