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Clashing rights create tough call for Obama

February 5, 2012
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Does Barack Obama hate the Catholic Church? I seriously doubt that. But there's no doubt that the shepherds of the Catholic flock are firing some venomous language at the president these days. At issue is an Obama Administration policy that Catholic hospitals must include birth control services as part of the insurance coverage they offer employees. The federal government has leverage to ... More »

U.S. Supreme Court pets the gerrymander

January 30, 2012
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Right now, Texas doesn't have a congressional district map to use in the 2012 election. In the Lone Star State, the Republican-controlled legislature did indeed draw up a map. Predictably, it s... More »
The State of the Union — Obama makes his case

January 24, 2012
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President Barack Obama presented his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress tonight. The speech, which many see as his chance to reposition himself in the presidential election, cen... More »
Of iPhones, Predators, poultry and evil

January 23, 2012
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Today, I'd like to talk about the Confiteor, the Macbook and free-range chickens. The Confiteor is a Christian prayer, a confession of sin that prepares the soul for Holy Communion. In my Epis... More »
Our schools are in a world of hurt, and it's our fault

January 16, 2012
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What are we doing? The Philadelphia schools just laid off another 1,400 people, on top of more than 1,800 last year. The Chester-Upland schools are flat broke. Teachers there are working for free ri... More »
Santorum offers authenticity, consistency

January 9, 2012
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Here's one way to interpret those Iowa caucuses. Iowa Republicans went 2-to-1 for authenticity over phoniness. More »
'Homeland': Thrilling TV that makes you think

January 2, 2012
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Thank you, Homeland. Because of this spectacular series on Showtime, I don't feel quite so foolish about that weak moment when the Xfinity guy on the phone talked me into buying a bunch of premi... More »
Charity and paradox in the aisles of Kmart

December 26, 2011
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This has not been a holiday season designed to make one's heart soar over the possibilities of the human spirit. Too much darkness. Too much darkness. More »
The Grinch dive-bombs Pitman, N.J.; James Madison winces

December 17, 2011
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Oh, hell, it's Christmastime, so they're at it again. The war on Christmas warriors. More »
Will it be the (tax) holiday season in D.C.?

December 12, 2011
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Here's the opening sentence I had planned for this post: Good politics sometimes makes bad policy. My topic is the extension of the payroll tax holiday now being kicked around by a stalemated C... More »

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