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Tax day, right-wing extremism and more
The Swampby Mark Silva In the conspiratorial view of power in Washington, the release of that Homeland Security report warning of a rise of "right-wing extremism'' fueled by today's political and economic environment comes curiously close to today's "TEA" Party...Tags: U.S. Presidential Election (2008), Migration, Government, Janet Napolitano, Rush Limbaugh
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Obama: Only I'm the president of the U.S.
The Swampby Mark Silva David Axelrod, making the rounds of news shows tonight to polish the administration's messages coming out of President Barack Obama's news conference today, talked about the talk the administration is having about Iran and North Korea. The.....Tags: Government, Heads of State, Hot Dogs, David Axelrod, CNN (tv network)
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North Korea frees U.S. pair: 'Peace-loving'
The Swampby Mark Silva Bill Clinton didn't go to Pyongyang for nothing. For all the appearances of high-level negotiations over two jailed American journalists created by the surprise visit of the former president to North Korea and Clinton's meeting with leader.....Tags: Al Gore, Government, Arts and Culture, Nuclear Weapons, Mass Media
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Bill Clinton, North Korea: Engaging
The Swampby John M. Glionna and Paul Richter and updated from Washington SEOUL -- Former President Bill Clinton arrived in North Korea today in a dramatic bid to negotiate the release of two American TV journalists sentenced to 12 years in......Tags: Al Gore, Government, North Korea, Pancreatic Cancer, United States
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Bill Clinton: 'Shocked' if no health care
The Swampby Mark Silva Bill Clinton, who failed to win the health-care reforms that he sought early in his presidency, says he will be "shocked'' if President Barack Obama fails at the health-care initiative that he is seekng early in his......Tags: David Letterman, Local Elections, Tumors, Discrimination, Justice and Rights
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Thanks, voters, for caring enough to argue
To every American who argued and fought and squabbled, day after day during this long and often bitter presidential election, I'd just like to say one thing: Thank you. While I'm waiting to see who will win this election between Republican Mitt Romney...
Tags: U.S. Congress, John Adams, Elections, U.S. House of Representatives, Parties and Movements
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Joel Brinkley: North Korea is following a well-worn pattern
American VoicesJust a few months ago, on New Year's Day, North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, gave a televised speech to the nation calling for reconciliation with the South. "The past records of inter-Korean relations," he intoned, "show that confrontation between...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Ban Ki-moon, Military Equipment, South Korea, Entertainment Events
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North Korea carries out controversial rocket launch
North Korea has carried out the launch of a long-range rocket, South Korea's Ministry of Defense said Wednesday. "Shortly after the liftoff, Aegis radar system in the Yellow Sea detected the move," a senior military official was quoted by South Korea's...
Tags: News Agency, Satellite Technology, CNN (tv network), South Korea, North Korea
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Appeasement in fast time
Paul Greenberg"I seem to smell the stench of appeasement in the air." --Margaret Thatcher It's not just Pyongyang's repeated promises that have proven worthless but Washington's. Each time an agreement is reached with North Korea's latest Kim -- preparatory to its...Tags: U.S. Department of State, North Korea, George W. Bush, Weaponry, Winston Churchill
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Belated Christmas gifts for favorite targets
Tribune Media ServicesIt's that time again to take a look back at some of the subjects of the past year's columns and muse about what I would have gotten each of them for Christmas, if I could, in fact, have been bothered -- which I couldn't. But here we go anyway....Tags: Government, Protest, Cat (animal), Vladimir Putin, Fox News Channel (tv network)
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Small country, great leader
Tribune Media ServicesPower is no sure guide to greatness. Or even survival. Quite the contrary. Tyrants can be powerful, yet the powerless can make them tremble. See Moammar Gadhafi, Hosni Mubarak, Bashar al-Assad and a long line of Middle Eastern despots going back to old...Tags: Government, Heads of State, Hosni Mubarak, Czech Republic, World War I (1914-1918)
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A toast to those we have lost in 2011
You know, a lot of people tell me their favorite part of the column is the obituaries.
I'm really hurt.
It is, however, that time of year to remember the A&E folks we lost in the past 12 months.
Two-time Oscar winner Elizabeth Taylor died in March,...Tags: Elizabeth Taylor, Roger Williams, Milton Babbitt, Farley Granger, Television
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Dec 27, 2011
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Dec 22, 2011
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