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By Bill Press In politics, there's nothing more fun than watching a politician self-destruct. Mitt Romney's doing a better job of it than most. Let me count the ways. First, his…
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By David Brooks From the Mexican newspaper La Jornada NEW YORK – Occupy Wall street celebrated its first anniversary Monday, while the conditions that detonated the movement –…
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By Saul Landau What did Iran do to us to merit heavy U.S. sanctions? The media doesn’t ask this question. Oh yeah, 30-plus years ago Iranian zealots grabbed some CIA and…
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By Bill Press As consumers, we know our rights, one of the most important of which is the right to return and exchange. Whether you're buying a new flat-screen TV from Best Buy, the…
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By Saul Landau and Nelson Valdes "Do you really want to live in a country where one party is so desperate to win the White House that they go around trying to make it harder for…
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By Bill Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. - In the wake of the Democratic Convention, only one question counts for voters: "Are we better off today than we were four years ago?" It's…
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By Saul Landau We survived eight years under George W. Bush, albeit seriously wounded by his two wars and a destroyed economy that resulted from his martial efforts. This year we…
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By Bill Press Starting with Jerry Brown in 1976, I've been to nine Democratic conventions and seven Republican conventions. And, for better or worse, there are some convention…
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By Bill Press Having failed to make their case talking about jobs and the economy, Republicans now say they want to make this campaign a debate about Medicare (when they're not…
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By James Martin, S.J. From America, the national Catholic weekly The Lazy Paralytic 1. When Jesus returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at his home. 2.…
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