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Angry About Health Care? Remember Prohibition.

Folks, first I have to say that Sunday’s passage of national health care legislation by the House(219 to 212) has got me fuming. On a personal level I worry that the health care bill will deprive me and those I love of the opportunity to get the finest health care …

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The Real Blowup

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab couldn’t ignite the bomb in his underwear on Flight 253 on Christmas Day. All he managed to blow up was a worldview. His failed attempt put paid to the notion that terrorism is the byproduct of a few, specific U.S. policies and of our image abroad. This …

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The Balance of Power Starts to Tip

The decision by Sen. Christopher Dodd not to run for a sixth term gives the Democrats a break. Had he gone on with his campaign — one he was unlikely to win — odds are the seat would have been won by the GOP. If the Republicans want the seat …

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