Articles filed under Commentary
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Shattering the myth that women 'opt out' of workJul 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Let me begin by raising a glass of champagne to the official closing of the math gap. It turns out that girls do not lack the math gene. Nor are they math-phobic. A new ...
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Senate to White House is hard transitionJul 29, 2008 11:00 pm - One of the wisest men I ever knew in Washington was the late James H. Rowe Jr. He came out of Montana, went to Harvard Law School and was recruited by Felix Frankfurter...
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Wrong to oppose enforcement of immigration lawsJul 29, 2008 11:00 pm - In the immigration wars, you have to choose your battles carefully. Otherwise, you wind up preaching to the choir. Nativists on the far right make bad choices when they...
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History behind call for troop withdrawalJul 28, 2008 11:00 pm - With characteristic self-absorption, Americans are looking at Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's statements about a timetable for withdrawal of U.S. troops in terms of our...
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Obama's trip to Europe is not a high-risk ventureJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - It made no sense when Barack Obama left the country on his nine-day overseas tour for some of my fellow columnists to describe it as a high-risk venture. Foreign leaders...
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Meet me at the fair - for flying dogs, camels, carsJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - I'll admit my first fleeting thought when you say "county fair" still is barnyard animals and parking-lot-style rides, such classics as the Tilt-a-Whirl and that Viking...
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McCain needs economics expert as running mateJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Last Wednesday, The Washington Post published a poll of registered voters giving Barack Obama an eight-point lead - largely because the voters said they trusted him more...
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Treasury leader's emphasis is on economic stabilityJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Henry Paulson was in shirt sleeves last Thursday afternoon in his office at the Treasury Department, tie loose at the collar. Behind his desk, Bloomberg screens were bli...
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Iran is not being diplomatic in its approach to U.S.Jul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Even in midsummer, Iran's foreign minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, wears the three-piece suit of a traditional diplomat. But faithful to the dress code of the Ir...
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On adversaries and protection of libertyJul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - First allow me to point out that Rod Blagojevich and Todd Stroger are both Democrats. For those of you who are convinced that the mainstream press is a tool of the Democ...