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The Missing Goalie

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Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas declined to attend a White House meeting with Pres. Obama after the Bruins won the Stanley Cup. Thomas wrote about his decision on his Facebook page, as the Chicago Tribune reports. Perhaps it’s because he’s a libertarian, but more likely, he’s a Tea Party member. (If he were on the…

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Poll: Patriots or Ravens?

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I’ll leave aside the NFC for a bit, and ask an AFC question: Patriots or Ravens? The question’s intentionally ambiguous — one can answer for either the team one prefers, or the team one expects to win, should that require a different answer. Patriots or Ravens?

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Reason.tv: The NFL 2011 Lockout Labor Mess

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Wisconsin’s not the only place with labor strife. Here’s the description accompanying the video: Now that the Super Bowl is over, it’s time for the really big game: the labor battle between National Football League owners and players. The NFL’s collective bargaining agreement, which governs how much players can make, what teams can spend on payrolls, and much more,…