Opinion Columns
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Candor - and terrorJul 04, 2010 11:00 pm - The Fort Hood shooter, the Christmas Day bomber, the Times Square attacker. On May 13, the following exchange occurred at a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee: Re...
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A worldview an ant could loveJul 04, 2010 11:00 pm - If John Boehner feels like renting a movie this holiday weekend, I suggest he steer clear of the 1954 sci-fi horror flick "Them!" In it, nuclear testing in the New Mexic...
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Henry Clay's AmericaJul 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Just as in this year, Independence Day in 1852 fell on a Sunday. But in New York City the traditional celebration was upstaged by another event. The casket bearing the r...
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A secure border isn't going to happenJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - "What do you mean I'm out of money?" says the bumper sticker. "I still have checks left!" In the immigration debate, some folks use the same logic to raise the issue of...
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The Oprah presidencyJun 30, 2010 11:00 pm - If Bill Clinton was our first black president, as Toni Morrison once proclaimed, then Barack Obama may be our first woman president. Phew. That was fun. Now, if you'll ...
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Byrd's change and redemptionJun 29, 2010 11:00 pm - "End of an era" is an overused trope, but in this case it's appropriate: The last of the old Southern Democrats is gone. Sen. Robert Byrd had long since repented, of co...
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Deporting the wrong manJun 29, 2010 11:00 pm - What should be done with a man who infiltrated the terrorist group Hamas, spied for Israeli intelligence and broke up terror attacks, saving countless Israeli, as well a...
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Obama walks the fine lineJun 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Two departures from the Obama administration go a long way toward illuminating what is important - and what is not - in determining its political fate. The firing of Gen...
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It's more about math than politicsJun 28, 2010 11:00 pm - In the 2006 Illinois gubernatorial election, Democratic incumbent Rod Blagojevich easily defeated state Republican Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka and Green Party candidate ...
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Questions for today's hearingsJun 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Pursuant to Elena Kagan's expressed enthusiasm for confirmation hearings that feature intellectual snap, crackle and pop, here are some questions the Senate Judiciary Co...