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FULL TITLE- High School Administrator Dismisses Students from Ben Shapiro Speech to 'Protect' Their Feelings: 'It's Starting to Cross a Line'-snip- Shapiro added that America's permanent poor were not poor because they had been exploited by wealthier Americans, but because permanently poor Americans are typically not good with money, which is why lottery winners with a history of poverty largely fall back into poverty after spending their winnings. "The reason people are permanently poor in the United States," Shapiro said, "isn't because they don't have money, it's because they suck with money. The reasons people are temporarily poor can vary."...

Is it wrong to call someone who steals a "criminal"? In a recent thread on NextDoor, a group of neighbors living in the Noe Valley-Glen Park area were engaged in a discussion around the city's crime and debated whether labeling a person who commits petty theft as a "criminal" is offensive. In the site's Crime and Safety area, where residents share strategies for fighting crime, Malkia Cyril of S.F. suggests that her neighbors stop using the label because it shows lack of empathy and understanding. Cyril pointed out that instead of calling the thief who took the bicycle from your...

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows Rudy Giuliani on top, Mitt Romney in second, and Fred Thompson sinking in the race for the Republican Presidential Nomination. Giuliani attracts 27% support from Likely Republican Primary voters nationwide while Romney has moved up a couple of points to 16%. John McCain remains in third at 13% while Thompson is now tied with Mike Huckabee at 11%. Ron Paul's support fell a point to 5% and no other Republican tops 2% (see recent daily numbers). In the race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination, Senator Hillary Clinton is the top...