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Conservative Bloggers Defend Accuracy of Palin's 'Party Like It's 1773' Statement

By Steven HofferOct 20th 2010 – 11:41AM

(Oct. 20) -- Let's get one thing straight right away: The Boston Tea Party took place on Dec. 16, 1773. Opposing pundits across the blogosphere have been bickering over comments made by Sarah Palin at a rally on Monday in Reno, Nev. Palin told a crowd of tea party supporters that they shouldn't "party like it's 1773"...

Why Is the Housing Market Plummeting? 5 Theories

Aug 24th 2010 – 2:23PM
Joe Raedle, Getty Images

Joe Raedle, Getty Images

(Aug. 24) -- Sales of existing homes dropped 27.2 percent in July, accelerating the recent decline in the already frail housing market. This brings the number of existing houses sold to an annual rate of only 3.83 million units, the lowest figure since 1999. The number of single-family home sales hit its lowest level since...

Background on megan mcardle

Megan McArdle (born January 29, 1973) is a Washington, D.C.-based blogger and journalist. She writes mostly about economics, finance and government policy from a moderate libertarian or classical liberal perspective.

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