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All Sheldon Adelson Wants

Arnold Hamilton - April 3, 2014 0

BY FROMA HARROP There is something truly spectacular about Sheldon Adelson. Witness the parade of Republican supplicants paying tribute in his Las Vegas lair. They would include Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. What’s remarkable is not the aesthetics of possible presidential […]

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Ignorance Or Deception?

Arnold Hamilton - April 2, 2014 2

BY ARNOLD HAMILTON The question applies to some Oklahoma lawmakers who provided more than their share of misinformation to pro-public education rally-goers at the Capitol...

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Let’s Re-fund America

Arnold Hamilton - April 2, 2014 0

BY JIM HIGHTOWER The powerhouses of Wall Street have tunneled directly into the cloistered backrooms of Washington deal making, extracting trillions of dollars worth of government bailouts, special tax breaks and regulatory favors every year. Yet, in a stupefying act of hypocrisy, they have also been the major force pushing policymakers to embrace extreme laissez-faire […]

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The Abortion Fight, 40 Years Later

Arnold Hamilton - April 2, 2014 0

BY SUSAN ESTRICH It has been more than 40 years since the United States Supreme Court held in Roe v. Wade that a woman, in consultation with her physician, has the right to decide whether to have a child in the early months of pregnancy. In the years since, the Supreme Court repeatedly has rejected […]