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Viewpoint: Nick Gillespie
feature From Reason.com: “Here’s a question for proponents of the drug war: Does prohibition—which demonstrably fails to keep illegal drugs...
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Why doctors refuse heroic medical care
feature Like most doctors, I have made it clear that when my time comes, “I will go gently into that good night,” said Ken Murray at The Wall Street Journal.
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Viewpoint: Joe Klein
feature From Time: “[Rick and Karen Santorum] have spent the past three years caring for their daughter Isabella, whose genetic defect...
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The GOP’s suicidal swing to the right
feature In recent years, the GOP’s best minds have stood mute while right-wing ideologues seized control of the party, said David Brooks at The New York Times.
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Blood money from a drunken driver
feature It’s hard to decide what’s more infuriating: Donte Stallworth getting away with murder, or Mario Reyes’ family putting a price on a human life—and justice, said Bob Weir in RealClearPolitics.c
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We need a new national anthem
feature “Anything would be better than those ‘bombs bursting in air,’” especially since they usually arrive off-key, said Michael Kinsley in The Washington Post.
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Iran’s next attack might be here
feature The director of National Intelligence recently warned that as tensions with the West grow, Iran’s fanatical mullahs are “more willing to conduct an attack in the U.S.,” said Mitchell D. Silber at The Wall Street Journal.
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The need for a sane GO
feature America needs two parties to move forward into the 21st century; sadly, one is clamoring for a return to the 19th, said Thomas L. Friedman at The New York Times.
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Why Rubio isn’t a hero to Latinos
feature Latinos know that “the GOP’s rock star” supported Arizona’s harsh immigration law and opposed the DREAM act, said Ruben Navarrette Jr. at The Dallas Morning News.
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Viewpoint: Alan S. Blinder
feature From The Wall Street Journal: “Myth No. 1 is that the American people now demand deficit reduction as never before....
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Joe Paterno’s side of the story
feature At Penn State, Paterno was known to exert “iron control” over anything concerning his football program, said Andrew Cohen at TheAtlantic.com.
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The vital role of shame in society
feature Liberals are horrified by a new New York City ad campaign to discourage teen pregnancy.
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The smearing of Zero Dark Thirty
feature Kathryn Bigelow's film has become “collateral damage” in the political debate over the morality of torture.
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He’s not the liberal Reagan yet
feature Will President Obama realize his goal of becoming the liberal Ronald Reagan?
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