No turning back (unfortunately)

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Tick tock. Back goes the clock. This is the season for setbacks. If all went according to schedule, we all set our clocks back an hour and daylight-saving time ended early this morning. It means schedules today will be a little off. Connections will be missed and appointments bypassed. The "setbacks" of setting back are part of the autumnal ritual. They are also, in the grand scheme of things, pretty minor. Take a look at a sampling of history's epic "setbacks" that make any clock cares this morning seem small.

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<p><b>1971:  </b>Richard Nixon installs secret tape recorders in the White House. It seemed like a good idea at the time.</p>  Nate Owens/Staff
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1971: Richard Nixon installs secret tape recorders in the White House. It seemed like a good idea at the time.

-- Steven Uhles, staff writer

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See the entire timeline of history's epic "setbacks" here.

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Dixieman

This is the weirdest no-theme bizarre collection of silly cartoons I have ever seen. They are neither funny nor particularly well-drawn. What on earth was the AC thinking? Print edition was even worse.

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