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Obama's approach to executive clemency has been puzzling
He's either been too generous, too harsh or both.
Cynthia M. Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TNS)
Left's freak-out over Trump's win is absurd
As a conservative, I didn't vote for him, either, and I still have many concerns, but the craziness is starting to make me glad he won.
Pat Schaffer
Here are the reasons I believe Trump poses a danger to us all
You Trump voters call us liberals "smug," but we have judged the man by his own words. He offered economic losers a false scapegoat.
Lori Sturdevant
Greater MSP and the talent pool: A mission to ease the election's ills
Coming together for our region's future is still a highly relevant goal.
D.J. Tice
The Electoral College still gets my vote
Another conflict with the popular vote gives me pause, but what's better?
Jim Abeler and Rod Hamilton
Editorial
Israel's right wing celebrates Trump's win with a risky move
Legalizing settlements on Palestinian land will be used against U.S.
Annette Meeks
A helping hand for the poorest of the poor
But you won't see something like a RAM medical clinic in Minnesota, where, of course, there are laws and regulations that forbid it.
Jennifer Rubin, The Washington Post
Sessions pick another sign that Trump intends to be Trump
Long plagued by (credible) charges of racism, his confirmation battle will be bruising.
KIM CROCKETT
Many caregivers want out of union's iron grip
But the Dayton administration, which has long and beneficial ties to the public-employees union, is helping thwart their efforts.
Elizabeth Klodas
In preventive health care, diet makes more sense than pills
Nutrition-based remedies for heart disease and other ailments have no bad side effects.
Len Champney, The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS)
On Trump, polls were only modestly wrong -- and here's why
The errors were a big deal, but not that large — mainly falling within margins of error.
Bryan Dowd, Roger Feldman and Pinar Karaca-Mandic
Haste in jettisoning Obamacare will invite chaos
The Affordable Care Act is anything but; however, it can be fixed with some patient — the key word — planning.
Dennis Carstens
The liberal elites finally got their walking papers
I do not want the United States to be another failed, semi-socialist, bankrupt nanny state.
Editorial
The election and Big Data's big fail
The Cubs, the Donald and the unpredictability of life.
Eli Lake, Bloomberg View
Trump may try to reset the reset with Russia
Clinton, Bush and Obama all have seen their efforts to manage Vladimir Putin fail. Trump may want to heed his own words.
Isiah Jones
Blacks have a different take on the results than whites
I'm not so jaded that I can't understand the larger implications of a Trump presidency. And yet …
Editorial
Talented civil servants are needed now more than ever
The wisdom of their experience can help inform Trump's policies.
What Trump's win looks like around the world
Minnesotans with exposure to global concerns share reactions to the election.
Tyler Cowen, Bloomberg View
The trouble with Trump's infrastructure plan
The partisan tables have been turned, but the principle is the same: Short-term gains do not necessarily equate to long-term economic strength.
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