Articles filed under Opinion
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Weakened al-Qaida calls for change in tacticsMay 04, 2008 11:00 pm - JALALABAD, Afghanistan • The most interesting discovery during a visit to this city where Osama bin Laden planted his flag in 1996 is that al-Qaida seems to have all but...
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What would life in Gov. Antoin Rezko's Illinois be like?May 04, 2008 11:00 pm - If the formerly mustachioed Antoin "Tony" Rezko had actually been elected governor of Illinois instead of merely ascending to the post of faux governor as federal prosec...
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Irony, and justice, in court ruling on use of lethal injectionApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - The Supreme Court has ruled 7-2 that the death penalty by lethal injection in Kentucky, which uses a cocktail of three drugs, is not a violation of the Constitution's pr...
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U.S.-born Latinos weary with the ugliness in immigration debateApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - U.S.-born Latinos in America are fed up. They're tired of the ugliness in the immigration debate, and they're not buying the argument that it does not concern them. Tak...
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Fed isn't supposed to be a deal maker for Wall Street socialismApr 21, 2008 11:00 pm - And some say it will end because of subprime mortgages. But for those who cultivate fears of catastrophes as excuses for expanding government supervision of other people...
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Globalization of surrogate motherhood a disturbing trendApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - By now we all have a story about a job outsourced beyond our reach in the global economy. My favorite is about the California publisher who hired two reporters in India ...
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Obama shows how far liberalism has drifted from the days of FDRApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama may be exactly what his supporters suppose him to be. Not, however, for reasons most Americans will celebrate. Obama may be the fulfillment of modern liber...
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McCain's 'Straight-talk Express' goes off the rails on IraqApr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - John McCain's broad appeal is grounded in his reputation as a candid man of principle, the rare politician who speaks uncomfortable truths, no matter the political cost....
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Use Cold War deterrence to halt Iran nuclear programApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Last Tuesday, Iran announced it was installing 6,000 more centrifuges -- they produce enriched uranium, the key ingredient of a nuclear weapon -- in addition to the 3,00...
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Regulations, not financial rescues, are the answerApr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - As every parent knows, the danger of cutting a special break for one child is that all the other children will demand the same thing. "It's not fair," goes the inevitabl...