Editorials
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McCain choice of Palin brings St. Paul to lifeAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Anyone who thought John McCain had lost his edge should wonder no more. His bold selection Friday of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin rocked the nation. Within minutes, someone f...
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McCain choice of Palin brings St. Paul to lifeAug 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Anyone who thought John McCain had lost his edge should wonder no more. His bold selection Friday of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin rocked the nation. Within minutes, someone f...
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Saturday SoapboxAug 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Jan Schakowsky, Ms. Party Line: Last week, we talked attendance in the 110th Congress; this week, it's partisanship. Who votes with his or her party most often? In the s...
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Reverence for the power of the spoken wordAug 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Our nation's first black major party nominee for president, Barack Obama of Illinois, raised the bar for himself four years ago when he delivered the speech that would s...
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An open letter to Barack ObamaAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Dear Sen. Obama, We know your speech tonight has probably been written for weeks and you're down to the minor tweaking. We know you've become the presumptive Democratic ...
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Even in Denver, unity escapes state's DemocratsAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Will Illinois' dysfunctional Democratic family return from Denver unified and energized to capitalize on Barack Obama's spot at the top of the national ticket? Or will t...
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The meaning of Hillary Clinton's candidacyAug 25, 2008 11:00 pm - When Hillary Clinton was a youngster in Park Ridge, little girls didn't dream of some day growing up to become president. Little girls' dreams were confined for a large ...
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A film we hope the politicians watchAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - At this week's Democratic convention in Denver and next week's Republican convention in St. Paul, it's going to be hard for the discussion of serious topics to filter th...
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Bean a Congressional truantAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Sometimes missing, Melissa Bean: What member of the suburban delegation to the U.S. House has missed the most votes in the 110th Congress? A Soapbox Dart to Barringt...
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Just say no to drop in drinking ageAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Of all the lamebrained ideas dreamed up by the great minds of higher education, this one takes the cake. A consortium of college presidents under the auspices of the Ame...