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SEYMOUR: Left's other attack on Komen fund
By Julia A. Seymour - The Washington Times
Susan G. Komen’s short-lived decision to drop grants to Planned Parenthood was met with fury from the left wing, and its outrage was immediately reported by the liberal news media. But it wasn’t the first time Komen had been attacked from the left. Published February 16, 2012 Comments
GROVER: Get the Fed out of the housing market
By Eric Grover - The Washington Times
A stable dollar and prices are consistent with maximum sustainable job and wealth creation. However, the Fed’s dual mandate to pursue full employment and price stability has given it license to meddle in the economy to boost short-term employment, with disastrous consequences. Published February 16, 2012 Comments
DECKER: 5 Questions with Robert Steven Kaplan
By Brett M. Decker - The Washington Times
Robert Steven Kaplan is a professor at Harvard Business School and former vice-chairman of Goldman Sachs. He is co-creator of “The Balanced Scorecard,” a system designed to help institutions align operations with corporate vision and strategy. Published February 16, 2012 Comments
MILLER: Obama’s bleak view of African-Americans
By Emily Miller - The Washington Times
President Obama’s 2013 budget doesn’t address the nation’s debt crisis. Instead, it is a blatant attempt to pander to his base in an election year. To make the goal even more obvious, the White House released fact sheets targeted to key constituencies highlighting programs the administration believes are suited to their needs. Published February 16, 2012 Comments
EDITORIAL: A sand-castle recovery
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times
The Obama administration has been claiming the economy is back on track ever since it declared the “Recovery Summer” of 2010. That 348,000 more people found themselves jobless in the last 30 days is being hailed as good news, but only because that number could have been worse. Published February 16, 2012 Comments
EDITORIAL: Obama’s unilateral disarmament
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times
President Obama is working to realize the leftist dream of unilateral nuclear disarmament. This will leave the United States pitifully weak and create conditions for catastrophic deterrence failure. Published February 16, 2012 Comments
NUGENT: Trading freedom for free stuff
By Ted Nugent - The Washington Times
The Internet is full of health-related studies and articles. Most of them provide similar, age-old wisdom: Eat right, exercise and don’t smoke. There are no guarantees, but following this timeless advice generally leads to a longer, healthier life. Published February 16, 2012 Comments
HANSON: A little honesty about illegal immigration
By Victor Davis Hanson - The Washington Times
President Obama recently assured El Salvador that the United States would not deport more of the 200,000 Salvadorans residing illegally in the United States. As the election nears and the president looks to court Hispanic voters, he also created a new position of “public advocate” for illegal immigrants. Published February 16, 2012 Comments
LAMBRO: Squeezing optimism from dubious statistics
By Donald Lambro - The Washington Times
In the high stakes of political combat, perceptions can matter as much or more than reality, and maybe that’s why President Obama’s numbers are creeping up in some polls. Published February 16, 2012 Comments
GINGREY and VERNUCCIO: Bringing democracy back to the workplace
By Rep. Phil Gingrey and F. Vincent Vernuccio - The Washington Times
Imagine a presidential election in which one candidate may campaign for a year and the other is told he is running only one week before Election Day, blindsiding him. There is no time to organize a team or respond to attacks. The candidate is left scrambling, unable to effectively use resources he may have at his disposal. Published February 16, 2012 Comments
MURDOCK: Dead will rise on Election Day
By Deroy Murdock - The Washington Times
Reports of dead voters are greatly understated. While Democrats dismiss vote fraud as a collective Republican hallucination, a study released Tuesday by the Pew Center for the States confirms the GOP’s concerns. The ghosts in America’s voting machines may be the least of our worries. Published February 16, 2012 Comments
PRY: If Iran already has the bomb, what then?
By Peter Vincent Pry - The Washington Times
A majority of Americans support a military strike to stop or slow Iran’s nuclear weapons program. But that assumes Iran doesn’t already have some. Published February 15, 2012 Comments
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Time to clean House
By - The Washington Times
The National Defense Authorization Act passed without hearings, thereby cementing the United States' new position as a police state by giving law enforcement the right to detain and imprison us without charges or due process ("End of the Constitution," Commentary, Monday). Published February 16, 2012
Social Security already insolvent
By - The Washington Times
I believe that The Washington Times' standard of journalistic excellence is among the best in the country. But I was disappointed in the reporting in "Social Security reserves forecast to run dry in '22." (Tuesday, Page 1). Published February 16, 2012
New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
By - The Washington Times
By lifting the gun purchase limit, the state of Virginia can expect to see a lifting of its violence limits as well ("Va. Senate votes to repeal one-gun-a-month law," Web, Feb. 6). Published February 16, 2012
PEIKOFF: Holding out for a political hero
By Amy Peikoff - The Washington Times
Now more than ever, Americans want to be inspired by their political leaders, and true leadership is needed desperately. The economy, not just in the United States but worldwide, is in dire straits. Rapidly escalating debt, overextended entitlement programs, immigration and health care all present domestic problems that require intelligent, principled solutions. Published February 15, 2012
BOOK REVIEW: 'Journey to the Abyss'
By Stephen Goode - Special to The Washington Times
Harry Kessler began his diary, now a classic of German literature, in June 1880. He had just turned 12 and for the next nearly 60 years, until his death in 1937, he kept at it, turning it into a work of several volumes. The diaries have been best-sellers in Germany for many years, unusual for a book of epic proportions. Published February 15, 2012
EDITORIAL: Iran bombs
By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times
The covert war between Israel and Iran is heating up. Over the course of 48 hours, three bombings took place targeting Israeli diplomatic staff. They were similar to the attacks that have taken place over the past few years against Iranian nuclear scientists. The rest of the world may be hoping this conflict will go away somehow, but it shows every sign of escalating. Published February 15, 2012
FIELDS: Lessons from George Washington
By Suzanne Fields - The Washington Times
Only Americans of a certain age remember what the holiday on the third Monday in February is all about. I asked a few high-school students the other day what it is, exactly, we celebrate with Presidents Day. One young man suggested it was about selling used cars, since there are so many newspaper advertisements and television commercials announcing "birthday sales." Published February 15, 2012
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