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America's Energy Crisis Belongs in the GOP's Lapnew

In recent weeks, we've heard a rising chorus of Republicans blaming America's energy woes on the Democrats. It seems that they've all forgotten how Ronald Reagan gutted Jimmy Carter's energy plan.
Charleston City Paper  |  Will Moredock  |  08-20-2008  |  Commentary

Blame Reagan for Today's High Gas Pricesnew

Less than four months after Jimmy Carter signed the Energy Security Act, the Reagan administration replaced the Carter administration. And as soon as they took office, the Reaganites set about killing the synfuels program. Where would we be today if Reagan had stayed the course?
Boulder Weekly  |  Paul Danish  |  06-30-2008  |  Commentary

The Ongoing Olympic Torch Relay Brings Fresh Nightmares and Memories of 1980new

Thanks to the IOC, China has the opportunity to use the world stage in August as a platform for propaganda. And that awful word, boycott, has seeped back into the Olympic movement's consciousness. You have to wonder what might happen if the situation escalates much more.
Colorado Springs Independent  |  Ralph Routon  |  04-29-2008  |  Sports

Palestinian Considerationnew

Former President Jimmy Carter returns to the Middle East.
Chicago Newcity  |  John Freeman  |  12-20-2006  |  Author Profiles & Interviews

William J. Clinton Presidential Center to Open in Little Rock Nov. 18new

The Clinton Center, with its accompanying Clinton School of Public Service in the remodeled historic Choctaw Railroad Station, inarguably lands Arkansas in the 21st century and gives city leaders hope of a bright future for Little Rock.
Arkansas Times  |  Leslie Newell Peacock  |  11-11-2004  |  History

Will Democrats Repeat Their Centrist Mistakes This Election?

Centrists claim the only way Democrats can regain the White House is to move the party to the right. But this theory contradicts the historical record.
San Luis Obispo New Times  |  Paul Rockwell  |  07-12-2004  |  Commentary

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