The Bullpen
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It's Army vs. CIA in Afghanistan
feature A front-page story in The New York Times reveals the U.S. Army has initiated another shock-and-awe campaign. This time, the enemy is the CIA.
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Will health reform cause the next bailout?
feature President Obama has escalated his attacks on insurers. But if reform passes, his harsh words may be the prelude to an embrace
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3 reasons to feel good about the economy
feature The unemployment rate remains stubbornly high, and D.C. is mired in a debt-ceiling stalemate. But it's not all bad
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Free Conrad Black
feature The media magnate is headed back to jail on the flimsiest of charges, even as the perpetrators of massive financial crimes continue to enjoy their freedom
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The alternative to the Fed plan is: Nothing
feature Ask the Fed's critics what they would do instead
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The budget battles ahead
feature The war in Wisconsin is about to spread to your state, too
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Generic GOPer: The ideal presidential candidate
feature Democrats have done well by nominating personable politicians with scanty records. The trick might work for Republicans, too
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Budgeting fairness
feature Cut Medicare for the richer, not the younger
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Al Qaeda's hunt for a new home
feature America's preoccupation with Afghanistan creates major opportunities for the terrorist network
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Angry GOP voters flirt with danger in Kentucky
feature Rand Paul is poised to be the GOP senate nominee in Kentucky. Republicans there are determined to send a message — even if it hurts.
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In defense of Arizona
feature The state's new law targeting illegal immigrants isn't racist. It's an effort to ease the worst effects of a problem that's grown intolerable.
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Poland makes peace with its Jews
feature Outside of Israel, I've never seen Jewish history commemorated the way it is in Poland
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Health reform: Unwise, not unconstitutional
feature Republicans John Ensign and Jim DeMint are reviving a 200-year-old theory to argue that the Obama-Reid bill violates the Constitution by making Americans buy health insurance. The GOP may regret playing along
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ObamaCare's stealth assault on small business
feature An obscure provision in the new health-care law will require entrepreneurs to spend a great deal more time filling out tax forms. It’s not the sort of change that should have been sneaked through
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