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GM faces long road back to profitability

David Nickalus

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.

Mary Newsom

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

Robert Alt

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

Amy F. Isaacs

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

Cuba needs our help

Ralph De La Cruz

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

They like her. They really, really like her.

Republicans can’t get enough of Sarah Palin

Kevin Ferris

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

Jonah Goldberg

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.

By Allen G. Breed and Kevin Maurer

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

Steven Cole Smith

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?

William McKenzie

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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