Susan Estrich
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Staying in the debate game mattersOct 31, 2011 5:00 am - Watching Rick Perry debate is not easy, especially if you’re inclined to agree with him (in the abstract), but even if you’re not. This guy is the governor of Texas. He’...
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Wall Street and welfare momsOct 17, 2011 5:00 am - Class warfare is a dangerous game. In the short run, it can help energize the disenchanted and disaffected. It has been used, with varying degrees of success, by both pa...
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Forgiveness, courage in a new yearOct 06, 2011 5:00 am - No, it’s not January yet, or even December. But last week, Jews around the world began celebrating the Jewish New Year, a two-day celebration followed 10 days later, sta...
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Somehow, when we have to, we change driving habitsSep 30, 2011 5:00 am - Traffic, again. Or maybe I should say very light traffic. This is the second time in recent months that we in Southern California have been warned of traffic nightmares...
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Want real change? Act locallySep 27, 2011 5:00 am - These days, when I go out to eat or shop at my local market, signs everywhere proclaim that the food I’m eating or buying is locally grown. This is, of course, easier in...
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Junk science and HPVSep 20, 2011 5:00 am - Score one for Rick Perry — and one against Michele Bachmann. In a recent Republican debate, Bachmann, plainly in search of some way to break Perry’s newfound hold on mor...
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GOP puts election ahead of consensusSep 13, 2011 5:00 am - “Jobs Plan Tanks,” screamed the Drudge Report the morning after the president’s much anticipated jobs speech. The headline linked to reports of the drops on the various ...
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Say it ain’t so, AlecSep 06, 2011 12:00 am - Alec Baldwin has a girlfriend. Hardly a headline, except for the fact that yoga instructor Hilaria Thomas is 26 years younger. Baldwin is a heartthrob for the fifty-som...
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The killing at the cornerAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - When I drove by my corner grocery store last Sunday, the crime tape had already gone up and half a dozen police cars were parked in front. By the time I drove back home ...
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Taking treason seriouslyAug 22, 2011 5:00 am - If Rick Perry wants to be president of the United States, he should start acting more like a president and less like a second-string radio talk-show host. Ron Paul, who ...