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New Orleans   In the red-hot real estate market in Hong Kong they are selling something called “mosquito” apartments that are less than 180 square feet.  There was a picture in the paper comparing the size, unfavorably, to that of a parking slot.  Real estate brokers were suggesting that you could use the window sill for …

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Finally, A Full-Throated Call for Universal Voter Registration

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New Orleans   Well, now we’re talking!  Finally, we may see find some politicians speaking up and taking a chance on more democracy, rather than just hoping for more rich people and campaign donations. In a speech at Texas Southern University, a largely African-American institution in Houston, where she was getting an award of some kind, …

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