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Boehner's bad week
By Chris Cillizza, Washington Post January 05, 2013, 08:38 AMTeary-prone House Speaker had a lot of people crying foul.
Know the truth about the carrying of weapons
By DAVID ANDERSON January 04, 2013, 07:00 PMThe assertion that protecting yourself and your family should be seen as a privilege is laughable.
MTV jumps from 'Jersey Shore' to West Virginia
By JOHN RASH, Star Tribune January 04, 2013, 06:42 PMWith a written rebuke by a senator from that state, a new 'reality' show capitalizes on Capitol Hill outrage to get noticed.
End an error before it begins
By BEN GOLNIK January 04, 2013, 06:47 PMThe GOP must get back to basics and return balance to state leadership.
How legislators see -- and don't see -- conflicts of interest
By Minnesota Matters January 04, 2013, 03:42 PM"Citizen legislators" are often myopic about conflicts between their personal and public careers.
Lawsuit insults Penn State victims
By Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post January 04, 2013, 02:08 PMNo penalty can repair the damage that was done to so many lives or correct the endemic corruption of a university that allowed a child predator to operate for so long.
National disaster fund needed
By EDITORIAL, Miami Herald January 04, 2013, 02:14 PMDisaster relief shouldn't be political.
NCAA penalties against Penn State punish the innocent
By Christine Flowers, Philadelphia Daily News January 04, 2013, 02:31 PMGovernor's lawsuit is the right move.
We've lost our balance on mental illness
By CHRISTINE FLOWERS, Philadelphia Daily News January 03, 2013, 07:16 PMUntil recently, the laws were weighted far too heavily against the afflicted. Now the laws swing too far the other way and crowded out other concerns.
We've given weight the wrong readout
By PAUL CAMPOS January 03, 2013, 07:21 PMOur current definition of "normal weight" makes absolutely no sense.
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