Articles filed under Commentary
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Coverage of sports, courts and people who feel out of sortsApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Odds and ends: Again, we find ourselves looking for that perfect space between Chicken Little and Pollyanna, between outright panic and unbridled optimism. No, I'm not t...
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Obama should bow out from 'our lady'Apr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Here on planet "What About Me," principled people are so rare as to be oddities. Thus, it was a head-swiveling moment Monday when former Vatican Ambassador Mary Ann Glen...
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Torture of enemies also tortures the lawApr 28, 2009 11:00 pm - On April 16, President Obama released the now-infamous torture memos along with a covering statement that said the CIA's old interrogation methods not only failed to "ma...
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If it sounds like torture, it likely isApr 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Several years ago, I asked a veteran journalist for advice. "I'm trying to figure out if I have an ethical conflict," I began. "If you have to ask, you do," he said. S...
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Opening overture has been promisingApr 25, 2009 11:00 pm - As we approach the 100-day mark for the Obama administration, you will hear and see a wide variety of grades for the new president's performance. Remember this. What has...
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Sexting common sense no easy sendApr 23, 2009 11:00 pm - I am sure that Vermonters don't like the idea of teens sending sexy pictures from one phone to another. Nor do Ohio and Utah parents want their kids using cell phone min...
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Who was rude at gun forum? Watch the videoApr 23, 2009 11:00 pm - This will be, no doubt, Must-See Community TV. I'm referring, of course, to the videotape of a community forum earlier this week called to, depending on your viewpoint, ...
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Torture decision serves national interests wellApr 23, 2009 11:00 pm - President Obama insists that his administration doesn't torture. But just what does Obama think he's doing to some of his supporters by releasing interrogation memos tha...
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The new era of compassionate liberalismApr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Monday morning the government braced for austerity, as the government understands that. Having sent Congress a $3.5 trillion budget, the president signaled...
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Hamas tactics were those of thugsApr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Some residents of Gaza were taken from their homes and shot in the legs or feet. Some were brutally beaten and some were simply murdered, sometimes after hideous torture...