Opinion Columns
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Clinton, Obama battle is starting to worry DemocratsApr 20, 2008 11:00 pm - As a rule, presidential elections are not won or lost by what happens in April. But last week, more and more Democratic officeholders and strategists were worrying out l...
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Why it might really pay to be lucky rather than goodApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - I think I first heard the expression on the golf course. A guy skulls a short pitch shot. Instead of a highly lofted shot that lands softly on the green, it takes off li...
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Globalization of surrogate motherhood a disturbing trendApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - By now we all have a story about a job outsourced beyond our reach in the global economy. My favorite is about the California publisher who hired two reporters in India ...
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Pennsylvania voters not enthusiastic over presidential choicesApr 16, 2008 11:00 pm - UPPER DUBLIN, Pa. -- For 40 of his 65 years, ever since he first registered, Martin Greenblatt has been voting Republican in this Philadelphia suburb. Through much of th...
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Obama shows how far liberalism has drifted from the days of FDRApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama may be exactly what his supporters suppose him to be. Not, however, for reasons most Americans will celebrate. Obama may be the fulfillment of modern liber...
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'Frankly', Clinton isn't believable in her criticism of ObamaApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Long ago, I discovered that the word "frankly" often meant a lie was coming my way. I learned this from an insurance agent, who preceded every attempt to sell me useless...
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Use Cold War deterrence to halt Iran nuclear programApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Last Tuesday, Iran announced it was installing 6,000 more centrifuges -- they produce enriched uranium, the key ingredient of a nuclear weapon -- in addition to the 3,00...
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Suburban heart doctor's struggle inspires thousandsApr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - We look for heroes in all the wrong places. Music videos, baseball dugouts, business board rooms, stage and screen, the anchor desk, the cockpit, the pulpit, etc. As ha...
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Good sense and free speech lost amid all the contrived rancorApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Even after nearly a quarter-century in the news business, there remain moments when I want to stand on my desk screaming, "Have you people lost your ever-lovin' minds?" ...
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Obama can take some lessons from Dukakis, Kennedy campaignsApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Back in 1988, I promulgated what I now call Cohen's Law of Racial Politics. It goes like this: In states where there are few African-Americans, the liberal candidate can...