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The Benghazi ‘Scandal’ Is About GOP Fear of Hillary Clinton 2016
Tweet Share on Facebook May 15, 2013 CommentImagine my surprise this morning when for the first time Benghazi was not the lead story in the news ... the IRS has taken that slot for the time being.
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Boston Bombing Suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev's Body Must Be Buried
Tweet Share on Facebook May 8, 2013 CommentTamerlan Tsarnaev, dead for more than two weeks now, still sits in a funeral home in Massachusetts. Until recently, no one would claim his body. Tamerlan, known as suspect #1 in the Boston bombings, died after a shootout with the police.
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Obama Must Keep His Promise to Close Guantanamo
Tweet Share on Facebook May 1, 2013 CommentWhen I cast my vote for a guy named Barack Obama the first time he ran, one of the promises I wanted him to keep was the closing of the Guantanamo Bay detainee facility. As promised, he signed an executive order days after getting into office. But that is where the promise ended.
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Suddenly the GOP Hates Sequestration Cuts ... and Blames Obama
Tweet Share on Facebook April 24, 2013 CommentMonths ago, a little thing called "sequestration" was facing the American people: cuts, cuts and more cuts – something Republicans normally love. At the time, soon after the two parties had played nice and come together at the eleventh hour to reach a deal as we all looked down at our toes tipping over the edge of the fiscal cliff, most of us, myself included, thought that sequestration wouldn't happen. We assumed the Democrats and Republicans would hold hands, sing "Kumbaya" ... well, you get the picture.
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Stop Pointing Fingers in the Boston Marathon Bombing
Tweet Share on Facebook April 15, 2013 CommentLet's stop the irresponsible blame game.
I'm a Beantown gal. I was born in Fall River, grew up in Somerset, went to Northeastern University undergrad and attended Emerson's graduate program. Boston is one of my favorite cities. The four seasons, the architecture, the history, the culture, the neighborhoods, the sports teams (sorry guys I'm a Red Sox fan), the food and ... the people.
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Lone Star Stabbing Shows America's Addiction to Violence
Tweet Share on Facebook April 11, 2013 CommentAt approximately 8:20 a.m. Pacific time, 11:20 a.m. Central time, as I was driving to the T.V. network where I am a contributor to make an appearance, I heard on the radio of an alleged stabbing at a college in Texas. And at least 14 people had been wounded.
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Connecticut And California Embrace Gun Control
Tweet Share on Facebook April 4, 2013 CommentThis week, the states of Connecticut and California are proposing some of the strictest gun control laws in the nation. And those on the right are outraged.
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Gay Marriage Opponents Aren't Trying to Protect Marriage
Tweet Share on Facebook March 28, 2013 CommentIn Tuesday's oral arguments over whether California's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional, a few of the liberal Supreme Court justices took aim at one of the central arguments made by gay marriage opponents and Charles Cooper, the attorney representing the proponents of California's Proposition 8, the ban on marriage. Justice Kagan asked Cooper if the government could bar couples over the age of 55 from marrying, on the assumption that they are infertile.
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After Steubenville, America Must Change Its Attitude About Rape
Tweet Share on Facebook March 20, 2013 CommentTrent Mays, 17, and Ma'Lik Richmond, 16, were found guilty last weekend of raping a 16-year-old girl. The case gained worldwide attention and became known as the Steubenville, Ohio rape case. Mays was also found guilty of disseminating a nude photo of a minor.
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Why Democrats Will Win the House in 2014
Tweet Share on Facebook March 13, 2013 CommentThis week President Obama's disapproval rating in the polls was higher than his approval rating. And some are already speculating that the Democrats' biggest obstacle to take over the House in 2014 is the President.
