Opinion Columns
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'Modernization' comes to Saudi ArabiaOct 21, 2018 1:00 am - On my first visit to the then-closed and mysterious desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1974, I soon came up against the confused psyche of many modern Saudis, and I recog...
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What Khashoggi's apparent murder says about Saudi Arabia -- and AmericaOct 19, 2018 1:00 am - By FAREED ZAKARIA The apparent murder of Jamal Khashoggi tells us something important about Saudi Arabia. But it also tells us something important about America. First ...
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For House GOP, midterm pickup chances are rare but crucialOct 19, 2018 1:00 am - It's been noted a million times that Democrats need to pick up 23 seats to take control of the House of Representatives in next month's midterm elections. Nearly all ana...
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#23andMeToo: Elizabeth Warren and the search for heritageOct 18, 2018 1:00 am - Now that the DNA is out of the bag, Sen. Elizabeth Warren can put her Native American heritage down for a nap - maybe. After two and a half years of being mocked by Don...
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Slusher: Toss the mailers and vote with prideOct 18, 2018 1:00 am - I would never urge anyone not to vote in an election, but I've been reviewing campaign mailers from candidates for county, legislative and congressional races throughout...
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Is this election signaling a change for Madigan legacy?Oct 17, 2018 1:00 am - The level of drama in Washington, D.C., right now would typically be enough to wash state politics to the wayside during election season. But in Illinois that remains to...
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A snapshot of wasteful spending by local governments in IllinoisOct 16, 2018 1:00 am - At the end of the summer, Chicago suburban residents paid their second property tax installment - shelling out more than they ever have before. About the same time these...
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A vacuum of American leadership is filled by cruelty without consequenceOct 16, 2018 1:00 am - Whatever the eventual consequences of the Saudi Arabian regime's suspected murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, President Donald Trump's initial response...
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Parker: Nikki Haley pauses in road to successOct 12, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Seated next to President Donald Trump in the Oval Office last week, Nikki Haley did not look like a woman who had tortured herself over whether to resign as...
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Geyer: The rise of greed and grievance in AmericaOct 12, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Like many Americans struck by the liberal versus conservative political and social divides in America, I have been trying to make some sense of it all these...