Articles filed under Opinion
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Byrd's change and redemptionJun 29, 2010 11:00 pm - "End of an era" is an overused trope, but in this case it's appropriate: The last of the old Southern Democrats is gone. Sen. Robert Byrd had long since repented, of co...
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Deporting the wrong manJun 29, 2010 11:00 pm - What should be done with a man who infiltrated the terrorist group Hamas, spied for Israeli intelligence and broke up terror attacks, saving countless Israeli, as well a...
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Obama walks the fine lineJun 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Two departures from the Obama administration go a long way toward illuminating what is important - and what is not - in determining its political fate. The firing of Gen...
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It's more about math than politicsJun 28, 2010 11:00 pm - In the 2006 Illinois gubernatorial election, Democratic incumbent Rod Blagojevich easily defeated state Republican Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka and Green Party candidate ...
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Questions for today's hearingsJun 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Pursuant to Elena Kagan's expressed enthusiasm for confirmation hearings that feature intellectual snap, crackle and pop, here are some questions the Senate Judiciary Co...
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The Afghan conundrumJun 26, 2010 11:00 pm - President Obama was fully justified in dismissing Gen. Stanley McChrystal. The firing offense did not rise to the level of insubordination - this was no MacArthur underm...
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Government pensions face the musicJun 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Very few of my friends in their 40s talk about their impending retirements, but every one who does works for government, be it local, state or federal. That's because th...
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Loose lips sink generals - and warsJun 24, 2010 11:00 pm - The World War II slogan "Loose lips sink ships," which was intended to encourage Americans to keep quiet about any information pertaining to that war, could also apply t...
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True (or false) feminismJun 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Proving one's feminist bona fides has become the latest challenge for women aspiring to public office. Is she a "real" feminist who walks in lock-step with traditional ...
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Leave nation-building to the AfghansJun 24, 2010 11:00 pm - The good news? Nobody has to pretend anymore that Gen. Stanley McChrystal knew how to fix Afghanistan within a year. The bad news? Now we're supposed to pretend that Gen...