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A world of harm for women
A New York Times Editorial
If Mitt Romney and his vice-presidential running mate, Representative Paul Ryan, were to win next month’s election, the harm to women’s…
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Debate over the debates
By Bill Press
There's been no lack of commentary over how candidates performed in the last three debates. Barack Obama fell asleep in the first one. A nervous Paul Ryan gulped down…
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Too many Mitts
The Salt Lake Tribune editorial board endorsement
Nowhere has Mitt Romney’s pursuit of the presidency been more warmly welcomed or closely followed than here in Utah. The Republican…
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Cuba’s paper wall falls
Editorial published Oct. 18 by the Los Angeles Times.
For 50 years, Cubans have been prevented from leaving their country by an anachronistic and repressive travel policy that has…
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Washington opines about lifting of Cuban travel restrictions
Transcript of press briefing by Victoria Nuland, spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department on Oct. 16.
QUESTION: I wonder if you have a reaction – well, I hope you would have a…
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Jesus’ wife?
By Saul Landau
“Despite all the evil that organized religion has done around the world, religions have also been a primary source of energy for better ways of doing things and…
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Obama’s very good night – in 4 key moments
By Jonathan Cohn
From The New Republic
President Obama made the case for his reelection. And he made it awfully well—better, certainly, than he did in Denver two weeks ago and…
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Obama takes 2nd debate
Compilation and excerpts from The NY Times, Washington Post, CNN
Edge to Obama
By Nate Silver
From The New York Times
Scientific polls conducted after Tuesday night’s…
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If Roe v. Wade goes
A New York Times editorial
It is no secret that Mitt Romney and his running-mate, Representative Paul Ryan, are opponents of abortion rights. When Mr. Ryan was asked at last week’s…
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Memo to the President: Your next debate
To: POTUS
From: Robert Reich
RE: Upcoming debate
Your passive performance in the last debate was damaging because it re-enforced the Republican claim that you've been too…
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