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Op-Ed Columnist: I Wish You Were Here
nytimes.com - 1/20/2009
Op-Ed Columnist: I Wish You Were Here
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From the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to Lyndon B. Johnson, a salute to the many people who gave so much but will not be with us for Barack Obama’s inauguration. >
Op-Ed Columnist: Will Obama Save Liberalism?
nytimes.com - 1/26/2009
Op-Ed Columnist: Will Obama Save Liberalism?
— nytimes.com — Liberalism’s fate rests on our new president’s shoulders. If Mr. Obama governs successfully, we’re in a new... political era. If not, the country will be open to new conservative alternatives. > (more) Op-Ed Columnist: Will Obama Save Liberalism?
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Op-Ed Columnist: Forgive and Forget?
nytimes.com - 1/16/2009
Op-Ed Columnist: Forgive and Forget?
— nytimes.com — Last Sunday President-elect Barack Obama was asked whether he would seek an investigation of possible crimes by... the Bush administration. “I don’t believe that anybody is above the law,” he responded, but “we need to look forward as opposed to looking ... (more) Op-Ed Columnist: Forgive and Forget?

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Op-Ed Columnist: Bad Faith Economics
nytimes.com - 1/26/2009
Op-Ed Columnist: Bad Faith Economics
— nytimes.com — Cheap shots don’t pose as much danger to the Obama administration’s efforts to get a stimulus plan... through as fraudulent arguments that seem superficially plausible. > (more) Op-Ed Columnist: Bad Faith Economics

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Brilliant at Breakfast:  Having a wonderful time, wish you were here

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Having a wonderful time, wish you were here
Brilliant at Breakfast — ... Today Bob Herbert continues that theme: Dr. King would have been 80 years old now. He came to national prominence not trying to elect an African-American president, but just trying to get us past the depraved practice of blacks being forced to endure the humiliation of standing up and giving their seat on a bus to a white person, some man or woman or child. Get up, girl. Get up, boy. Dr. King was just 26 at the time, a national treasure in a stylish, broad-brimmed hat. He was only 39 when he was killed, eight years younger than ...

Your Abbreviated Pundit Round-up
Daily Kos — ... Even the Bush apologists are struggling to keep up with history. NY Times: A list of firsts. Today, when Barack Obama promises to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution, an African-American will finally occupy the highest office in the land. (Hallelujah!) But the significance of that achievement may obscure another, easily overlooked first: a native of Hawaii will take residence in the White House. (Aloha!) Bob Herbert: Dr. King would have been 80 years old now. He came to ...

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