Articles filed under Commentary
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Budget cuts with consequencesApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - So far in the budget debate, the Obama administration has drawn few bright lines, preferring to blur distinctions with concessions. But last week, a neon line was drawn ...
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The GOP plan for Medicare is not niceApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - The House Republican plan for balancing budgets includes deep cuts in federal health care spending. It is honest but not nice. It’s not nice at all. Give the blueprint’s...
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A winning choice for schoolchildrenApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - On the day of the NCAA men’s basketball final, the Supreme Court handed down a decision that is likely to produce champions for generations to come. By a 5-4 vote, the m...
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The tar of humanitarian imperialismApr 07, 2011 2:00 am - Several weeks ago, when President Obama reportedly assured congressional leaders that America’s intervention in Libya would involve “days, not weeks,” skeptics mistakenl...
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Women, foreign policy cannot be separatedApr 07, 2011 2:00 am - Whether the topic is Libya’s rebels or Afghanistan’s “reconciliation” with the Taliban, the pivotal question is, or should be: What about the women? During my brief ten...
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Trumped by political failureApr 07, 2011 12:00 am - In political terms, who has the most to lose from this appalling brinkmanship over a federal government shutdown? House Speaker John Boehner? President Obama? Senate Dem...
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In the end, who will be sunk by Sheen's torpedo?Apr 06, 2011 12:00 am - I have written before about what I can only call “hold-your-nose” journalism — stories we run because we know the public has become consumed by them. Tiger Woods' sex li...
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Retracted report opens new divisions on IsraelApr 05, 2011 12:00 am - It came as (almost) no surprise to me that Japanese utility workers remained at their crippled and highly toxic nuclear plant even at the risk of death. It came as (almo...
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Cornered GOP braces for more important fightApr 05, 2011 12:00 am - If there were any doubts about the political skills of the new White House team under Chief of Staff William Daley, they have now been satisfied. Recently, the Congress...
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Southwest emergency shows safety is no laughing matterApr 04, 2011 9:00 am - Which kinds of cracks are the most pervasive on Southwest Airlines jetliners? 1. Cracks in the fuselage long and deep enough to cause the metal skin to peel back like a...