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GM faces long road back to profitability
Contrary to what you may have read, General Motors is not too big to fail. It was, in the government's estimation, too big to fail quickly, which is why both the Bush and Obama administrations stepped in with bailouts that total more than $60 billion. However,... Full story
Just who is the 'illegal scum?'
Some Americans have a nasty attitude toward immigrants.
A few years back, I was in a medical facility with a needle stuck in my arm, and the woman wielding it was talking politics — Iraq and the war. "They ought to just put a fence around that country," she said, "and drop a nuclear bomb on all... Full story
Senators must contest Sotomayor's view that empathy and ethnicity can trump the law
In choosing a Supreme Court justice, President Barack Obama — like any president — should look for someone who will apply the Constitution and the laws as written, and interpret them consistent with their plain and original meaning. Regrettably,... Full story
Sotomayor is the right choice for the Supreme Court
The nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court is groundbreaking for a number of reasons, and is a reaffirmation of the faith American voters displayed electing President Barack Obama. Sotomayor is widely respected by her colleagues, both... Full story
Residents ride their bicycles past a blown-over billboard Tuesday after Hurricane Ike hit the area in Florida, Cuba.
Cuba needs our help
Any school kid who's ever lived the bloody-nose reality of the playground knows: Want to make friends of an enemy? Offer a hand when he's down. Cuba, the perennial foil to the United States, isn't just down these days. It's in the gutter with a busted... Full story
Sarah Palin shakes hands in the crowd Thursday after Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s acceptance speech during the Republican National Convention.
They like her. They really, really like her.
Republicans can’t get enough of Sarah Palin
One of the first e-mails that hit the inbox last Friday made reference to how much Sarah Palin looked like a young Sally Field, star of the overwrought TV show Brothers & Sisters. You remember last Friday, when the world awoke to rumors of Sarah,... Full story
Nightmare on Dem Street
The Clintons refuse to leave the public eye
For months now people have been saying to me, "Do you really think they're gone?" "Is it finally over?" "Is the coast clear?" The questions have been in response to Barack Obama's supposedly yeoman service in putting an end to the Clintons in public... Full story
His 'demons' are undefeated
An iraq war veteran never recovered from post-traumatic stress disorder.
PINEHURST, N.C. - Officers had been to the white ranch house at 560 W. Longleaf many times before over the past year to respond to a "barricade situation." Each had ended uneventfully, with Joseph Dwyer coming out or telling police in a calm voice through... Full story
Sales slump: Automakers hurting from poor economy
Need more proof that the economy is tanking? Record high gas prices and a new low in consumer confidence conspired to torpedo auto sales last month, with a disastrous drop in truck and sport utility vehicle sales accounting for most of the bad news. Chrysler,... Full story
All-star break: We're halfway through the race for president — who is winning so far?
We've reached politics' equivalent of the All-Star break. The presidential nominations are lined up. The edge is off the campaigns for the Fourth of July. And the fall election remains many games away. This being the midseason point, who is making the... Full story
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