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Sorry mess: Presidential apologies and pardons
Much ink has flowed over the recent apologies from President Barack Obama, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and General John Allen, commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, following the burning of copies of the Koran and their careless disposal. An apology may have been justified. A national mea culpa was not.
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Any real budget work may come after election
The good news of President Obama's proposed 2013 budget: It increases spending only 0.2 percent. The bad news: There is no reform for long-term fiscal problems like Medicare.
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Time's right to close gov't data loophole
It's generally recognized that knowledge is power. That's why some knowledge deserves equal treatment.
- Putting returning veterans back to work
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CBO projecting deficit of $1.1 trillion for fiscal '12
The Congressional Budget Office recently released its 10-year budget projection and economic outlook for the U.S. and guess what: We still need to work on the whole spending versus revenue thing.
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Is it bluff or Israel's way of preparing the world?
There is growing concern worldwide that Israel might launch an attack on Iranian nuclear plants.
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Romney's on the move; eyes are on S. Carolina
The eyes of the Republican Party are now firmly fixed on South Carolina, which holds its primary on Jan. 21.
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Freedom of seas critical to global commerce
A U.S. aircraft carrier passed through the Straits of Hormuz inbound to the Persian Gulf recently operating in international waters.
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Support grows banning cell phone while driving
As of Jan. 2, it is illegal for commercial truck drivers to use hand-held cell phones on the nation's highways.
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Relax, everyone: it's still to early to go negative
T.S. Eliot once wrote that the world will end "not with a bang, but a whimper." But he didn't say exactly how it would occur, or when.
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