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Laying the foundation

Healthcare reform's time has come

Editorial: Sunday’s House vote is the make-or-break point for the campaign to overhaul the country’s healthcare system. A yes vote would represent major progress.

A blind eye to suffering

The county's Department of Children and Family Services seems willing to sacrifice those in its care.

 
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No way to treat a friend

No way to treat a friend

It is nice to see a real display of emotion from the normally dispassionate Obama administration. Unfortunately, if predictably, its ire...

The gulf in the Persian Gulf

The gulf in the Persian Gulf

Israel, understandably, is fixated on what most of its leaders consider an existential threat: Iran's attempt to acquire a nuclear bomb.

Stop the bleeding in California

Stop the bleeding in California

As Congress finally prepares to vote on healthcare reform -- the culmination of a battle begun 65 years ago when Harry Truman sent the first...

Rielle's manifest destiny

Rielle's manifest destiny

Rielle Hunter's nearly 10,000-word GQ interview plus cringe-

American history -- right and left

American history -- right and left

Once upon a time, Americans did some very bad things. They enslaved Africans, displaced Indians, oppressed women and exploited laborers....

Why glorify the murderers?

Vice President Joe Biden took umbrage last week when Israel announced during his visit that it had approved new housing construction in East...

30/10 does the job

30/10 does the job

When Los Angeles County voters agreed in 2008 to raise their sales taxes to improve local public transit, they may not have considered...

In Tiller's footsteps

In Tiller's footsteps

Murderous antiabortion extremists might be able to gun down doctors, but this form of terrorism is only effective when the courage of...

A high-tech, low-result border fence

A high-tech, low-result border fence

It turns out the smart fence was kind of a dumb idea after all.

An up-or-down vote

An up-or-down vote

Opponents of comprehensive healthcare reform have achieved something remarkable, if not necessarily admirable: Having stopped the...

Students as dollar signs

Students as dollar signs

In January, Beverly Hills Unified School District voted to expel hundreds of students who attend its schools but live outside its boundaries...

Countering the cartels

The decomposing bodies of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent and his pilot are discovered wrapped in plastic bags at a ranch about...