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Boston – Friday, July 4

Independence Day

25 reasons America is still the best country in the world

Sure the economy is in the tanker, your home is now worth $50,000 less than you bought it for, and even though you are lucky enough to have a job to take a vacation from, you still can’t afford to drive anywhere that’s nice.

Kenneth Cole ad wins creative prize

An ad campaign created for the Kenneth Cole clothing company and printed in Metro New York has won a top media creativity award.

Movie games: Must they bite?

For every summer blockbuster, there is usually a quickly produced video game to go with it. But aren’t these games supposed to suck? Let’s find out.

In some pre-Fourth of July fireworks, the Rays scored six times in the seventh inning against a parade of pitiful Sox relievers on the way to a 7-6 win over Boston Wednesday night at Tropicana Field.

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Fourth of July: Day of regret

This weekend sees the Fourth of July, a day set aside for Americans to celebrate our nation’s founders, in perhaps the silliest way possible. A revolution in political philosophy is recognized with fireworks, hot dogs and marching band music.

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Is the world running out of oil?

Knowing when the last trickle of the world’s oil sputters out is irrelevant. More important is when the production of oil peaks. After that, production will decline annually regardless of higher prices or improved technology.

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‘They’ are kicking our butts

They take our jobs. They take our top automaker status. Now they want to take our beer. Who’s “they” you ask? Well, in the case of American beer maker Anheuser-Busch, “they” happen to be a bunch of Dutch boys overseas. Literally.

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McPhee: Neil Entwistle’s new reality

Within weeks of his arrest, Neil Entwistle suffered a kick to the stomach so swift and hard, the Englishman crumpled to the ground and whimpered. The man who delivered the blow — a fellow inmate — continued to shout “Baby Killer!” as officers restrained him.

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No time like the present to attack Iran

Of all the nations America has arbitrarily decided are evil, the worst is Iran, an oppressive theocracy that sponsors international terror, but doesn’t pretend to be friends with us and give us oil. Obviously they must be destroyed, but we’re running out of time to do so.

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