Articles filed under Opinion
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Everyone should get at least one Lee DeWyze DayMay 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Did "American Idol" finalist Lee DeWyze deserve the adulation and attention he got for one day last Friday? Actually, a better question is, doesn't everyone? DeWyze's ad...
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A vote that changed historyMay 18, 2010 11:00 pm - One week ago, the John F. Kennedy Library marked the 50th anniversary of one of the most significant elections in American history - the West Virginia Democratic primary...
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In decline and denialMay 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Early this month, Barack Obama went down to Louisiana to eyeball the possible damage from the blowout of BP's exploded oil rig, keep the cleanup crews on their toes - no...
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Outlawing Latinos' heritageMay 17, 2010 11:00 pm - At least we don't have to pretend anymore. Arizona's passing of that mean-spirited new immigration law wasn't about high-minded principle or the need to maintain public ...
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Myth: Newspapers are washed upMay 17, 2010 11:00 pm - First in a series. The death watch began in March 2009. That was when - in the midst of some extraordinarily difficult times for newspapers - Time Magazine published its...
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What is the law?May 16, 2010 11:00 pm - We are told by no less than President Obama and supporters of his nominee to the Supreme Court, Elena Kagan, that she "loves the law." I love my cat, but what does lovin...
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Sexism takes the stageMay 16, 2010 11:00 pm - I'd like to believe it's the arrival of spring or maybe just the general decline in civility and common sense that seems to always be in the air in Washington. But it's ...
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Europe's lack of disciplineMay 15, 2010 11:00 pm - When Chancellor Angela Merkel decided that Germany would pay part of Greece's bills, voters punished her party in elections in Germany's most populous state, North Rhine...
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Modernizing Miranda: a new consensus?May 15, 2010 11:00 pm - It's not often that I agree with Attorney General Eric Holder. But, then again, it's not often that Holder publicly embraces an anti-terrorism measure I proposed 48 hour...
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Gender, geography and the courtMay 13, 2010 11:00 pm - The magnificent author and son of the Great Santini, Pat Conroy, began "The Prince of Tides" with these words: "My wound is geography. It is also my anchorage, my port o...