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New speaker on to something
Opinion, Сolumns
Oct 31, 2023
Getting the nation’s soaring debt under control should be a national priority. But many special-interest groups don’t agree. Last week, newly elected ...
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Pa. spends among the least on veterans
Opinion, Сolumns
CHRISTEN SMITH The Center Square 
Oct 31, 2023
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania ranks among the worst in the nation when it comes to spending on veterans’ services, according to a recent analysis. The com...
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Anti-Israel demonstrators hate the West
Opinion, Сolumns
RICH LOWRY 
Oct 31, 2023
The cataract of anti-Israel sentiment on college campuses has been shocking, but it shouldn’t be surprising. It is the poisoned fruit of teaching a ge...
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Today’s wars and the international order
Opinion, Сolumns
DOYLE McMANUS Los Angeles Times 
Oct 30, 2023
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Fiona Hill is worried. The onetime Russia adviser to then-President Donald Trump fears that support for Ukraine is gradually erodin...
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Who is Mike Johnson?
Opinion, Сolumns
SUSAN SHELLEY 
Oct 30, 2023
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — The weeks-long drama over who would become the next Speaker of the House of Representatives finally ended on Wednesday with the fr...
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States have good case vs. Meta
Opinion, Сolumns
Oct 29, 2023
Thirty-three state attorneys general left, right and center have filed suit in California federal court against internet giant Meta, and another nine ...
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Will Biden repeat Obama mistake?
Opinion, Сolumns
Oct 27, 2023
More than 11 years ago, Barack Obama drew his “red line” in the sand. Will the Biden administration make the same mistake? It was August 2012 when Oba...
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A deficit of good sense
Opinion, Сolumns
RICH LOWRY 
Oct 27, 2023
Joe Biden has been so good at cutting the deficit that it clocked in at $2 trillion last year. The president likes to boast about how much he’s reduce...
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Term limits penalize good lawmakers
Opinion, Сolumns
Oct 26, 2023
When Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy died in 2009, he was fondly recalled for his finely honed skills as a legislator. Commentators and members of...
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Who chose new speaker, Republicans or Trump?
Opinion, Сolumns
FRANCIS WILKINSON Bloomberg Opinion 
Oct 26, 2023
WASHINGTON (TNS) — The chaos of October has brought the House GOP back to where it began: Some guy is once again speaker of the House. His name is, fo...
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Pennsylvania (sadly) is not the battiest state
Opinion, Сolumns
GENE COLLIER Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
Oct 25, 2023
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Prominent among the columnist’s general responsibilities would be staying abreast of current events, obviously, but I’m not even go...
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