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Fight Over Contraceptive Mandate Not Over Yet
Mary Kate Cary: The "evolution" in Obama's thinking on the issue of religious freedom is disappointing.
Double Liability A Better Response to J.P. Morgan Mess
Hester Peirce: A system that counts on regulators to be smarter than the companies they regulate will fail us.
Obama Can't Get Rid of Lobbyists
Robert Schlesinger: Lobbying is a constitutionally protected activity and lobbyists have become a permanent part of the Washington policy process.
Don’t Believe Obama on Income Inequality
Clark S. Judge: Economic analysis of income inequality shows the middle class have experienced healthy growth.
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Usually the presidential primaries don't generate much news when the candidates are running unopposed. Up until now, Barack Obama has had the proverbial "free shot" at renomination and there is no reason to believe that won't continue. It's a little late for anyone to get into the race.
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Mitt Romney's work at Bain Capital is "fair game," as the Obama administration phrases it. Criticism of Romney's work there is not an assault on capitalism, nor is it "proof" of the absurd contention by foes of the president that he is a socialist (the bigger issue, anyway, is what passes for a liberal in our era of hyper-conservative resurgence).
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I have been a talk show host for 23 years. If you were hiring me for a radio job, would you want to look at my resume? My work history? I'm sure the answer is yes. So why are so many people, both left and right, attacking the president for pointing out a company which Mitt Romney founded and ran, Bain Capital?
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Cory Booker, the highly regarded mayor of Newark, N.J., did do Mitt Romney a favor with his remarks Sunday on Meet the Press. But it's not the favor Romney's campaign probably perceives.
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The relatively brief jail sentence imposed on a Rutgers University student who tormented his gay roommate has caused debate, even within the gay community: Was 30 days too few for Dharun Ravi, who secretly filmed his roommate, Tyler Clementi, in a sexual encounter with another man, then encouraged others to watch the video? Or was Ravi just a basic, immature college kid whose stupid prank should not be blamed for the distress of Clementi, who committed suicide after the episode?
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A comment in The Nation published in the Gilded Age noted a circus clown telling people the best days of the circus were over. We've noticed the same thing lately, bemoaning a scarcity of clown talent at the circus. What's to be done? One reason given, then and now: Fewer youths are running away from home to join the circus.
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