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Had Your Fill Of War Yet?

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BY KENNY BELFORD Even before the first shots were fired in Iraq, I opposed the invasion. I never once believed the Bush lies about Saddam...

The Mosque And ‘The American Street’

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BY FROMA HARROP The circus around the mosque should start to lose audience. New York officials have the authority to decide whether an Islamic center may be built near the tragic site of the attacks on the Twin Towers. They’ve given it a green light. Our foreign policy establishment worries that the intemperate rants against […]

Leveling The Playing Field

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BY ARNOLD HAMILTON Sad, but true: More than two months after Common Cause Oklahoma established its new No Gifts List, only two state lawmakers have...

‘Spontaneous Head Explosions’

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BY KENNY BELFORD For those of us living in just about the reddest of the red states, take heed. There is a danger looming that...

Wall Street’s Connected Lobbyists

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BY JIM HIGHTOWER Congress finally passed a moderate reform package to tighten regulations on the banksters of Wall Street. Of course, the banksters howled, protesting even the meekest of reforms – but the package is now the law, so that’s that. Right? Uh … no. What Congress passed is a 2,300-page compendium of concepts, leaving […]