Bipartisanship causes much bad legislation
Bipartisanship, the supposed scarcity of which so distresses the high-minded, actually is disastrously prevalent.
- May. 18, 2012
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Presidential contest resembles high school
A presidential race recently focused on high school has come to resemble a popularity contest of the same vintage. Hence, we read that women like Barack best (except when they don't).
- May. 17, 2012
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Pakistan losing chance to gain political control
As America begins to pull back its troops from Afghanistan, there's one consequence that gets little notice but is likely to have lasting impact: Pakistan is losing the best chance in its history to gain political control over all of its territory — inclu
- May. 17, 2012
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Romney's stellar performance
-- It wasn't exactly the belly of the beast Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney visited recently on a picture-perfect commencement day at "the world's largest Christian University," but his appearance was a test as to whether the conservative sc
- May. 16, 2012
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Tricky call: Deciding when news should be withheld
Journalists are in the business of telling the news, not hiding it. But there are times — very few times, despite conspiracy-and-bias claims fueled by a media-criticism cottage industry — when news organizations do decide to hold the news that they know.
- May. 14, 2012
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Untruths about gay marriage
In the contentious debate surrounding gay marriage, a couple of conservative talking points stand out for their irrationality. One of those is the notion that allowing same-sex couples to marry would represent a gross usurpation of religious freedom.
- May. 14, 2012
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Next steps in Iran nuclear talks vital
Let's assume the signals from the White House and Tehran are reliable, and that Iran is serious about an agreement to remove its existing stockpile of 20 percent enriched uranium from the country and stop producing more.
- May. 13, 2012
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Many addictions can rob families of joy they had in being together
Although we resided within the city limits of Pensacola, Fla., the long and rural road where my parents lived and reared us did not get paved until the late 1970s. Paving was delayed for bureaucratic reasons.
- May. 12, 2012
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Romney VP? And they're off!
Since Gov. Romney has sewn up the nomination tighter than one of Chris Christie's old suits, the only remaining Republican election drama is which name the Bairn of Bain Capital intends to place on the bottom of his bumper sticker.
- May. 12, 2012
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Medicare at risk from Obama
America's senior citizens deserve to enjoy their golden years in security rather than be faced with the uncertainty of having their beloved Medicare benefits yanked away thanks to provisions within the Democratic Party's darling, Obamacare.
- May. 12, 2012
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Education Should Have Second and Third Acts
On the HBO series "Girls," Hannah asks her boss at a publishing house for a salary. The 24-year-old has been working as an unpaid intern for over a year, and her parents will no longer support her. When the boss responds in the negative —
- May. 12, 2012
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Cars, self-image: All-American link
"You have a Prius. … You probably compost, sort all your recycling, and have a reusable shopping bag for your short drive to Whole Foods. You are the best! So, do we really need the Obama sticker?" The Portland Mercury, 2008 Prius, which is Latin for
- May. 12, 2012
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Obama takes historic step toward equality
President Obama's evolutionary leap on same-sex marriage is a historic advance in the nation's long march toward equality and justice.
- May. 11, 2012
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Mixture of marriage, political expedience
Former NPR and current Fox News political analyst Juan Williams made an excellent point Monday night on "The O'Reilly Factor." Williams said the major reason President Obama had not endorsed same-sex marriage is because of the strong opposition to it in t
- May. 11, 2012
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America's obsession with pets going too far
If you didn't think American civilization was in trouble already, this ought to worry you: Americans are hiring psychics to communicate with their pets.
- May. 10, 2012
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In foreign policy, Obama has learned on the job
President Barack Obama begins his re-election campaign with something almost nobody would have predicted four years ago: a sense of success and political advantage in the foreign-policy areas that have often spelled trouble for Democrats.
- May. 10, 2012
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COLUMN: Burden on business does not help economy
Bill Hewlett and David Packard, tinkering in a California garage, began what became Hewlett-Packard. Steve Jobs and a friend built a computer in the California garage that became Apple's birthplace.
- May. 10, 2012
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It may not be fun, but right diet will make you thin
Close your eyes and picture 110 million obese people waddling around America's sidewalks. You'll probably want to keep your eyes closed. Such is the scenario suggested by a new study projecting that 42 percent of American adults will be obese by 2030.
- May. 10, 2012
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