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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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A lesson in how to die
feature In my father-in-law’s final six days, he joked and laughed, said good-bye, then peacefully slipped away surrounded by his family.
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5 smart reads for the weekend
feature An investigation into Junior Seau's tragic suicide. A profile of the brother-and-sister team behind Cloud Atlas. And more compelling, of-the-moment stories to dive into
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Millions of closeted gay men
feature “What percent of American men are gay?”
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The costly fallacy of green energy
feature For years, greens have relentlessly insisted that replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy “will create jobs and stimulate the economy.”
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When love is just another commodity
feature The old courtship narrative has been fundamentally altered by texting and vast, virtual networks, said David Brooks in The New York Times.
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The GOP’s do-nothing agenda
feature When President Obama gave his health-care address to Congress last week, Republican legislators waved copies of their own health-care bill at him, said Steve Chapman in the Chicago Tribune.
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