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Ben Bernanke, out of options
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke used his annual speech in Jackson Hole to indicate he may take more steps to stimulate growth. But at this point, neither he nor anyone else can really expect it to make much difference.
The Fed has already gone...Tags: Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve
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Romney on Obama's 'worse' economy
After repeatedly saying President Obama had taken over during a recession and made it worse, Mitt Romney now denies making that statement, which makes him look silly. He'd have been better off sticking to his original claim -- which by one important...Tags: Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Politics, Elections, Democratic Party
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Justice for Blagojevich
Corruption has been a plague on Illinois politics and government for decades, and most of the practitioners have gotten away with it most or all the time. Voters have only modest means to clean up the system, because of limited choices and limited...Tags: Illinois, Politics, Government, Crimes, Rod Blagojevich
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The right's fraudulent fears
Whenever you hear about a psychic being arrested, the natural question is: Why didn't she see that coming? Conservatives who raise dire alarms about what will happen in Barack Obama's second term face a similar problem. They need him to lose so their...Tags: Barack Obama, Personal Weapon Control, National Rifle Association of America, The Washington Post, Politics
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Disabling drunken drivers
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. It's a good rule for dealing with those who have proved themselves to be untrustworthy. And it's increasingly applied in a realm where a lack of dependability can be lethal: drunken driving....
Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, USA Today, Transportation Accidents
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'Ag gag' bill stuffed in Illinois
I don't get a lot of opportunities to applaud the Illinois General Assembly, but right now, commendations are in order. Recently, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad signed a bill making it a crime to enter an agricultural facility under false pretenses to do...
Tags: Livestock Farming, Illinois General Assembly, Crime, Law and Justice, Terry Branstad
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Iran won't use nukes
"Iran has threatened to destroy Israel and that is why Israel must stop Iran's nuclear development." So said a U.S. lawmaker on "CBS This Morning." So the same propaganda is spewed out about Iran that preceded the war with Iraq. Iran is a prosperous and...Tags: Israel, Iran
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Finish school or else
Many teenage kids regard school as the functional equivalent of prison — where they are forced to endure oppressive rules, bad food and unpleasant company. For them, Barack Obama has a message: There will be no parole. In his State of the Union...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, The New York Times, High Schools, Students
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Tattoo resurgence as permanent as the ink?
Change of SubjectSteve Chapman's riff today on tattoos -- They're ugly, a form of self-mutilation masquerading as self-expression. As a way of showing your edgy, noncomformist personality, getting inked always seemed to me about as sensible as lopping off an ear. --... -
Fine lines
Change of SubjectThe (Mitt) Romney campaign faults the (Obama) administration for "bowing to Chinese pressure and refusing to sell F-16s to Taiwan." But Obama did increase U.S. arms shipments to the Taiwanese, including Patriot missiles and Black Hawk helicopters. And...
Aug 26, 2011
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jul 1, 2011
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jun 27, 2011
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Apr 1, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Mar 11, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Mar 12, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Feb 1, 2012
|Story| Aberdeen News
Feb 3, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Feb 4, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jan 29, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Dec 13, 2011
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Feb 10, 2012
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