Articles filed under Commentary
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Warring over tax returnsAug 12, 2012 5:00 am - Mitt Romney’s defiant secrecy about his personal finances looks like a cross Republicans will have to bear all the way to Election Day. To put it mildly, the burden seem...
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The case against re-electionAug 10, 2012 1:49 pm - There are two ways to run against Barack Obama: stewardship or ideology. You can run against his record or you can run against his ideas. The stewardship case is pretty...
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Know the pitfalls of for-profit schoolsAug 10, 2012 5:00 am - For-profit schools have been in the news a lot lately, and it generally has not been good press. In my office, we know many of the horror stories from students who have ...
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Money matters, but it’s not everythingAug 09, 2012 5:00 am - News alert: Mitt Romney is raising a lot of money. A whole lot. So much that in the past three months, he’s been outraising the incumbent president, which is no easy fea...
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Better understanding needed of all AmericansAug 09, 2012 5:00 am - No one is an enemy, no one is a stranger. We befriend all. Believe in Fatherhood of God, and brotherhood of mankind. We are one family. One becomes inferior or superior ...
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Romney and his faithAug 09, 2012 5:00 am - Concerning Mormons and Republicans, history offers a large helping of irony. In 1843, an Army officer named John C. Fremont led a geographical expedition of 39 men more ...
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A difference beyond questionAug 08, 2012 5:00 am - A difference beyond question Before the Jews of Hungary were emancipated in the 19th century, they were not permitted to own land. By the end of the century, they were ...
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The ‘boring’ 2012 campaignAug 08, 2012 5:00 am - PLYMOUTH NOTCH, Vt. -- Two of my pundit colleagues — David Brooks of The New York Times and Peggy Noonan of The Wall Street Journal — have written about this “boring” an...
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First lady bluesAug 07, 2012 5:00 am - Not surprisingly, Barbara Bush said it most succinctly: “The first lady is going to be criticized no matter what she does.” And how. One needn’t prod Michelle Obama fo...
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Romney’s excellent tripAug 06, 2012 5:00 am - At the outset of his recent foreign trip, Mitt Romney committed a gaffe. In answer to a question about the Olympics, he expressed skepticism about London’s preparations....