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Obama, opponents must have frank exchange

They called it a retreat. Fortunately, neither side seemed inclined to fall back. Observers say Friday’s the exchanges between President Barack Obama and Republican lawmakers were something they hadn’t seen in a long time, if ever.... Full story

Banks race to get out from under government’s thumb

Banks are rushing to pay TARP back so government can’t micromanage them. Those of us who had anticipated the possibility of a de facto nationalization of the banking and finance sector of the economy after the meltdown last fall and the... Full story

Much ado about very little

President Barack Obama’s trip to Asia left much work to get done.

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Perhaps the best way to view President Barack Obama’s lengthy trip to Asia is to see it as something of a get-acquainted exercise in a part of the world where the United States still has perceived interests and a substantial military presence... Full story

War for ‘Warcraft’

Bureaucracies seek power over Irvine firm’s online game

Carlos Rodriguez

Why is it important to condemn government regulation of the Internet? You don’t have to look much further for an answer than China’s latest battle to preside over the World of Warcraft computer game. In a power struggle of galactic... Full story

Entitlement That Isn't: Will $250 checks buy peace with seniors?

The Senate is facing the politically uncomfortable prospect of raising the limit on the national debt — again — to somewhere north of $13 trillion. Senate Democrats are seeking a way to fold the admission of fiscal malpractice into some... Full story

Money for war is wrongly diverted to pet projects

This country would be much safer, with its core national interests better served, if the wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan were ended immediately. While U.S troops are in the field, however, it is difficult to express just how utterly... Full story

Obama: A curious prize pick

Well, President Barack Obama is not the first, shall we say, nonobvious and, indeed, rather eccentric choice by the Norwegian Nobel Committee to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Nobody knows exactly what guided the five-member committee selected by... Full story

Many big cases on high court’s docket

Yesterday was the first Monday in October, and as is customary, the U.S. Supreme Court begins its annual term, with a new justice, Sonia Sotomayor, on the bench. The court will consider a number of interesting cases involving gun-ownership rights,... Full story

Congress impasse

Questions remain after president’s address on health

President Barack Obama delivered a robust and even rousing speech in favor of what is still a rather generalized plan for increasing healthcare coverage by increasing government involvement in medical care — involvement that to date has tended... Full story

Fuel for the fires

Future blazes may be reduced if land is better managed

It’s the same story every year in Southern California and throughout the dry Western states — wildfires consume thousands of acres of land, destroy homes and even take some lives. Public officials blame an act of God, just as U.S. Forest... Full story

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