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Mike Huckabee Courts Scary Evangelistsnew

In his desperation to collar the evangelical conservative vote, Huckabee has overplayed his hand rather badly. Five weeks before the Iowa caucuses he will be on national television for six days making common cause with Kenneth Copeland.
Arkansas Times  |  Ernest Dumas  |  11-26-2007  |  Commentary

The IAEA's Nuclear Make-Believenew

The world disregarded nuke agency's word on Iraq. Is scenario now part of Iran endgame?
NOW Magazine  |  Gwynne Dyer  |  11-26-2007  |  Commentary

John Edwards Takes Gloves Off for Health Carenew

If elected, Edwards says, he'll give Congress six months to enact universal health care, effective July 20, 2009.
INDY Week  |  Bob Geary  |  11-26-2007  |  Commentary

Through the Gates of Hellnew

The Bush administration is losing every semblance of sanity.
Tucson Weekly  |  Tom Danehy  |  11-21-2007  |  Commentary

Old-Fashioned Butt Whoopin'new

Mississippi Democrats, you got your lunch handed to you, and the bully will keep bullying you until you hit him back in the mouth.
Jackson Free Press  |  Kamikaze  |  11-20-2007  |  Commentary

Talking Back In Flyover Countrynew

"TOO LIBERAL FOR MISSISSIPPI." When will it end?
Jackson Free Press  |  Donna Ladd  |  11-20-2007  |  Commentary

Why Immigration May Not Be Such a Big Issue After Allnew

If the national press is to be believed, the failed efforts of the Bush administration to achieve any sort of immigration reform have left this nation in the grip of an immigration dilemma of crisis proportions. Yet if a recent Albuquerque town hall is any indication, the much-ballyhooed crisis will eventually turn out to be the most oversold worry since the Y2K computer calendar sneeze.
Weekly Alibi  |  Jerry Ortiz y Pino  |  11-20-2007  |  Commentary

In the Name of Justicenew

If you don't think cop killers deserve to die, there's something wrong with you.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Brian Hickey  |  11-20-2007  |  Commentary

Pittsburgh's Recurring Night-mayornew

For two elections now, Pittsburgh "progressives" have waited impatiently for the city to catch up with their own beliefs.
Pittsburgh City Paper  |  Chris Potter  |  11-20-2007  |  Commentary

Madison's Military Problemnew

It isn't Army recruiting, but our attitude towards serving.
Isthmus  |  Marc Eisen  |  11-19-2007  |  Commentary

The World is Not on Firenew

The global-warming crowd needs to take the rhetoric down a notch or two.
Pasadena Weekly  |  Jim Laris  |  11-19-2007  |  Commentary

Texas Needs to Break the Chains of Too-Large Prison Systemnew

If all the people in the Texas criminal justice system lived in a single community, it would be the fourth largest city in the state.
The Texas Observer  |  Editorial  |  11-19-2007  |  Commentary

Confessions of an Ex-Protesternew

I used to go to protests for the sense of community, for reassurance that I'm not alone, and for the feeling that I'm doing something for peace. I rarely go to protests anymore, but I still move through my life with the knowledge that every stranger is a potential comrade, and every day is a barricade.
The Texas Observer  |  Emily DePrang  |  11-19-2007  |  Commentary

Time To Get Out of Iraqnew

It is a no-win situation, no matter how you look at it.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Charley Reese  |  11-16-2007  |  Commentary

An Ugly Veterans Daynew

While President Bush memorialized past and present troops last Monday, he threatened to veto a bill laden with millions of dollars for veterans job and rehabilitation programs.
INDY Week  |  Lisa Sorg  |  11-16-2007  |  Commentary

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