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Wolfowitz owes us an explanation
Sonni Efron is an editor on the opinion pages of The Times.ACCOUNTABILITY is one of those ideals, like justice or the triumph of right over might, that are wonderful in principle but usually disappointing in practice. This is nowhere more true than in Washington, where one of the most powerful men in...Tags: International Military Interventions, George W. Bush, Democracy, Social Issues, Lyndon B. Johnson
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We were warned
At a briefing for conservative journalists before the State of the Union address, White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten said President Bush isn't wistful about the close of his presidency and doesn't foresee a day when he will pine to be back in the Oval...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Treaties, National Government, George W. Bush
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Paul believes in threat of North American superhighway
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe man from Arlington, Texas, could barely contain his smirk as he looked into a computer video camera to pose a question of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul. Paul's followers talk about such conspiracy theories as "merging the United States...Tags: Ron Paul, Transportation, Road Transportation, Gaming, John Kerry
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Going protectionist over a fantasy highway
The U.S. is known for its "paranoid style" of politics, so brace yourself for the next Big Scare coming down the pike (literally) -- the Trans-Texas Corridor. Isolationist conservatives, emboldened by their jihad last year against the Dubai Ports World...Tags: Ron Paul, Phyllis Schlafly, Trade Policy, Transportation, Road Transportation
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Letters to the editor
Lobbying rips off the public Re "New anthrax vaccine sunk by lobbying," a Times investigation, Dec. 2 The influence of lobbyists becomes more blatant and destructive to the public interest every day. We simply must put an end to it. As long as...Tags: Political Fundraising, Barack Obama, Gays and Lesbians, Political Campaigns, Israel
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Taking Baja South
They arrive by land, air and sea, with visions of the good life dancing in their heads. At first, their numbers are so small as to be barely noticeable. But within a few years they may end up taking over your street, your colonia, practically your...Tags: Citizens Initiative and Recall, Bill Gates, Fishing, Family, Culture
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Obama vs. McCain, by the map
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIn many states that President Bush captured in the 2004 election, Barack Obama has swelled the ranks of Democrats by the thousands, drawing record numbers of young people and African Americans to the polls. But will this enthusiasm -- which propelled his...Tags: George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Israel, Political Campaigns, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Clinton, Obama agree on changing trade pact
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersToughening their stances as they appealed for votes in economically stricken Ohio, Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday that they would use the threat of opting out of the North American Free Trade Agreement to substantially renegotiate...Tags: Cleveland, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Political Candidates
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Anne Willan's movable feast hits L.A.
![ANNE WILLAN is shopping at the Santa Monica Farmers' Market when out of the blue an attractive young woman comes up to introduce herself. "I met you at a Les Dames [d'Escoffier] dinner," she says earnestly. "I just wanted to say how glad I am that you joined our market."](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2008-02/35551068-12171023.jpg "ANNE WILLAN is shopping at the Santa Monica Farmers' Market when out of the blue an attractive young woman comes up to introduce herself. \"I met you at a Les Dames [d'Escoffier] dinner,\" she says earnestly. \"I just wanted to say how glad I am that you joined our market.\"")
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterANNE WILLAN is shopping at the Santa Monica Farmers' Market when out of the blue an attractive young woman comes up to introduce herself. "I met you at a Les Dames [d'Escoffier] dinner," she says earnestly. "I just wanted to say how glad I am that you...Tags: Paris (France), Politics, International Economic Institution, Local Government, Mario Batali
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Russia's interest in South America should alert the U.S.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's four-nation jaunt through Latin America, which started at an international summit in Peru on Saturday and finishes in Cuba on Thursday, might be thought of as his badwill tour -- not aimed at Latin America, but a...Tags: Hugo Chavez, Politics, Treaties, China, Venezuela
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Free trade unbound
The Los Angeles Times editorial board met recently with U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab. Here are some highlights of the discussion: Free traders on tour Susan Schwab: The politics of trade and the economics of trade have diverged to the point...Tags: Productivity, Unemployment, Career and Workplace, Trade Policy, George W. Bush
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Wolfowitz's Wedgwood issue
Should embattled World Bank President Paul D. Wolfowitz resign, be fired, or at least be investigated for six-figuring his thinly-credentialed girlfriend, Shaha Ali Riza, into a cushy U.S. State Department job? If you say yes, look outformer Assistant...Tags: Lawyers, Politics, Science, International Economic Institution, George W. Bush
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