Articles filed under Opinion
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Plumbing the briny depths of Illinois state governmentJan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - In a CBS Radio commentary this week, David Ross said something especially interesting for reporters about the Blagojevich scandal: "I know that it's every young reporter...
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Surprising CIA choice isn't a bad oneJan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - On its face, it's a puzzling choice: Barack Obama selects as his spy chief a former congressman with no firsthand experience as an intelligence professional. Is Obama di...
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Burris as media darlingJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Most new U.S. senators are lucky to attract one reporter from their home state when they are sworn in. Roland Burris, appointed by the disgraced governor of Illinois, ha...
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When generator shows up to his vacation home, Obama just says noJan 04, 2009 10:00 pm - HONOLULU - You didn't have to be David Copperfield to read Barack Obama's mind the night the lights went out on Oahu. You only had to be from Chicago. Anyone who was vac...
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Cease-fire is the only option for IsraelJan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Some geopolitical conflicts are morally complicated. The Israel-Gaza war is not. It possesses a moral clarity not only rare but excruciating. Israel is so scrupulous abo...
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Illinois Democrats look foolish in Burris spectacleJan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - Opportunism comes in many forms in Illinois politics. Unfortunately for the reputation of my home state, the nation is learning about all of them. Thanks to court-approv...
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Well-read Bush merely seeks vindicationJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - In what without a doubt is the most astounding op-ed piece of the year, Karl Rove reveals that his friend and former boss, George W. Bush, has read probably hundreds of ...
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A year full of regrets, rejections and dismissalsDec 31, 2008 10:00 pm - Summing up, let me just say that I reject, repudiate, renounce, denounce, dismiss and utterly regret 2008. Sayonara and good riddance. Which is not intended to convey of...
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Bush says farewell; we say good riddanceDec 29, 2008 10:00 pm - I was doing fine until I saw the rocking chairs. My attacks of Bush-bashing were in remission. I told myself it was time to move on, to embrace the change you can believ...
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Duncan has right record to lead schoolsDec 28, 2008 10:00 pm - In putting together his Cabinet, President-elect Barack Obama has made risky choices - but at least one could be a slam-dunk. Obama's choice of Chicago Public Schools CE...