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If Only Bush Were Reagan
Posted on January 25th, 2006 on
The Cold War era was marked by vicious circles. Americans distrusted Russians as much as Russians distrusted Americans; instead of negotiat...

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Republican Bully Tactics in Action
Posted on January 25th, 2006 on
Republican Senators have been lodging the odd accusation against their Democratic counterparts that any protest against Samuel Alito’s no...

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Greater Liberty for This Nation
Posted on January 24th, 2006 on
One of my friends has recently taken a deeper interest in politics, and e-mailed me to ask what I think “will bring this nation greater li...

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Alito Will Make the U.S. Less Secure Against Terrorists
Posted on January 23rd, 2006 on
Confirming Samuel Alito as a Supreme Court judge would be a blow to the security of the United States. Whereas Sandra Day O’Connor, as the C...

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Is it Possible to Take Rove Seriously?
Posted on January 22nd, 2006 on
Who knew? Karl Rove is vowing to make the war on terrorism a central issue in the midterm elections later this year. The surprising part is that...

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Lazy Voters Should Be Shamed Out of Their Bad Habits
Posted on January 22nd, 2006 on
In his last op-ed piece before going on book leave from his columnist position at the New York Times, Frank Rich addresses the lack of respect fo...

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The Scourge of Bushism is Worsening
Posted on January 21st, 2006 on
Unconscionable Bushism in action is plain to read about on the front page of today’s New York Times. An article titled “Medicare Woes Tak...

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Rove: A Fount of Balderdash
Posted on January 21st, 2006 on
As noted in a New York Times article on Karl Rove’s speech yesterday to the Republican National Committee, “Mr. Rove’s speeches early in ...

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The Attack On Damadula
Posted on January 18th, 2006 on
There is much ferment in Pakistan over the recent missile attack, alleged to have been carried out by a CIA drone, on the village of Damadul...

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Walter Cronkite Speaks Out
Posted on January 17th, 2006 on
Walter Cronkite has told a group of reporters that he believes the U.S. should take its military out of Iraq immediately. This is not the fi...

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Ignorance is not Always Bliss
Posted on January 16th, 2006 on
Chris Buttars is a State Senator from Utah. He is on the warpath against homosexuals. In his guise as warrior, he has mounted a campaign to outlaw gay-...

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