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The times they are a-changin'. Last week, a Republican congressman from Orange County, California, joined Oakland medical marijuana dispenser Steve DeAngelo to urge President Barack Obama, a Democrat who started out as a critic of the war on drugs, to curb his Department of Justice. They want Obama to make his prosecutors stop trying to shut down honest marijuana establishments in states that have legalized medical marijuana. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher and the left-leaning DeAngelo have found common cause in calling out one area in which the federal government can and should do less.
February 22, 2015
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The people of Chicago are grappling with a big question that people in nearly every urban place face: Can anyone really govern such a sprawling, brawling city?
February 22, 2015
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When Republicans challenged Obamacare in the courts, they sought to overcome the hurdle of persuading the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a program passed by Congress and enacted by a president. The legal challenge by Texas and 25 other states to the Obama administration's executive actions on immigration is different. Congress never passed a Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents, or DAPA, to grant legal status to some 5 million immigrants. President Barack Obama himself never signed what his aides call an "executive action"; Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson takes that honor ...
February 21, 2015
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Debra Saunders
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After years of debt, deficits and budget cuts, it may come as a surprise to learn that our state government is flush with cash. But you wouldn't know it by the talk of tax increases coming out of Sacramento.
February 20, 2015
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By GEORGE RUNNER
State Board of Equalization member
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The other day I built my first snowman. It was cold and a little rainy and we didn't have the stereotypical carrot nose or corncob pipe to adorn our new friend with, but it was something of a success. It had branches for arms and I even used my hat and glasses to make him look cool - if a snowman can get any 'cooler'.
February 18, 2015
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By LAWRENCE SILVEIRA
Sierra High graduate
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The headline that caught my attention on Presidents Day could not have been starker, colder: "Intense Republican Hate Is Skewing Obama Polls."
February 18, 2015
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By Susan Estrich
Political commentator
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President Barack Obama committed the ultimate political blunder the other day. He blurted out the truth.
February 18, 2015
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By Donald Kaul
Washington correspondent
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The University of California Student Association has approved a resolution to direct UC regents to divest financially of the governments of Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Israel, Mexico, Russia, Turkey, Sri Lanka and the United States. "UC students did not give consent to invest in governments engaged in violence against others," proclaimed the Resolution Toward Socially Responsible Investment at the University of California, targeting the above countries for human rights violations. The motion - which passed with nine yes votes, one no vote and five abstentions - faulted the U.S. government for conducting drone strikes abroad, as well as the nation's high ...
February 18, 2015
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By Debra Saunders
National columnist
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Other Views
Brian Williams' six-month suspension has fallen flat. His critics aren't mollified. His supporters are clearly dispirited. Everyone knows this one is not over - though his tenure at NBC may very well be done.
February 16, 2015
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By L. BRENT BOZELL III
Founder and President of the Media Research Center
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The president's request for the authorization to use military force against the Islamic State has landed in a Congress as divided as the country.
February 13, 2015
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By Pat Buchanan
Founder and editor of the American Conservative
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Old songs occasionally need to be refreshed with updated verses.
February 13, 2015
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By JIM HIGHTOWER
Political columnist
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"A steady patriot of the world alone,
February 11, 2015
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y Pat Buchanan
Founder and editor of the American Conservative
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President Barack Obama inserted a jarring note in his speech to the annual Prayer Breakfast by insulting Christians with an inappropriate reference to the Crusades and charging that people "committed terrible deeds in the name of Christ."
February 10, 2015
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By PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY
National Columnist
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How about this year's Super Bowl, huh?
February 10, 2015
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By JIM HIGHTOWER
Political columnist
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What happened to California's death penalty? There has not been an execution since 2006, when a federal judge ruled against the state's three-drug lethal injection protocol. In 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld three-drug executions. It didn't matter. Though as candidates Gov. Jerry Brown and Attorney General Kamala Harris - who both personally oppose capital punishment - promised to uphold the law, in real life they've let things slide. Fed up, two men related to murder victims have filed suit to push the state to carry out the law.
February 10, 2015
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By Debra Saunders
National columnist
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