Opinion Columns
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Alvin Greene's 'ordinary' journey to S.C. officeJul 22, 2010 11:00 pm - It is often said that there are no new stories, just different ways of telling the same ones. Familiar plots persist through literature: man versus nature, "rags to rich...
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Other momentous news deserves, gets big playJul 21, 2010 11:00 pm - So much momentous news. For a year, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich won't shut up about his day in court. Then suddenly he says he doesn't need it. A strike halts major cons...
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Republicans whose budgets are workingJul 20, 2010 11:00 pm - The co-chairs of President Obama's Debt and Deficit Commission painted a gloomy picture of the economy when they appeared at the closing session of the National Governor...
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Barack Obama, introduce yourselfJul 20, 2010 11:00 pm - On Sunday, The New York Times assembled 15 savants and asked them, "How Can Obama Rebound?" Good question. Not only do six out of 10 voters "lack faith in the president ...
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Silent immigration 'reform'Jul 19, 2010 11:00 pm - The Obama administration thinks it has discovered a kinder and gentler way to remove illegal immigrants from the workplace. Instead of rounding them up, the administrati...
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Blago's trial: a few observationsJul 18, 2010 11:00 pm - For true connoisseurs of Illinois/Chicago politics the Rod Blagojevich trial is the greatest show on earth. I have witnessed a good chunk of the proceedings and would li...
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Be ready for Obama's next actJul 18, 2010 11:00 pm - In the political marketplace, there's now a run on Obama shares. The left is disappointed with the president. Independents are abandoning him in droves. And the right is...
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Coming soon: Blago, the one-man showJul 18, 2010 11:00 pm - The most anticipated performance of the summer will open this week in Chicago, but not on a screen or stage. The setting will be a courtroom in the Dirksen Federal Build...
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With no plan itself, GOP part of the problemJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Let's get this straight: The federal deficit is such a big crisis that we can't extend benefits for millions of Americans who are unemployed, many of them in danger of l...
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A Puerto Rican option for GOPJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - A Republican governor - a very Republican governor - has an idea for solving one of his party's conundrums. The party should listen to Luis Fortuno, the Reaganite who re...