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The hypocrisy factor

An old adage called “Miles’ Law” reads: Where you stand depends on where you sit. That’s a mild way of ..


The cooling abortion debate

Often a speech is significant for what it leaves out. In his State of the Union address, President Bush never ..


The crowded media marketplace

President Bush has been selling his new Iraq strategy in all the traditional ways: A solemn prime-time speech from the ..


Scenes from the season

It's been a long two weeks around the Roberts household. Since we're a Jewish-Catholic couple we celebrate both traditions, and ..


The Hillary and Barack show

Here’s the problem the Democrats face: They know too much about Hillary Clinton and not enough about Barack Obama. Clinton ..


Stop attacking the press

When the new Congress convenes next month, it should pass a Federal shield law enabling journalists to protect their secret ..


Look for the foreign label

A TV commercial 20 years ago, urging shoppers to buy American-made clothing, contained the memorable refrain: “Look for the union ..


Five rules for presidential politics

It didn’t take long. Within hours after this year’s voting had ended, at least four presidential aspirants – Republicans John ..


The vital ‘dynamic center’

Which George Bush will show up in January? The president who worked with Democrats as governor of Texas and during ..


The Devil made me do it

“It’s his responsibility and he accepts it.” Those words were spoken by the lawyer for Lester Crawford, the former head of ..


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