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We need a new New Deal
September 17, 2004On the surface there are some interesting parallels. Both were Democrats who came from wealthy families and were educated in elite schools. Both decided on political careers and gained national attention as young men. The two...
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America the Beautiful a call to struggle
September 17, 2004In 1893, a 34-year-old English teacher from Massachusetts rode a mule to the top of Pike’s Peak in Colorado. As she stood at the summit, she beheld the vista of the Great Plains spreading out to...
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Change Congress in 2004
September 17, 2004Opinion As more troops die daily in Iraq, and more Americans are left without health care and jobs every week, voters are paying attention to who will represent them in Congress. It will be hard to...
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Kerry, Bush and the ghosts of Vietnam
September 17, 2004Opinion A rag-tag army of Vietnam veterans marched into D.C. in their combat fatigues that chill April morning in 1971, their tunics bedecked with medals and battle ribbons. “Hey Nixon, you can’t hide, we charge you...
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Letters
September 17, 2004Arnold got it wrong The following is an open letter sent to California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. On behalf of “girlie men” everywhere I’m perplexed. Last night while you were speaking at the Republican National Convention, you...
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