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By Bill Press As every sixth-grader knows, pilgrims originally came to these shores in search of religious freedom. Too bad we don't still practice it. Even in colonial days, many…
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By Max J. Castromajcastro@gmail.com Yossarian, the protagonist of Joseph Heller’s classic 1961 novel Catch-22, is a bombardier on a U.S. B-25 Army air force plane during World War II.…
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By Saul Landau That cliché in modern America should get re-worded: “Taxes Equal Death.” In 2010, unique in the world, the U.S. military budget absorbs the lion’s share of the federal…
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By Sean J. Miller From The Hill Opposition to the war in Afghanistan, once a mainstay of liberals, is no longer a partisan campaign issue. A majority of voters want the conflict to end…
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By Wayne S. Smith (This is a letter to the editor that recently appeared in The Washington Post.) In his Aug. 9 op-ed column on his conversation with Cuba's Cardinal Jaime Ortega,…
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By Michael Moore So General Motors is back to making billions in profit. And if the past is any guide, we know what that means: time for some layoffs! Or maybe not. Back in the ‘80s…
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By Max J. Castromajcastro@gmail.com Even before President Barack Obama weighed in on the subject, a plan to build a Muslim cultural/religious center in New York City, two blocks from…
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By Danny Glover and Saul Landau From the Ontario California airport some 60 miles east of downtown Los Angeles we drove north on Highway 15, the road to Las Vegas. Cars with expectant…
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By Bill Richardson From The Washington Post Arizona's attempt to create and enforce its own immigration policy has once again amplified -- and politicized -- the immigration debate…
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By Bill Press No doubt about it. In just 20 months, President Obama has accomplished more than any president since FDR. But he doesn't get enough credit for it. Not even from some…
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