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A Right Way to Help Israel

This is the New York Times editorial today: A Right Way to Help Israel First let’s just agree that the Times gets it right by saying that America gains nothing, and risks losing a lot, by staying on the sidelines. George Bush long ago decided to avoid getting involved in the Israeli/Palestinian dispute. A decision […]

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Minimum Wage Hike?

The stars are beginning to align around an increase in the minimum wage. The Republicans are under intense pressure from their moderate wing to do something that might shore up support in the Northeast where many of their seats up for re-election this fall are very vulnerable. The New York Times makes this point here: […]

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Israel Turns Up the Heat

The failure of international talks to get a cease fire in the Middle east has been taken by the Israelis as tacit support for an expansion of their attacks on Lebanon. The New York Times has a report here: Israel Debates Strategy Shift After Truce Talks Fail The problem with this is that it does […]

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