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Comment on: Terrorism is never justified - Opinion - The Boston Globe
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Comment on: Stephen Lynch responds to Tom Steyer ultimatum on Keystone pipeline - Opinion - The Boston Globe
Rep. Lynch says that "No longer are we allowed to debate ideas and projects on their individual merits." Who is stopping him? This column is a bully pulpit: Why doesn't he use it tell us his ideas more »
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Comment on: Patrickâs plan carries risk, the chance of legacy building - Politics - The Boston Globe
Somehow, I never hear conservatives talk about defunding the military because of some of the outrageous waste that takes place there; rather, sensibly, they try to make sure that it works as efficien more »
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Comment on: Susan Rice withdraws from consideration for secretary of state - Boston.com
The Repubs say that she should have disclosed that Al Quaida related groups were involved. that was classified info; you can be sure that had she done that, McCain, Graham, Ayotte et al. would be howl more »
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Comment on: - Opinion - The Boston Globe
If Gaza was left to govern itself, how come Israel still decides which boats enter its waters? whether vegetables can be exported? whether Gaza can build an airport? whether a Gazan can come to th more »
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Comment on: - Opinion - The Boston Globe
Ok --- then the US should stop supporting Israel and take a neutral view of the conflict.
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Comment on: - Opinion - The Boston Globe
Ok --- then the US should stop supporting Israel and take a neutral view of the conflict.
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Comment on: Obama, Netanyahu relationship needs to be preserved - Editorials - The Boston Globe
No nation on earth would allow another country to blackade it, banning items including cumin. No country on earth would allow another country to dictate whether it could build an airport. No country o more »
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Comment on: Mitt Romneyâs âgiftsâ jibe shows his critics were right - Editorials - The Boston Globe
So when Obama proposes a sane and humane policy for kids brought to this country as babies, or an extension of unemployment benefits, it is a gift or bribe. So what is it when Romney offers lower ta more »
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Comment on: Alito says Supreme Court misunderstood by media - News - Boston.com
Justice Alito can try to convince himself that the court's problem is the public's lack of understanding of its decisions. As a lawyer who started practicing constitutional litigation 40 years ago, I more »
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Instead of talking about the fantasy of Obama's "feckless" foreign policy (which has, in fact, gotten us out of one war, is getting us out of another, and didn't get us into any), why doesn't McCain t more »
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Comment on: - Opinion - The Boston Globe
He also didn't mention that Carter brokered the Camp David accords that have led to 40 years of peace, a cold peace but much better than a hot war. And I am pretty impressed that Carter managed the ho more »
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Comment on: - Opinion - The Boston Globe
Sen. Brown said last night that Ms. Warren wasn't running against Sen. Inhofe, the global warming denying troglodyte. He's wrong; she is running against him, and Min. Leader Mitch McConnell ("My numbe more »
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Comment on: Romney shuns vital details - Opinion - The Boston Globe
Anyone who puts a "lol" in his comment is suspect. What about someone who puts it in 10 times? more »
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Comment on: Romney, Brown face tests of sincerity - Metro - The Boston Globe
I wonder if the Donald asked to see Willard's birth certificate before he made his endorsement. Maybe Mitt was actually born in Mexico? more »
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Comment on: Putting Johns in the dock - Metro - The Boston Globe
No one has the right to beat or rape women, or to enslave them, etc. What does that have to do with whether prostitution (of the sexual, not political, kind) should be legal? If you really care aboutf more »
I'd be delighted to see some thoughtful self-criticsim from JJ. If the past is prologue, I can't expect any.