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Sonia Sotomayor is a diversity hire
opinion Diversity hiring is as old as the Republic and as American as deep-dish pizza. Only our hypocrisy about it is new.
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Give health insurers more clout
opinion Health-insurance companies may be widely detested by the public, but the trouble with American health care is not that these insurers are too strong. It's that they are too weak.
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The pro-life delusion
opinion Is America becoming more prolife? A new poll by Gallup says so. . . . But the poll is wrong. Worse, it's misleading-and threatens to send Republicans careening in precisely the worst possible direction in pursuit of votes they will not find.
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The immigration problem gets bigger
opinion In the halls of power, everyone seems to agree that nothing can or should be done about illegal immigration. They're wrong.
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The Limbaugh schism
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How to kill an economy
opinion In an effort to make finance "boring" again, Obama's new regulations will prop up the biggest institutions and put roadblocks in the way of newcomers. They may also provide an opening for conservatives.
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Obama's two pressing problems
opinion On health-care reform, the president must move quickly to secure victory. He doesn't have as much time as he thinks on gay rights, either.
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The Santelli contagion
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Obama's morning in America
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A Tale of Two Clintons
opinion The defeat of former DNC chairman Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia governor's race has been called the end of the Clinton era. But for which Clinton?
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Republican risks and Democratic wobbles
opinion The Republican Party, in a time of imminent irrelevance, pounced on the 9.5 percent jobless number, hoping to benefit. Bad move.
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For Obama, the hard part begins
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The hour of phony populism
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The lies of August
opinion The stakes are high and Republicans are stooping low. But if health reform falters as a result of GOP demagoguery, Democrats may face a reconstituted Gingrich coalition in 2010.
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