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Who Really Gets Hurt When GOP’s Bunning Blocks This Bill?
Washington - The Department of Transportation furloughed nearly 2,000 employees without pay Monday as the government began to feel the impact of Republican Sen. Jim Bunning's one-man blockage of …

Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal by Uighurs Held at Guantanamo
The Supreme Court Monday decided not to hear the appeal of a group of Uighurs who have been held without charge at Guantanamo Bay for eight years. The case …

Yesterday’s Dirty Harry Is Today’s Bleeding Heart Liberal
In its March 8, 2010 edition, the Weekly Standardhas a long article about the "Drone Wars" that praises the use of Predator drones for targeted assassinations in Pakistan and …

The Blair House Test
Obama's summit sets a precedent. The summit at Blair House didn't get stellar reviews: bloggers found it boring, and the participants left with mostly the same views they held …

To Pass Health Care Reform, Democrats May Go It Alone
Party leaders may have settled on a healthcare reform strategy: muscle through legislation with only Democratic votes. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will face defections. Democrats have paused and …

Abandoned Foreclosures a Mounting Crisis in Florida
Manatee - A mounting crisis created by the record number of foreclosures in Manatee County has hit Jeannette Traylor right where she lives: An abandoned foreclosed home has brought …

Elinor Ostrom Wins Nobel for Common(s) Sense
Elinor Ostrom was an unusual choice for the 2009 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. For one thing, she is the first woman to receive the prize. Her Ph.D. …

Law, Morality and Conscience in War
War has been a part of my life virtually for as long as I can remember. First, as a child and adolescent playing and then preparing for war, as …

Too Much Bang, Bang: The Need to Demilitarize US National Security
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates gave a provocative and even dangerous speech at the National Defense University (NDU) last week that revealed the cold-war thinking of a key holdover …

The Enthusiasm Gap
I had dinner the other night with a Democratic pollster who told me Dems are heading toward next fall's mid-term elections with a serious enthusiasm gap: The Republican base …