Froma Harrop
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The commentary pages are no tea partyAug 18, 2011 4:00 am - Several columnists recently referred to the tea party “patriots” as terrorists. The terrorist label set off a stormy protest among the group’s legion of message writers....
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Putting the power with the statesAug 12, 2011 4:00 am - Majorities in liberal states often back policies that most folks in conservative states abhor — and vice versa. The difficulty of reaching accord among warring but heart...
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Democrats also need a presidential primary in 2012Aug 04, 2011 12:00 am - Ed Rendell, do you have plans for 2012? Hillary Clinton? If you, the former Democratic governor of Pennsylvania, or you, the secretary of state, are free next year and w...
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What the Oslo killer ‘wanted’ doesn’t matterJul 29, 2011 3:00 am - “What did the Oslo killer want?” asks one of many irritating headlines over the weekend. The Norwegian terrorist suspect, Anders Behring Breivik, called for a number of ...
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Confessions of a hoarder of light bulbsJul 24, 2011 3:00 pm - I have a horrible confession to make. I’m an environmentalist who’s been hoarding old incandescent light bulbs before they become illegal in January. But it was all unne...
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What happened to the jobs?Jul 19, 2011 3:00 am - So where are the jobs? Job creation has basically flattened over the past two months — very bad news, as unemployment exceeds 9 percent. The Democrats’ economic stimulu...
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Feeding Average Joe to Wall StreetJul 14, 2011 3:00 am - Republicans want to make Americans more responsible for their own economic security while curbing the protections that would help them do it safely. A double win for Wal...
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The people want higher taxesJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - Poll after poll shows that the American people want higher taxes. That’s not the same as liking higher taxes. The people have simply concluded that higher taxes are pref...
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Yes, let government control medical costsJul 04, 2011 3:00 am - “Centralizers,” a conservative wrote disapprovingly in Reason magazine, “say that the responsibility for making tough decisions about how to keep health care costs under...
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Why Tim Pawlenty is no ReaganJun 28, 2011 9:00 pm - They, some Republicans, are at it again with the pipe dream of helping the middle class by making the rich much richer. We speak of Tim Pawlenty, Minnesota governor and ...