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Opinion

Entries for July 2006

Pennsylvania: a keystone to anti-Bush sentiment

July 31, 2006 05:19 PM ET |

PHILADELPHIA--If there is a strong anti-Bush earthquake on election night this fall across the country, a major indicator is likely to be in Pennsylvania.

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Bush's two-sided world--you're with us or you're a terrorist

July 26, 2006 03:33 PM ET |

I'm glad that democracy is my choice of government. If not, I guess some would think I had to be a terrorist in the president's view.

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Great Republicans of yore wouldn't recognize their party

July 24, 2006 01:00 PM ET |

In his speech to the NAACP last week, President Bush lamented that the Republican Party was out of sync with African-American voters. Little wonder about that, Mr. President.

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Bush's shameful veto

July 20, 2006 11:41 AM ET |

President Bush's veto of the stem cell research bill is more than a political loss for Republicans. It was a move of ignorance, selecting darkness over light and squashing the dreams of those with debilitating illnesses and their loved ones.

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Hey, global-warming doubters: Come to Alaska

July 17, 2006 12:24 PM ET |

Sitka, Alaska—Among the spectacular beauty of the glacier fields in Alaska, it is a discomfort to think of the impact of global warming.

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McCain – a maverick or a mainstream Republican?

July 13, 2006 12:56 PM ET |

Will the real John McCain stand up and be recognized?

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DeLay pulls off the perfect theft

July 10, 2006 04:19 PM ET |

Tom DeLay, the departed Republican House leader, has to be given full credit for pulling off the perfect political theft. He knew what he was doing.

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About the Capital View Blog

John MashekJohn W. Mashek covered politics in Washington for four decades with U.S. News & World Report, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and the Boston Globe. His primary beats were Congress, the White House, and national politics. He covered every presidential election from 1960 to 1996. He was a panelist in three televised presidential debates in 1984, 1988, and 1992.

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