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Arizona
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The Reinvention of an Anti-War Activist
You wouldn’t normally expect Washington Democrats to spend much time fretting over a congressional primary in Arizona. But the three-way Democratic race between Kyrsten Sinema, Andrei Cherny, and David Schapira is…
Politics Dictates Deportations Policy
For three and a half years, Hispanic activists have complained the Obama administration was all talk and no action when it came to satisfying their demands for more lenient immigration guidelines. But…
Americans Conflicted About How Arizona Tragedy Could Have Been Prevented
A new Gallup poll out today highlights how difficult it is to deal with the Arizona shooting from a public-policy standpoint. While the majority of Americans want policies put in…
Civility Watch: Cohen Won’t Back Down on Comparing GOP to Nazis
In the wake of the Arizona shootings, the idea that this tragedy was to some extent the result of the lack of civility and verbal violence that has characterized political…
Group that Recruits Pro-Palestinian ‘Martyrs’ Gets Okay from Bard
Compiling a list of the most egregious uses of the shootings in Arizona this month to stifle legitimate debate would be a herculean task. But surely among the worst is…
The Left Is Still Unwilling to Work Toward Balance and Moderation
In his column today, E.J. Dionne Jr. writes, “It’s disappointing that the House did not wait a bit longer before bringing up an issue [health care] that has aroused so…
Was It Time or Bias that Caused the Media to Slant the Story?
Since Daniel Okrent left the post, the men who have served as the public editor of the New York Times haven’t caused much trouble for the journalists they are supposed…
Forget Mixed Seating. How About the President Just Mailing It In?
In the wake of President Obama’s call for more civility in the wake of the tragedy in Arizona, some in his party are seeking a symbolic effort to play down…
Morning Commentary
The U.S. Department of State may drop Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism as a bargaining chip to push the Sudanese government to recognize the south’s independence:…
LIVE BLOG: Obama Striking the Right Tone on Partisanship
The president’s speech was an opportunity for the country to turn the page from the partisan smearing that has characterized much of what he called the national “conversation” since the…
Hillary’s Loughner Analysis Gets Even Worse
Politico reports on some surreal comments offered by Hillary Clinton in an interview earlier today with CNN: Jared Loughner is an extremist because he carried out the Arizona shootings while…