Here are my favorite five.

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As the year comes to a close, I took a look back through my notes, and picked out my five favorite articles, written by journalists for The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Nation, and the Washington Post.

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Being a fairly typical boy, I loved dogs and played with all five, but Dusty quickly became my favorite.

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My favorite: the buyer demands indemnification for intellectual property issues that arise after the escrow is released, for five years, up to the full amount of the proceeds.

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