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If more of us followed this formula, we would have to endure far fewer scandals while providing more protection for authentic victims

Reality Check
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Nikki Haley's all-too-brief tenure illustrates that standing up for America and Israel isn't a formula for diplomatic failure

Life Among The Enlightened
A second Ann Arbor instructor withheld a recommendation letter from student headed to Israel
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Does the prestigious school have a growing problem on its hands — and is it trying to sweep it under the rug?

Your Castle
My wood floors haven't been properly cleaned in 15 years. How can I bring them back to life?
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What to do. More importantly, what not to

Wealth Strategies
The 5 Best Actively Managed Vanguard Funds
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Here are the five most impressive Vanguard actively managed funds that are open to new investors

Wellness
4 things to know before trying the keto diet
By Arielle Franklin

How -- and why -- it works well

Ess, Ess/ Eat, Eat!
The Kosher Gourmet
By Ellie Krieger

Celery root looks gnarly, but it deserves the star treatment in your fall cooking

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• A.F. Branco

• Chip Bok

• Ed Gamble

• Bob Gorrell

• Rick McKee

• Mike Smith

• Scott Stantis

• Tom Stiglich

• Dana Summers

• Michael Ramirez

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On this day in . . .

• 1813, an American naval force commanded by Oliver H. Perry defeated the British in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812

• 1846, Elias Howe received a patent for his sewing machine

• 1935, Sen. Huey P. Long, "The Kingfish" of Louisiana politics, died in Baton Rouge two days after being shot

• 1939, Canada declared war on Nazi Germany

• 1945, Vidkun Quisling was sentenced to death in Norway for collaborating with the Nazis, ym"sh, (He was executed by firing squad in October of that year)

• 1948, American-born Mildred Gillars, accused of being Nazi wartime radio broadcaster "Axis Sally," was indicted in Washington for treason. (She was later convicted, and served 12 years in prison.)

• 1963, 20 black students entered Alabama public schools following a standoff between federal authorities and Gov. George C. Wallace

• 1977, convicted murderer Hamida Djandoubi, a Tunisian immigrant, became the last person to date to be executed by the guillotine in France

• 1998, President Clinton met with members of his Cabinet to apologize, ask forgiveness and promise to improve as a person in the wake of the Monica Lewinsky scandal

• 2002, the Bush administration raised the nationwide terror alert to yellow, its second-highest level, closed nine U.S. embassies overseas and heightened security at federal buildings and landmarks in America on the eve of the 9/11 anniversary. ALSO: Switzerland became the 190th member of the United Nations

• 2008, scientists in a Geneva lab activated the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest and most powerful subatomic particle accelerator, built over a 14-year period and costing an estimated $8 billion. (It had to be shut down after nine days for repairs.)

• 2009, U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., shouted "You lie!" during U.S. President Barack Obama's address on healthcare reform to a joint session of Congress. Wilson's outburst brought sharp criticism from colleagues and he apologized to Obama for "inappropriate and regrettable" behavior and letting "my emotions get the best of me."

• 2013, President Barack Obama, in a nationally broadcast address, said diplomacy held "the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons" in Syria without the use of force, but declared the U.S. military would be "ready to respond" against President Bashar Assad if other measures failed

• 2015, twin bombings in Ankara killed 103 people at a peace rally in the worst terror attack in Turkey's modern history

• 2017, reacting to reports that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had called him a "moron" after a classified briefing, President Donald Trump challenged Tillerson to "compare IQ tests;" the White House insisted Trump was only joking

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L. Brent Bozell III: The Senate's an 'Unfixable Crime Against Democracy'?

Kathleen Parker: Nikki Haley's comet has a long tale

Byron York: What should happen to deputy AG who discussed bugging Trump?

Michelle Malkin: The Most Important Movie You've Never Heard Of

Marc A. Thiessen: The Kavanaugh fight shows we have not yet plumbed the depths of Democratic ruthlessness

John Stossel: Socialism Destroys

Bill Whalen: Three Cheers For Rob Portman!

(HOME RUN) Megan McArdle: It is anti-woman to judge Sen. Susan Collins solely as a woman

• New evidence of hacked Super Micro hardware found in major US telecom

• At Kavanaugh's Supreme Court debut, protesters outside, business as usual inside

Jay Ambrose: Conservatives are the real liberals

Walter Williams: Real Economics

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