Another epic West Virginia battle
(USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - In West Virginia, where Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama waged a quiet skirmish in their War Without End, the noisy ghosts of a political battle 48 years ago echoed through the Appalachian hollows.
Tue, 13 May 2008 04:17:00 GMT
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Our view on college for servicemembers: Vets deserve better benefits, but don’t drain the military
(USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - To put himself through Virginia's Radford University, Chris House works 35 hours a week at a local Pizza Hut. During summers, he takes a second job as a farm hand.
Tue, 13 May 2008 04:22:00 GMT
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Opposing view: Reduce financial burdens
(USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - There is no argument in Washington that the Montgomery GI Bill has not kept pace with rising college costs - it provides for less than 70% of public tuitions and 30% of private - but there is debate on how to improve the benefit. That is where two Senate colleagues and fellow Vietnam War veterans - James Webb, D-Va., and John McCain, R-Ariz. - are at odds.
Tue, 13 May 2008 04:21:00 GMT
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Medvedev's test case with the West
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Before he became Russia's president last week, Dmitry Medvedev came across as less edgy than Vladimir Putin when talking about the West. Some Kremlin watchers thought this might mean a spring thaw in relations with the US and Europe. Now there's a case to test this theory.
Tue, 13 May 2008 08:00:00 GMT
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1968: the year the dream died
(The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - History Often provides an excuse for a party. In Europe and America, romantics are celebrating 1968. It seems that every hotel in Paris is booked for this month's festivities - even the Ritz. Anniversaries have a way of cleansing the past of unpleasantness.
Tue, 13 May 2008 08:00:00 GMT
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Myanmar (and China) Need the Odd Couple
(HuffingtonPost.com)
HuffingtonPost.com - When the tsunami hit parts of Asia and Africa in December 2004, President George W. Bush asked his predecessors, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, to travel to the stricken region and bring relief and hope to the victims.
Tue, 13 May 2008 17:16:36 GMT
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"Says He's a Christian"
(The Nation)
The Nation - The Nation -- A lot of people wrongly believe Barack Obama is a Muslim. As I documented in a cover story for the magazine, this is largely due to a viral internet rumor that's been spread via email.
Tue, 13 May 2008 15:18:07 GMT
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Collapse of the Middle Class
(The Nation)
The Nation - The Nation -- One of the few national politicians willing to speak unflinchingly about how the so-called "robust" U.S. economy has failed vast swaths of America, last month, Sen.
Mon, 12 May 2008 21:56:21 GMT
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Sex(ism) Sells
(RealClearPolitics.com)
RealClearPolitics.com - A quick note on Marie Cocco's column today on the sexism in the campaign. Judging by the number of comments on the piece - 354 and counting - Cocco obviously touched a nerve, and rightfully so.
Tue, 13 May 2008 21:01:06 GMT
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Reading the West Virginia Tea Leaves
(RealClearPolitics.com)
RealClearPolitics.com - Two possible scenarios for tonight's vote in West Virginia: 1) it's dismissed as too little, too late for Clinton and doesn't change a thing or 2) her margin of victory is so big it reignites doubts about Obama's ability to win working class white voters in Rust Belt states and moves the narrative slightly back in Clinton's direction and away from the "it's over" theme that's pervaded coverage for the past week.
Tue, 13 May 2008 21:30:26 GMT
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JOHN MCCAIN'S ASSAULT ON REASON
(Maggie Gallagher)
Maggie Gallagher - Last week, Al Gore made headlines when he blamed the Burmese cyclone on (what else?) global warming.
Tue, 13 May 2008 23:57:54 GMT
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THE SILVER LINING OF ECONOMIC COLLAPSE
(Ted Rall)
Ted Rall - Student Loans Crunch Starves Greedy Colleges
Tue, 13 May 2008 23:57:54 GMT
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LESSONS FROM THE SOUTH SIDE
(Georgie Anne Geyer)
Georgie Anne Geyer - WASHINGTON -- When I grew up, a long time ago, I wanted desperately to be a foreign correspondent. Names like Marrakech, Kashgar, Istanbul, Bali and Timbuktu rang like strange church bells in my ears, calling me forth to the worship of discovery. Foreign: That was what I was after. I was besotted with the exotic!
Mon, 12 May 2008 23:57:46 GMT
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Jeremiah Wright's 'Trumpet'
(The Weekly Standard)
The Weekly Standard - To the question of the moment--What did Barack Obama know and when did he know it?--I answer, Obama knew everything, and he's known it for ages.
Mon, 12 May 2008 14:41:00 GMT
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IT REMAINS TO BE AARRGGH!
(James Kilpatrick)
James Kilpatrick - Everyone who writes for a living or reads for pleasure has a pet peeve. My first city editor had a thing about "not only." He insisted that "not only" always had to be followed by "but also." Thousands of otherwise rational folks will never end a sentence with a preposition. I myself get cranky over "replica."
Mon, 12 May 2008 00:01:30 GMT
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1988 CAMPAIGN HAS LITTLE TO TELL US ABOUT CAMPAIGN TODAY
(David Shribman)
David Shribman - Some people think they have seen this campaign movie before.
Sat, 10 May 2008 23:57:42 GMT
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EVEN GOD COULDN'T VOTE IN INDIANA WITHOUT PROPER I.D.
(Cynthia Tucker)
Cynthia Tucker - Congratulations to the Indiana legislature, whose harsh voter ID law has ferreted out a suspicious bunch who tried to cast ballots without proper identification in the Democratic primary last Tuesday. Who do those old ladies think they are, American citizens?
Sat, 10 May 2008 23:57:41 GMT
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WHATEVER THEY SAY, IT'S THE MONEY!
(Richard Reeves)
Richard Reeves - WASHINGTON -- When they say, "It's not the money ..." -- it's the money!
Fri, 09 May 2008 23:58:08 GMT
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Countering Iran
(The Weekly Standard)
The Weekly Standard - What are we going to do about Iran? When Hillary Clinton surreally promised to obliterate the Islamic Republic if the mullahs nuked Israel, she at least recognized that a nuclear-armed clerical regime is a serious menace, and that successful diplomacy with Tehran without the threat of force is fantasy.
Fri, 09 May 2008 23:10:00 GMT
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Did Israel Drive Out the Arabs 60 Years Ago?
(Mona Charen)
Mona Charen - Sixty is pretty old for a country. Consider that by the time the United States was 60 (counting from the conclusion of the War of Independence), the year was 1843.
Fri, 09 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT
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