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Phillip Tutor: Crimson jerseys and lawsuits
Daniel Moore makes money because the University of Alabama’s football team wins games. Popularity breeds prosperity. That connection is clear. It takes no lawsuit to establish such logic. Moore’s an artist, celebrated by some, and he doesn’t make the foolish habit of memorializing great moments of moribund, dilapidated teams. Who’d want that?
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James L. Evans: Sharing God's concern for poor
There is a constant refrain in the faith tradition shared by Jews and Christians. It begins with the Law of Moses, flows through the prophets and finds perfect expression in the teaching of Jesus. This refrain is God’s concern for the poor.
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Obama has Fox; Truman had Time
Harry Truman could’ve taught Barack Obama a thing or two about how to deal with a hostile press — basically, by ignoring it.
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Tea-Baggers, carpetbaggers
The Tea Party wing of the Republican Party had the perfect strategy for upstate New York’s 23rd congressional district.
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In memory of Rep. Lea Fite
Steel Magnolias Breast Cancer Support Group feels a great sense of loss. State Rep. Lea Fite earned the respect and devotion of every Steel Magnolia. He was our champion, he is our hero!
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Secretary of State Clinton: Leader or figurehead?
Several bomb blasts accompanied Hillary Clinton’s recent trip to Pakistan. This was a wake-up call in more ways than one. The moment had come for Clinton to act more boldly as the nation’s top diplomat.
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Our identity as Americans
My favorite magazine by far was “Constitution,” published by the Foundation for the U.S. Constitution. No longer in existence, it was full of riveting stories — for students and adults — with beautifully reproduced historic documents, portraits and paintings of how we came to be distinguished from all other nations.
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Harvey H. Jackson: The Kindle and me: Hard to believe
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Have I gone over to the enemy? I hadn't thought of it that way when I opened my Father's Day present and found a Kindle. I had seen a Kindle. Some people I knew had one. But I hadn't wanted one, asked for one or hinted for one.
It's time to see if the Tenth Amendment can save us from the left's use of our money
by Cal Thomas
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The Framers created a limited government, thus ensuring individuals would have the opportunity to become all that their talents and persistence would allow. The left has put aside the original Constitution in favor of a "living document" that they believe allows them to do whatever they want and demand more tax dollars with which to do it.
The task: Seeking common ground
by John Marks and Susan Collin Marks
McClatchy Tribune News Service
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WASHINGTON — President Obama is currently being attacked by friend and foe alike for his willingness to seek common ground on issues ranging from health care to North Korea.
A tale of goofballs and moondust
by Tom Teepen
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An old saw has it that the squeamish shouldn't watch either sausage or law being made. May I add journalism?
A record you can believe in
by Eugene Robinson
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WASHINGTON — It's been a year since a healthy majority of American voters elected Barack Obama to change the world. Which is precisely what he's doing.
Disclosure as liberal coercion
by George Will
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SEATTLE — Conservatives here, a droll minority, say that under this city's quota system, when a conservative enters the city, one already here is required to leave. They also say Washington is actually two states: There is what you can see from atop this city's Space Needle — meaning, this liberal city — and there is everything else, extending to the Oregon, Idaho and Canadian borders.
Bob Davis: The loss of a unique politician
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Lea Fite had a message for me in late 2003. As The Star's new editorial page editor, just arrived from Texas, I got the chance to meet the area's legislative delegation over lunch.
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