Opinion Columns
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Assessing Obama’s options with IranFeb 28, 2012 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — Anyone who has worked at the White House is keenly aware of two gaps. The first is the gap between the obsessions of the media and the challenges of the co...
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A false story about LatinosFeb 27, 2012 4:00 am - Let’s get something straight: Latinos are not anti-Israel, despite what you may have heard on the Internet or in emailed newsletters. The ugly accusation that Latinos ar...
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Is censorship the new pluralism?Feb 27, 2012 4:00 am - Pat Buchanan might have seen the end of the line coming at MSNBC when last month network president Phil Griffin commented on his latest book, “Suicide of a Superpower,” ...
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Gulf War III isn’t an optionFeb 25, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — We’ve heard this quickening drumbeat before. Last time, it led to the tragic invasion and occupation of Iraq. This time, if we let the drummers provoke us i...
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The ghosts of Watergate returnFeb 25, 2012 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — In 1960, when Thomas Mallon was in the fourth grade, he wore his Nixon-Lodge button to school and warned classmates that John Kennedy was too inexperienced ...
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Liberal elite to blame for working-class woes?Feb 24, 2012 4:00 am - The white working class is in big trouble, and the liberal elite is largely to blame. So says Charles Murray in his latest book, “Coming Apart: The State of White Americ...
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The trials of Saint SantorumFeb 24, 2012 4:00 am - You’ve likely heard by now that the presidential election may pivot on the unlikely “controversy” of birth control. This is the latest trope to evolve from a campaign t...
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When I chose lifeFeb 22, 2012 11:00 pm - Here I am less than a week from my annual memorial to the daughter I lost at birth and I can't help but defend Rick Santorum's recent statements about prenatal testing b...
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We can help add to the merriment of Oscar NightFeb 22, 2012 11:00 pm - Is it not enough that we can go to a movie on a Friday or Saturday night, throw back a couple sawbucks’ worth of popcorn and soda, have a few laughs or a good cry and go...
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Talk with the Editor: The debut of 'Moving Picture'Feb 22, 2012 11:00 pm - For close to a year, our photo staff has produced a weekly photo gallery titled “Behind the Scenes.” It's appeared as a photo gallery on dailyherald.com on Friday aftern...