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Knicks' Jeremy Lin holds mirror up to America
As Lin captivates fans with basketball prowess, he also makes people confront their biases and reassess why Asian Americans have been publicly categorized in ways unacceptable for other minorities.

Of all the drives, dunks and dazzling shots Jeremy Lin is forcing upon the stars of the NBA, none of it compares with the moves he's putting on a larger collection of everyday people.
Despite blunder, the Clippers' Chris Paul is the NBA's MVP so far
Guard throws away a pass against San Antonio that leads to a Clippers overtime loss, but it doesn't diminish how indispensable he has been to the club.

An hour later, I still wanted to chant it.
Lakers games just aren't the same for Jeanie Buss
Buss, a longtime face of the organization, has attended only four home games this season. She says she's been spending time with Phil Jackson, but her absence suggests a disconnect with the team.

She sits in the first row behind the courtside seats, directly across from the Lakers' bench, the coolest seat in the house.

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Santorum, Romney close but neither tops Obama in new polls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are running neck-and-neck but neither would beat incumbent President Barack Obama, according to several polls released on Wednesday.
Congress members receive threatening letters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three members of Congress have received threatening mail containing a suspicious powder later found to be harmless and law enforcement officials on Wednesday warned that more may be coming.
Obama urges corporate tax cut, closing loopholes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama made an opening offer in what could be a long negotiation with corporate America on Wednesday, putting forward his first clear plan to cut the corporate tax rate.

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When 'Linsanity' turns insulting
It's OK to make fun of your own crowd, according to old wisdom, but nobody else's.
Voting against yourself
Why do people back policies that seem to conflict with their economic interests?

Why do Americans so often vote against their own economic interests? Because money isn't everything. Values matter, too, especially when your values tell you that cuts in government spending won't bring new pain to hard workers like you.
'America in decline' denial
Is America in decline? No way, says President Barack Obama, proudly speaking of our standing overseas. But some grim new reports on our educational gaps remind us that decline is like charity — it begins at home.

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Hours before a debate with his three Republican rivals, former Sen. Rick Santorum took some light-hearted jabs at his chief rival, saying of Mitt Romney’s new tax proposal: “Welcome to the party, governor.”
Gingrich to air extended ad on gas prices in Super Tuesday states
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