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Enough Is Enough!

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BY KAREN WEBB A while back they were going after Michelle Obama for supposedly forcing children to eat better food at school. Sarah Palin even...

The Budget Has Two Parts

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BY EDWIN E. VINEYARD Many years ago, when this writer was at a university pursuing a doctorate, we looked at our bank records and decided...

BP: Fines And Jail?

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BY ALEXANDER COCKBURN For its huge oil spill last summer in the Gulf of Mexico, BP is facing “the largest criminal fine ever paid in the United States,” according to the man who worked for 17 years in the Environmental Crimes Section at the Justice Department and ran the Crimes Section for seven. These days, […]

Endangered Women

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BY SUSAN ESTRICH Yes, Lara Logan was sexually assaulted and badly beaten. Yes, that is a terrible thing. She is, however, reported to be in “remarkably good spirits.” Indeed. She is alive, not beheaded, not held hostage, not any number of terrible things. Being raped is bad, but it isn’t the worst thing. Not getting […]

Charging Rent

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BY KAREN WEBB Congressmen are paid more than most of us because of the necessity of maintaining two households. As far as I can recall...