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Opinion and Editorial
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Bin Laden’s audio message empowering for terrorists
Editorial: Reacting to Osama bin Laden’s endorsement of the plan to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day,
Confirm Bernanke
Opinion: Confirm Bernanke Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: The unlikely election last week of Republican Scott
Scott Brown wins ‘the people’s seat’
Opinion: Scott Brown’s stunning victory will be attributed to all kinds of factors. Voter skepticism about a
GOP must stand for more than ‘no’
Opinion: Amid the celebrating over Scott Brown’s Senate victory Tuesday, some Republicans were smartly
Americans need health-care reform
Opinion: I took a little stroll down memory lane last week. Back to the glorious days of June. Polls then
Strickland adjusts priorities in year full of challenges
Editorial: Strickland adjusts priorities in year full of challenges Coming off a year during which an
Filibuster makes the process fairer
Opinion: WASHINGTON — This won’t comfort Democrats mourning the loss of their filibuster-proof majority, but
People power brings change in politics
Opinion: Some of the most melancholy letters and e-mails that are sent to me are from people who lament that
A democratic milestone
Opinion: Los Angeles Times: The election of conservative billionaire Sebastian Pinera as president of Chile
Supreme Court ruling all wrong
Opinion: WASHINGTON — In opening the floodgates for corporate money in election campaigns, the Supreme Court
Independent voters are calling the shots
Opinion: Barack Obama won the presidency in 2008 by assembling a broad coalition of Democrats and
Young people adding to ranks of pro-lifers
Opinion: Among the interesting arguments in last week’s 5-4 Supreme Court decision granting corporations
Judge in murder trial must not abet mockery
Editorial: The trial of the man charged with killing Dr. George Tiller, one of the nation’s few late-term abortion providers, is under way Wichita, Kansas. However, an issue that could raise the abortion battle to an even higher level of violence looms large.
The lesson of Massachusetts
Opinion: I hope that the recent events in the Massachusetts senate race are not lost, particularly on the constituents of the 17th congressional district. Several weeks ago The Vindicator ran an article about the upcoming election for this congressional seat. In that article Dr. William Binning of the Political Science Department at YSU said, it would take a miracle for a Republican to win this seat. Well maybe, but we should learn some important lessons from the election results in Massachusetts.
Obama given a mandate to moderate
Opinion: WASHINGTON — Churchill’s wife said that his being turned out of office by British voters in July