Articles filed under Commentary
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President's optimistic view of Middle East must pass test of timeDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Not since President Bush stood on the USS Abraham Lincoln May 1, 2003 with a "Mission Accomplished" sign behind him has he been as optimistic about progress in the Iraq ...
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Research vindicates Bush on his position on stem cell researchNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - "If human embryonic stem cell research does not make you at least a little bit uncomfortable, you have not thought about it enough." -- James A. Thomson A decade ago,...
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Thread of light runs through dark stories on foreclosure crisisNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - No one takes pleasure in seeing unforeseen circumstances dishevel the lives of families. Yet, these stories can generate something more than sympathy. A fairly simple ma...
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Improved security in Iraq is cause for cautious optimismNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - The signs of improvement in Iraq are clearer every week. The latest numbers show a 55 percent drop in attacks since the surge of U.S. troops reached full strength in Jun...
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Conservatives can't stray from mission of limits on governmentNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - In the 1920s and '30s, the American left was riven by multiple factions furiously representing different flavors of socialism, each accusing the others of revisionism an...
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Hillary Clinton wants free trade that doesn't hurt workersNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Where does Hillary Clinton stand on economic issues? Is she a "Clintonian," the heir to the pro-globalization views of her husband? Or is she part of the growing movemen...
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A growing school investment providing very little to justify itNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - If this newspaper's School Finance 101 series showed nothing else, it was that Illinois taxpayers have not been pinching pennies on education. Since 1996, state taxpayer...
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Look to Thailand for lessons on averting a U.S. economic disasterNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - See if you can identify the following country: Its currency is falling sharply in global markets; its speculative real-estate bubble has burst; its financial sector is w...
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Palestinians should get a chance to prove they can curb terrorismNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - JERUSALEM -- Here's a safe prediction in advance of the Annapolis peace conference scheduled to take place in a few weeks: The Palestinians won't be ready to fulfill the...
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Troubling prospect of dual Hillary/Bill Clinton presidencyNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - As the Democratic presidential race finally gets down to brass tacks, two issues are becoming paramount. But only one of them is clearly on the table. That is the issue...