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Palin-tology 101

Arnold Hamilton - October 20, 2009 0

BY KAREN WEBB Going Rogue? Finally a description of Sarah Palin I can agree with. Maverick was a bit too tame. Maverick seems to refer to...

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Social Security: Every Politician’s Toy

Arnold Hamilton - October 20, 2009 0

BY FROMA HARROP Social Security is a glossy piece of paper on which nearly every politician wants to finger-paint an agenda. But Social Security has no need of ornament. It is a very grown-up program. Put some other toy into the political playpen. Come January, for the first time since 1975, Social Security payments will […]

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Inciting Another McVeigh?

Arnold Hamilton - October 19, 2009 0

BY KENNY BELFORD During the summer we saw Republican leaders and special interests combine to create the tea bag movement. It was projected as a...

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Lousy Week For Wingnuts

Arnold Hamilton - October 15, 2009 0

BY KENNY BELFORD This has not been a great week to be a wingnut – hopefully more will follow. Three examples illustrate this point: 1. Ever heard...

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A Nobel For Defeating Cheneyism

Arnold Hamilton - October 15, 2009 0

BY JOE CONASON Outraged babble and sanctimonious tut-tutting over President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize will pour forth until the very evening he accepts the prize in Oslo, and then for years afterward. His critics are infuriated, they say, because he didn’t earn the prestigious award, or because he didn’t refuse it – or just because […]

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