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Reminds me of the classic story "Thank You, Ma'm" by Langston Hughes: http://members.multimania.co.uk/shortstories/hughesthankyou....

Madrid's metro has always been my favorite. Very extensive network, high density of stations, inexpensive (1€ per ride last time I was there), and most stations are pretty modern.

Then you're using a different definition. In this context, self-sufficiency refers to its financial and organizational position within the United States government as an agency to …

The US Postal Service gets virtually no subsidies and is a self-sufficient organization. It borrows money, however. "Since its reorganization into an independent organization, the …

It's an opinion piece by the president of Columbia University.

I have always thought that there is a reason (or can be, depending). When the capital city is also the largest city, the rest of the state can often be ignored (a complaint from ma…