Opinion Columns
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A plot twist in demise of the Dream ActDec 28, 2010 12:00 am - SAN DIEGO — The Senate works just like any crime drama. First comes the murder. Then comes the cover-up intended to throw sleuths off the trail. So, who really killed th...
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Obama's next gamble on true reformDec 27, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The main achievements of the lame-duck session of Congress were reminders of what might have been. President Obama gave something to get something. To secur...
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Don't buy political spin the Civil WarDec 26, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The Civil War is about to loom very large in the popular memory. We would do well to be candid about its causes and not allow distortions of contemporary po...
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Here's a reliable forecast on media and new CongressDec 26, 2010 10:00 pm - You don't have to be a psychic who forecasts future events for supermarket tabloids to accurately predict what awaits the new congressional Republican class of 2011. The...
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Pension proposal offers Medicine for mendicantsDec 25, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The nation's menu of crises caused by governmental malpractice may soon include states coming to Congress as mendicants, seeking relief from the consequence...
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Slow-Growing Population? Great!Dec 25, 2010 10:00 pm - The analyses of the new census numbers were predictable, and I take issue with nearly every one. Let's start with the suggestion that population rising at the lowest rat...
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Obama's quick, unthinkable revivalDec 24, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Riding the lamest of ducks, President Obama just won the Triple Crown. He fulfilled (1) his most important economic priority, passage of Stimulus II, aka th...
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Obama the great — if he does say so himselfDec 24, 2010 10:00 pm - It took President Obama fewer than 50 days to go from shellacking to swashbuckling. Seven weeks earlier, the president faced harsh questions about his leadership as he ...
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Would you say it never rains in California?Dec 22, 2010 10:00 pm - Except when it does. Which isn't often. Usually, when it rains, we apologize to tourists and visitors, take out our (perpetually) almost new raincoats and say things li...
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The news doesn't take a holiday, so we don't eitherDec 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Are we distracted at this time of year — or just finally putting a priority on what's really important in life? Perhaps a little of both. Perhaps a lot of both. If your ...