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Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 3:30pm
One consequence of presidential nominee Mitt Romney's loss last November was an internal autopsy on the reputation of the Republican Party itself. Questions were raised whether its "brand" had been seriously damaged as...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 3:30pm
On its face, the murder of Americans in Libya, including our ambassador, has absolutely nothing to do with the inappropriate relationship former President Bill Clinton had with a White House intern. But politically, that's another story.
The...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 3:20pm
Two of the hot topics trending on Twitter Tuesday were Angelina Jolie and the IRS.
Beauty and the Beast.
Jolie stunned the world with a New York Times op-ed article explaining why she had decided to have a preventive double mastectomy once she...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 3:10pm
The most dangerous job in the world, outside war zones, isn't that of an undercover police officer or a firefighter or a bullfighter or aerialist. It's sewing garments - particularly in Bangladesh.
The death toll in the April 24 collapse...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 3:00pm
Let's try to come up with some positive thoughts about the recent political fortunes of the Obama White House:
- Economy's getting a little better. Deficit's dropping.
- Bill Clinton had a really terrible second term and look how...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 2:50pm
When it comes to deficit reduction, President Barack Obama may have correctly taken the measure of Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles and U.S. corporate leaders; that's a reason why any deficit deal is more remote than ever.
Two and a half...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 2:40pm
Sputtering adjectives -- outrageous, appalling, intolerable -- can scarcely do justice to the fiasco involving the Internal Revenue Service's reported targeting of conservative groups.
But the current scandal obscures -- and, ironically,...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 2:30pm
At last, some excellent economic news for folks long-mired in the stagnant labor market.
“Jobs Spring Back,” exclaimed a typical headline on recent reports that 165,000 private-sector jobs were added in April. Wow — the...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 2:20pm
Planning a Memorial Day barbecue? When you buy meat for that festive meal, watch out for some uninvited guests. An alarming amount of American meat harbors not just pathogens, but “superbugs” — antibiotic-resistant bacteria....
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 2:10pm
I’ve already told you the story of Mrs. Campbell, my well-meaning high school guidance counselor. In case you missed it, I’ll tell you again.
High school seniors in Detroit, where I grew up, had career counseling before they were...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 2:00pm
Well, this is a fine mess.
After years of moaning about various "conspiracies" against them, conservative activists finally have a real (i.e., not manufactured by Fox or inflated by Limbaugh) piece of evidence to take before the court...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 1:50pm
Republicans in Congress are so hungry for scalps, they just can't leave well enough alone. The scandal engulfing the Internal Revenue Service is a story that's playing to their benefit. Monday, after having the weekend to think about it,...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 1:40pm
Folks, deep breath time. This is not the end of the Obama presidency. It's a bad stretch with an unfortunate confluence of unfortunate events. None of which will make the first paragraph -- not even the first page -- of the account of the...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 1:30pm
For years, conservatives have pushed for a health-insurance model emphasizing catastrophic coverage. It works as follows:
Consumers pay the cost of ordinary care, such as a checkup, a blood test or an eye exam. Insurance kicks in only for major...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 1:30pm
Things go wrong in government. Sometimes it's just bad luck. Sometimes it's rank incompetence. Sometimes it's criminal wrongdoing. Most of the time you never hear about it. Or, if you do hear about it, the media eventually gets bored...
