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Column: President's caution sensible, but poorly stated
WASHINGTON — People who talk incessantly often talk imprecisely, and President Barack Obama, who is as loquacious as he is impressed with his verbal dexterity, has talked himself into a corner concerning Syria and chemical weapons. This is condign...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Politics, Iraq, Weaponry
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Weatherford gets tax break for California company that hired prominent lobbying firm
In an unusual, late-night meeting, Florida lawmakers negotiating a state budget unveiled – and quickly agreed to – a new tax break meant to help a California company that recently hired one of Tallahassee’s most influential lobbying...
Tags: NASA, Politics, Lobbying, Walmart, Google Inc.
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Fearing the 'F' Word: Are you now or have you ever been a 'feminist?'
You know, I was going to offer up a very calm, middle-of-the-road argument saying that it’s perfectly fine if some women — women in positions of power, no less — seem to be running like scalded cats from the word “feminist”...Tags: Corporate Officers, Civil Rights, Feminism, Justice and Rights, Minority Groups
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Bush's war, 10 years later
The 10th anniversary of the American invasion of Iraq seems an appropriate time to look back at how it all happened and what it has wrought, not so much for Iraq as for the United States, which poured its own troops, treasure and world reputation into...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Baghdad (Iraq), Politics, U.S. Congress, Iraq
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Dr. Ben Carson, new right-wing hero
Whenever somebody says something like, "Now, I know this isn't PC, but ... ," watch out. It probably means they're about to say something rude. In the case of Dr. Ben Carson, the world-famous neurosurgeon and director of pediatric neurosurgery at...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Herman Cain, Politics, Benjamin Solomon Carson, Sr., Hospitals and Clinics
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It's a Gray Area: Muslims are the latest targets of discrimination
In so many ways, one of the biggest civil rights issues of our day is the way we treat Muslims in our country. Yes, 9/11 was an act of war against the United States, and yes, it was carried out by radical Muslims. But it is our obligation to realize...Tags: Pakistan, Orange County Superior Court, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Civil Rights, Politics
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Iraq war 10th anniversary: A dark mark for news media
L.A. NOWToday is the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, one of the most shameful moments in American political and media history. It’s the 10th anniversary of the day the United States took its eye off the ball, allowing...... -
They cannot stand Pat. But right's move to oust state GOP chair doomed to backfire
Change of SubjectHere's guessing that when the state's top Democrats gather these days, they're superstitiously avoiding mention of the coup attempt brewing in the Illinois GOP. Goodness knows they don't want to jinx it. The Illinois Republican State Central Committee has... -
Move to oust state GOP chair doomed to backfire
Here's guessing that when the state's top Democrats gather these days, they're superstitiously avoiding mention of the coup attempt brewing in the Illinois GOP. Goodness knows they don't want to jinx it. The Illinois Republican State Central Committee...
Tags: Christine Radogno, Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Politics, Chicago Sun-Times
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Iraq's bitter lessons
It has been 10 years since then-Secretary of State Colin Powell's U.N. speech on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. I watched the secretary's presentation intently on assignment to Fort Jackson, S.C. that day. The presentation, of course, would make...Tags: Colleges and Universities, White House, Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Military Interventions, Iraq
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How black is black enough?
I suddenly find myself concerned about my blackness. It had never occurred to me to worry about it before. Then came the incident last month on ESPN's "First Take" program that initially got commentator Rob Parker suspended and then, last week, fired...Tags: Dixie Chicks (music group), 50 Cent, ESPN (tv network), Apple iPod, Bruce Springsteen
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Apr 16, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Mar 22, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Mar 23, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Mar 23, 2013
|Story| Daily Pilot
Mar 19, 2013
| Los Angeles Times
Feb 26, 2013
| Chicago Tribune
Feb 27, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Feb 21, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jan 13, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Feb 20, 2013
| Chicago Tribune
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