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Louisiana Gov. Jindal tells GOP to repent

Opinion: BATON ROUGE, La. — As a practicing Roman Catholic, Louisiana’s Republican governor, Bobby Jindal,


Beware ‘nanny state on steriods’

Opinion: SEDALIA, Colo. — Imagine a country where the government regularly checks the waistlines of citizens


“The phrase ‘burdens of the office’ is overstated. You know, it’s kind of

Opinion: “The phrase ‘burdens of the office’ is overstated. You know, it’s kind of like, why me? Oh, the


The fat of the land

The fat of the land Scripps Howard News Service: Not only are we broke, we’re fat, too. Larded


Cal gets points for gall

Opinion: Cal gets points for gall EDITOR: I have to admire Cal Thomas’s nerve. Even after Wall Street,


“Israel is a country that reacts vigorously when its citizens are fired upon, which is a good

Opinion: “Israel is a country that reacts vigorously when its citizens are fired upon, which is a good thing.


A pool of trouble

Washington Post: The people of Harriman, Tenn., got coal in their stockings three days before


Pretty talk and ugly realities

Opinion: No phrase represents more of a triumph of hope over experience than the phrase “Middle East peace


Girard seems well prepared to handle economic turmoil

Editorial: No discussion of how communities in the Mahoning Valley plan to ride out the current national


Weak economy doesn’t stop our spending ways

Opinion: Recession? What recession? That’s what I wondered on Christmas Day around dusk as my son and I drove


A new approach to U.S.-Iran relations

Opinion: In dealing with Iran, I have favored caution, along with a strategy that does not hesitate to


Is Obama factor behind vists to Cuba?

Opinion: The sudden flurry of Latin American presidents’ visits to Cuba, breaking decades of diplomatic


American automakers are doing things right

Opinion: America’s Big Three automakers got pounded on Capitol Hill last month. Senators from both parties


“I believe that it is those efforts that will ultimately help to lead to a durable cease-fire

Opinion: “I believe that it is those efforts that will ultimately help to lead to a durable cease-fire ...”


U.S. not ready for transition from analog to digital TV

Editorial: U.S. not ready for transition from analog to digital TV No matter how much lead time people are