Opinion Columns
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Romney must chooseMay 08, 2012 5:00 am - You have to wonder why some gay advocates — like a few believers in birth control, global warming and evolution — remain loyal Republicans even as the right wing drags t...
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America’s remote-controlled war on terrorMay 08, 2012 5:00 am - Scrolling through the headlines in The Long War Journal — a website dedicated to terrorism-related news — is an education in the global drone war. Mohammed Saeed al-Umda...
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Divider in chiefMay 07, 2012 5:00 am - Poor Solicitor General Donald Verrilli. Once again he's been pilloried for fumbling a historic Supreme Court case. First shredded for his “train wreck” defense of Obamac...
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Afghanistan, for the long haul?May 07, 2012 5:00 am - ...
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Fifth-worst job? No way, our staff respondsMay 06, 2012 5:00 am - Stop the presses! Did you hear the news? Being a newspaper reporter is the fifth-crummiest job — behind waiting on tables, but apparently a little better than working on...
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The unknown celebrityMay 06, 2012 5:00 am - The squabbling between political campaigns and the harrumphing of pundits were put in proper perspective at, of all places, the White House Correspondents’ Association d...
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Wishing the worst for John EdwardsMay 04, 2012 5:00 am - John Edwards allegedly misused campaign money to cover a tawdry affair while posing lovey-dovey with his dying wife for the cameras. All this happened in 2008, as the fo...
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Torture never an optionMay 03, 2012 11:00 pm - In April 24, the Daily Herald published an Associated Press story, “Ex-spy: Destroying CIA tapes purged ‘ugly visuals.'” With the publication of Jose Rodriguez's new boo...
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Talk with the Editor: Were we wrong to be cautious in IDing educator?May 03, 2012 8:00 am - I've got a question for you today. On April 18, we first reported a story that a dean at Stevenson High School had resigned amid allegations he sent “inappropriate” text...
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Whatever’s behind it, transparency push is welcomeMay 03, 2012 1:00 am - Who knew that giving up information about their spending habits could be such a joy for government officials? It’s not unusual to find newspaper types calling for more t...