September 3, 2010
Iraq: a mere footnote in Obama legacy
It was hardly surprising that President Barack Obama shied away from the previous administration's premature 2003 characterization of a "mission accomplished" in proclaiming the official end of the U.S. combat role in Iraq.
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September 3, 2010
OTHER VOICES
How did bacteria spread through two Iowa egg farms, leading to the largest Salmonella enteritidis outbreak ever recorded in the United States?
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September 2, 2010
OTHER VOICES
Scenario 1: President George W. Bush delivers a speech and two audience members are removed because they came to the event in a car with an anti-Bush bumper sticker. Scenario 2: The Obama White House organizes a rally to celebrate Democratic victories in the 2010 congressional elections and a "tea party" member wearing a "GOP" T-shirt is excluded.
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September 2, 2010
Pa. race: mining for Philadephia votes
PHILADELPHIA — When Pennsylvanians go to the polls on Nov. 2, they will have to do more than choose a new governor to succeed term-limited Democrat Edward Rendell; they have to break one of two historical precedents.
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September 1, 2010
OTHER VOICES
For years, guitarist Pete Townshend has talked about noise-induced hearing loss. Was anybody listening?
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September 1, 2010
May the best economic policy win
Republicans are on a roll.
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August 31, 2010
Finding a way to fix federal pay, benefits
Government jobs have long enjoyed a reputation for being plum positions. But it took Robert Rizzo to really make the case.
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August 30, 2010
OTHER VOICES
A glimmer of hope among those with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, diabetes and other ailments that might be relieved with new treatments derived from embryonic stem cells was dimmed last week by a federal judge, whose injunction on federal funding for such research could not only jeopardize American medical science but the health of millions of patients worldwide.
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August 30, 2010
Obama, midterm elections and 2012 race
Sixteen years ago, as the summer of 1994 came to a close, then-President Clinton could see that his party's congressional campaign was in trouble. "Hillary had called our old pollster Dick Morris for his assessment," Clinton recalled in his autobiography. "Dick took a survey for us and the results were discouraging.
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August 28, 2010
OTHER VOICES
The saga of 33 Chilean miners trapped in a sweltering chamber 2,000 feet below the Earth's surface has gripped the world. For nearly three weeks before rescuers made contact, these disciplined men tunneled for water and survived on two spoonfuls of tuna, sips of milk and a cracker every two days. Their rations have nourished faith and inspired hope for humanity.
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August 28, 2010
Bigotry: the last refuge of liberalism
WASHINGTON — Liberalism under siege is an ugly sight indeed. Just yesterday it was all hope and change and returning power to the people. But the people have proved so disappointing. Their recalcitrance has, in only 19 months, turned the predicted 40-year liberal ascendancy (James Carville) into a full retreat.
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