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Drones on the dais
WASHINGTON -- Is the position of God subject to the confirmation process? Does the Lord Almighty require the advice and consent of the Senate? These are no longer abstract questions. John Brennan may not be divine, but he plays God often as...
Tags: Susan Collins, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Saxby Chambliss, Barack Obama
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Wrong on drone hits
WASHINGTON -- If George W. Bush had told us that the "war on terror" gave him the right to execute an American citizen overseas with a missile fired from a drone aircraft, without due process or judicial review, I'd have gone ballistic. It makes no...
Tags: George W. Bush, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Judges, Barack Obama
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A license to kill Americans: no judge, no jury
Have you heard? George W. Bush and Dick Cheney are up to their old tricks. It wasn't so long ago that they cited congressional authorization for the war on terror, passed by Congress one week after September 11, 2001, to justify their use of rendition,...
Tags: Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, National Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Quinn bids to end 'say-to-play' primary voting
"Let's pass a long overdue law to allow voters to participate in primary elections without having to publicly declare their party affiliation." — Gov. Pat Quinn in his State of the State address As you probably know, to participate in a...
Tags: Primaries, Matthew Harrison, Elections, Parties and Movements, Illinois Elections
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Tags: Ronald Reagan, Republican Party, George W. Bush, National Security, Osama bin Laden
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Regrettable error
Change of SubjectNow we're talking about a larger, more controversial issue: the killing by drone in Yemen of al-Qaida operative Anwar al-Awlaki. Outside American soil, the Constitution does not rule, no matter how much Paul would like it to....Charles Krauthammer in his.... -
Deep breaths, drone critics
Change of SubjectChalk this up to my paranoia deficiency, but the idea that U.S. drone-fired missiles are a threat to Americans abroad is very, very low on my list of concerns. Yes, there are good questions about how our military selects and...... -
This weekend: Cowboys vs. Redskins; ‘Call the Midwife’; ‘Back to the Beginning’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelFootball will be the most-watched programming during the final weekend of 2012. But there are offerings for fans of British drama, biblical history, Harry Potter and love stories. The highlights: 1. The weekend's biggest program is likely to be NBC's ... -
Weeks in review
Change of SubjectA roundup of state and local news-review and weekly political chat shows. Descriptions provided by the broadcast outlets in most cases: Chicago Tonight: The Week in Review WTTW Ch. 11. Host Joel Weisman with Mary Ann Ahern, NBC-5 News; Lorraine...... -
Three cheers for Ron Paul
Orlando Opinionators - Orlando SentinelThe quirky Republican presidential candidate (yes, I called him “too old, too odd” to get nominated in a post several months ago, and I' m not taking it back) blasted President Obama for ordering the killing of American-born al-Qaida operative... -
It's so, Joe: You've got to go
Change of SubjectI'm not saying I think President Barack Obama will ask Vice President Joe Biden to step aside and ask Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to take his place on the 2012 ticket. I'm not even saying I'm aware of......
Feb 11, 2013
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Dec 22, 2011
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Mar 17, 2013
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Dec 28, 2012
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Sep 29, 2011
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