Opinion Columns
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The tar of humanitarian imperialismApr 07, 2011 2:00 am - Several weeks ago, when President Obama reportedly assured congressional leaders that America’s intervention in Libya would involve “days, not weeks,” skeptics mistakenl...
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Women, foreign policy cannot be separatedApr 07, 2011 2:00 am - Whether the topic is Libya’s rebels or Afghanistan’s “reconciliation” with the Taliban, the pivotal question is, or should be: What about the women? During my brief ten...
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Trumped by political failureApr 07, 2011 12:00 am - In political terms, who has the most to lose from this appalling brinkmanship over a federal government shutdown? House Speaker John Boehner? President Obama? Senate Dem...
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In the end, who will be sunk by Sheen's torpedo?Apr 06, 2011 12:00 am - I have written before about what I can only call “hold-your-nose” journalism — stories we run because we know the public has become consumed by them. Tiger Woods' sex li...
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Retracted report opens new divisions on IsraelApr 05, 2011 12:00 am - It came as (almost) no surprise to me that Japanese utility workers remained at their crippled and highly toxic nuclear plant even at the risk of death. It came as (almo...
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Cornered GOP braces for more important fightApr 05, 2011 12:00 am - If there were any doubts about the political skills of the new White House team under Chief of Staff William Daley, they have now been satisfied. Recently, the Congress...
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Southwest emergency shows safety is no laughing matterApr 04, 2011 9:00 am - Which kinds of cracks are the most pervasive on Southwest Airlines jetliners? 1. Cracks in the fuselage long and deep enough to cause the metal skin to peel back like a...
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'Trust' an important film for today's parentsApr 04, 2011 3:00 am - Let us have a “time out” from the wars and upheavals in the Middle East to consider another war taking place in too many of our homes. That would be the war against our ...
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Mr. President, it’s time to go to IsraelApr 04, 2011 3:00 am - J Street, the pro-peace, pro-Israel lobbying group, is circulating a petition calling on President Obama to go to Israel in the very near future. In my view, they are ab...
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Hey, DuPage, will you even vote?Apr 04, 2011 12:00 am - As of Saturday, we've resumed control of our Fence Post column to the usual assortment of writers who want to opine about Democrats, Republicans, teacher pensions and ou...