Saturday, August 9th, 2008
www.latimes.com
Mortgaged to the House of Saud
Robert Scheer
August 9, 2005
THE ONLY EVIDENCE you need that President Bush is losing the “war on terror” is this: On Sunday, the foreign minister of Saudi Arabia said that relations with the United States “couldn’t be better.”
Tell that to the parents of those who have ...
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Saturday, July 12th, 2008
In a recent column, Jonah Goldberg lectures Barack Obama on his "patriotism problem." As he sees it Obama's "problem" goes far deeper than lapel pins,
He sees an America in which the cup is half-empty. Is his America the same one most Americans think of as they wave flags and celebrate ...
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Sunday, July 6th, 2008
Since democracy has been defined as, "the Government of the people, by the people and for the people," the crucial role of public opinion cannot be underestimated. It is the public which gives its views about a government by exercising its franchise in the ballot box.
In theory yes, a democracy ...
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Saturday, March 29th, 2008
What went wrong, Eliot? The former governor from New York is the most recent contributor to a potent list of governors, mayors, members of Congress, and presidents, or at least our good friend Bill Clinton, who have complimented an ambitious political career with sex and scandal. Why? Why are our ...
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2008
There is great national fervor throughout the U.S. about the subject of immigration. It is both an ongoing political football and it comes at a time of political races that exasperates the subject. It raises questions of extreme protectionism at the expense of certain of our own industries. The argument ...
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Thursday, January 17th, 2008
I have a good friend who is an artist. He paints. His style I shall call Whimsical Realism. All his realistic masterpieces have some kooky whimsy that focuses his attitude about the Subject (Victim? Ha!) of his skill. He is generous to his subjects; he has heart.
He shows it in ...
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Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
If one were to create a list of the prescription drugs most likely to cause addiction and dependency, OxyContin, morphine, and methadone would be right at the top. In fact, these drugs are also among those responsible for the alarming increase in 'accidental poisoning deaths' - 20,950 in 2004, up ...
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