Richard Cohen
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Powell's change reflects GOP failuresNov 05, 2021 5:40 pm - A column, like a good movie, should have an arc - start here, end there and somehow connect the two. So this column will begin with the speech Condi Rice made to the Rep...
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History shows us crisis is cultural, not just financialNov 05, 2021 2:29 pm - It comforts me that Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board and an architect of the financial bailout plan the House rejected Monday, is a specialist in the ...
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Is there passion under Obama's coolness?Nov 05, 2021 10:51 am - Thank God for Sarah Palin. Without her jibes, her sarcasm, her exaggerations, her smug provincialism, her hypocrisy about family and government, her exploitation of momm...
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Gentleman Biden won't fill predictable roleNov 04, 2021 10:06 pm - I saw another man dance with Joe Biden's wife, Jill. It was almost three years ago, on the terrace of the sublime Villa d'Este on the shore of Italy's stunning Lake Como...
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Prospect Heights election battle already underwayNov 04, 2021 8:22 pm - Although the April 2009 local election is months away, Prospect Heights officials are already throwing their hat into the ring. Mayor Pat Ludvigsen and Alderman Dolly V...
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Still prefer to warm up to a good bookNov 04, 2021 7:59 pm - BOULDER, Colo. - On an average day when I am here, I amble over to the Boulder Book Store. I often just browse - it's a very good bookstore - and sometimes I buy somethi...
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What's good about McCain is hard to discern in ObamaNov 04, 2021 6:30 pm - "Just tell me one thing Barack Obama has done that you admire," I asked a prominent Democrat. He paused and then said that he admired Obama's speech to the Democratic co...
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Reagan must share blame for energy dilemmaNov 04, 2021 2:20 pm - Perusing the Sunday newspapers with plagiaristic intent, I come across an article about who's responsible for the current energy debacle. Politicians are mentioned along...
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What will all the harsh Clinton critics write about now?Nov 04, 2021 11:12 am - I have sometimes wondered what would happen if the good reverends of this Earth got their way and lust -- evil, sinful lust -- vanished overnight. I fear motels and hote...
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Clinton shows future presidential stuff in her refusal to quit the raceNov 04, 2021 12:04 am - The New York Times recently ran down the list of women who might someday become the nation's first female president. Out of both courtesy and caution, it included Hillar...