June 19, 2013
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Roberts’ ‘legal trick’ a disservice
WASHINGTON — The Simpsons on unpredictable judges: Marge: “Do you want your son to become chief justice of the Supreme Court, or a sleazy male stripper?” Homer: “Can’t he be both, like the la...
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Obamacare makes responsible pay for others’ bad choices
The Obama administration claims the state health exchanges christened under its Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will ensure access to affordable health care for all. But such exchange...
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BURNED Young voters’ enthusiasm for Obama has waned
In 2000, a little-known state senator in Illinois explained his opposition to the lottery: “A disproportionate number of people who consistently buy lottery tickets tend to be lower-income and work...
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EPA set to torch Native American jobs
PHOENIX — The federal government is a bull that has found yet another china shop, this time in Arizona. It seems determined to inflict, for angelic motives and progressive goals, economic damage on...
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Many are losers under Obamacare
In the wake of the Supreme Court ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act (aka “Obamacare”), NPR’s “Talk of the Nation” held a seminar of sorts at the Aspen Institute’s legendarily pretentious Idea...
Jul 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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HISTORY Transfer of detainees won’t placate Taliban
Taliban commander Abdullah Mehsud battled U.S. forces in the early days of the war in Afghanistan until he was captured and handed over to the U.S. He was held at Guantanamo Bay, during which time ...
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Roberts’ ruling a judicial betrayal
Betrayal is hard to take, whether in our personal lives or in the political life of the nation. Yet there are people in Washington — too often, Republicans — who start living in the Beltway atmosph...
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Loss of child led to law aiding development of pediatric cancer drugs
WASHINGTON — This is the saddest story you will ever read about how a bill becomes law. It should also make you feel better about our dysfunctional political system. The story begins on a Sunday...
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CREDIT Obama administration pretends sanctions worked
Earlier this year, President Obama offered some tough talk on Iran’s nuclear enrichment program: “I don’t bluff. When the United States says it is unacceptable for Iran to have a nuclear weapon, we...
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Chicago school woes rooted in homes
CHICAGO — The title of the nation’s largest labor union — the National Education Association — seems calculated to blur the fact that it is a teachers union. In this blunt city, however, the teache...
Jul 05, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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