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Obama’s Two-Step on NY Mosque

Posted: August 18, 2010
PRESIDENT OBAMA had it right the first time in talking about the mosque proposed near ground zero of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Speaking last Friday at the White House celebration of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Obama said, “The 9/11 attacks were a deeply traumatic event for ... continue reading...

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Repeal a Tax Cut No One Can Afford

Posted: August 3, 2010
FOR ALL that the Republicans have done to kill and dilute legislation on climate change, health care, and financial reform, there is one issue that Americans want President Obama and the Democratic majority to buck up on: repeal of the Bush tax cuts on the rich. A Pew Research Center/National Journal Congressional ... continue reading...

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Speaking Out

Posted: August 1, 2010
Speaking Out Obama can make Sherrod firing a teachable moment OF THE many ironies that continue to astound Shirley Sherrod, the most urgent is how the firing line was so white from the administration of the first African-American president. “One of the hard things I found out, when they were dealing with me, was that there was ... continue reading...

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Breach of Trust

Posted: July 27, 2010
PRESIDENT OBAMA must confront fresh revelations that the Afghan war itself and Pakistan’s alleged duplicitous participation remain out of control. On Sunday, The New York Times, the Guardian in London, and Der Spiegel in Germany published unflattering classified military documents leaked by WikiLeaks, an Internet whistleblower organization. As for the ... continue reading...

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The Harder They Should Fall

Posted: June 29, 2010
THERE IS no need for BP CEO Tony Hayward to shun yacht races as Louisiana drowns in his oil. The Obama administration has ultimately assured BP smooth sailing through the slick. BP chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg, who said “we care about the small people,’’ should feel free to continue to patronize angry ... continue reading...

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Obama Needs to Come Clean on Conservation

Posted: June 5, 2010
WE STILL AWAIT a landmark declaration of independence from oil by President Obama. He hinted at it in a speech on the economy this week at Carnegie Mellon University, where he noted the “inherent risks’’ of drilling deep for oil, and said it was time to “aggressively accelerate’’ the transition to ... continue reading...

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America’s Crisis of Integrity

Posted: May 29, 2010
WHEN EMTs with fake credentials come running at you with a defibrillator, that ought to shock us as to how dishonest our society has become. The state has discovered that at least 200 emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Massachusetts and New Hampshire are speeding toward emergencies with false medical training ... continue reading...

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Lesson from the Gulf: Stop Drilling

Posted: May 15, 2010
WITH THE Deepwater Horizon oil spill getting worse, President Obama should rescind his decision to expand offshore drilling. For two weeks, the Obama administration has told us that 5,000 barrels of oil were leaking from the exploded BP rig each day. But Florida State University oceanographer Ian MacDonald has said that ... continue reading...

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The Death of Public Education

Posted: April 5, 2010
THE NEWS says we are watching the death of public education before our eyes. Detroit is closing more than 40 schools, Kansas City wants to close more than 40 percent of its school buildings. Other cities have been closing schools over the last decade. Boston avoided closings in its most recent ... continue reading...

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On Kids’ Care, Insurance Weaseling Begins

Posted: March 30, 2010
IN THE days before the health care bill was passed, President Obama vowed it would “end the worst practices of insurance companies. . . insurance companies will be banned forever from denying coverage to children with pre-existing conditions.’’ When the bill passed last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi proclaimed, “We are hearing from families who are ... continue reading...

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