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Capitol Hill’s Angry Little Men Keep Making Hillary Bigger

Arnold Hamilton - January 31, 2013 0

BY JOE CONASON Anyone truly concerned about the safety of U.S. diplomatic personnel abroad – and that should include every American – has fresh reason for fury over last September’s disaster in Benghazi and its aftermath. But the target of public anger should not be Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, whose conduct has been exemplary […]

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Not All Smiles On Immigration Reform?

Arnold Hamilton - January 31, 2013 0

BY FROMA HARROP Such a happy scene: Republican senators grinning next to Democratic senators as though the debt-ceiling crisis, ObamaCare and Sarah Palin never happened. The unifying event is a bipartisan plan to reform the immigration laws, which definitely need fixing. And recall President Obama’s heartfelt praise of Alan Aleman, an excellent young man, brought […]

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Who’s Liable?

Arnold Hamilton - January 31, 2013 8

BY RICHARD L. FRICKER It was always an axiom around my grandmother’s house that you did not toot your own trumpet. But then, there is...

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Outside The Box

Arnold Hamilton - January 30, 2013 0

BY VERN TURNER Democracy is at risk of being undermined by the oil and gas industries. Towns are being sued by the energy industry for...

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Jamie Gets Punished

Arnold Hamilton - January 30, 2013 1

BY JIM HIGHTOWER If you are sensitive to stories of human suffering and economic hardship, let me warn you that the following report contains material that could be upsetting, so discretion is advised. It’s about a fellow named Jamie. He lives in New York City, and he has recently had a very rough go with […]