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‘Left, Right & Center’: The Big Gulp

May’s pathetic jobs report put markets in a tizzy; Obama appeared both tough and moral in a behind-the-scenes New York Times look at his counterterrorism approach; NYC Mayor Bloomberg proposed a ban on large-size sodas.

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Bloomberg Decides What the Poor Can Drink

To combat obesity, New York City’s “miniscule megalomaniacal martinet” mayor (in the words of one New York Post commenter) has proposed a citywide ban on the sale of sodas over 16 ounces almost everywhere sugary drinks are sold. Guess who’s going to be affected.