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Columns, Local Sports, Sports
Greg Clark Era Sports Writer 
Aug 09, 2014
I hit a mother lode bigger than the Nigerian Lottery last Saturday when I recorded 12 episodes of the 60s sitcom “Mister Ed.” My favorite show growing...
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A GOP nightmare over ‘dreamers’
Opinion, Сolumns
RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR. 
Aug 07, 2014
SAN DIEGO — I once used the term “spoiled brats” to describe “dreamers,” those young undocumented immigrants brought here by their parents who demand ...
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The reason for Watergate?
Opinion, Сolumns
GEORGE F. WILL 
Aug 07, 2014
WASHINGTON — At about 5:15 p.m. on June 17, 1971, in the Oval Office, the president ordered a crime: “I want it implemented on a thievery basis. Godda...
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Stauffer part of new Bona coach’s talent pool
Columns, Local Sports, Sports
CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Aug 07, 2014
OLEAN, N.Y. — Erik Hoops can’t say his predecessor proverbially “left the cupboard bare.” When John Powers opted to leave as St. Bonaventure’s golf co...
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Caught between a Rolex and a hard place
Opinion, Сolumns
DANA MILBANK 
Aug 06, 2014
RICHMOND, Va.— There is a prominent flaw in the legal strategy of Bob McDonnell: Even if the disgraced former Virginia governor wins in court, he lose...
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Stop the campus rape numbers game
Opinion, Сolumns
CATHERINE RAMPELL 
Aug 06, 2014
One in five? Yeah, right. Sounds way too high. That’s a common reaction to the oft-cited statistic about the share of women who experience an attempte...
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Wrong script on immigration
Opinion, Сolumns
RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR. 
Aug 05, 2014
SAN DIEGO — Just because you’re well-known doesn’t mean you’re well-informed. Case in point: Eva Longoria, Mexican-American actress, social commentato...
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Bet on Africa rising
Opinion, Сolumns
MICHAEL GERSON 
Aug 05, 2014
WASHINGTON — As more than 40 African leaders gather in Washington for an unprecedented summit, Africa’s brand problem in America has grown significant...
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Game committee gets well-deserved credit
Big 30, Columns, High School, ...
CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Aug 05, 2014
In recent years, I’ve used this space to assess the latest Don Raabe Big 30 Charities Classic, nee Big 30 All-Star Football Game, and often have been ...
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A progressive with punch
Opinion, Сolumns
GEORGE F. WILL 
Aug 04, 2014
WASHINGTON — If Ohio’s senior senator were named Sharon Brown instead of Sherrod Brown, progressives would have a plausible political pin-up and a ser...
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Nixon’s ghost, 40 years on
Opinion, Сolumns
RUTH MARCUS 
Aug 04, 2014
WASHINGTON — Forty years after he slunk out of office, Richard M. Nixon retains the capacity to astonish and disgust. Just when you thought you could ...
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Turning our backs on atrocities
Opinion, Сolumns
MICHAEL GERSON 
Aug 01, 2014
WASHINGTON — For every dissident and defector I’ve encountered, there is a moment when observation begins to feel like complicity — when remaining a b...
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John Kerry’s lesson in humility
Opinion, Сolumns
DANA MILBANK 
Aug 01, 2014
WASHINGTON — John Kerry put his right hand on his heart. “This is not about me,” he said. The secretary of state was reacting to the torrent of critic...
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Sick? Some of you can stay home.
Opinion, Сolumns
CATHERINE RAMPELL 
Jul 31, 2014
NEW YORK — Something strange happened here this week: Lots of workers who’ve never done so before got the right to call in sick. And that’s a good thi...
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A middle course on foreign policy
Opinion, Сolumns
GEORGE F. WILL 
Jul 31, 2014
WASHINGTON — With metronomic regularity, there is a choreographed minuet of carnage. Israel is attacked. Israel defends itself. Perfunctory affirmatio...
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Those other guys did it
Opinion, Сolumns
RUTH MARCUS 
Jul 30, 2014
WASHINGTON —Ted Cruz must be Texan for chutzpah. The Texas Republican gave an interview to NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell the other day during which he was ask...
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Putting ideology above lives
Opinion, Сolumns
DANA MILBANK 
Jul 30, 2014
WASHINGTON — On July 1, the hospital in rural Belhaven, N.C., closed —a victim, in part, of the decision by the state’s governor and legislature to re...
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