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Regarding their op-ed page, The New York Times seems eager to provide misinformation via Thomas Friedman columns. It's a fascinating business model. Besides, being lectured by Tom "Suck on This" Friedman completely blows up the irony meter. His latest inane--and factually incorrect--burbling:…
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