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Now it’s Democrats painting GOP as too extreme
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
CARL P. LEUBSDORF Tribune News Service 
May 12, 2022
In the 2020 election, Republicans enjoyed substantial success in their efforts to demonize Democrats by labeling many as socialists and assailing thos...
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Dole had respect for rivals
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CARL P. LEUBSDORF Tribune News Service 
December 9, 2021
Bob Dole first emerged as a national figure in the early 1970s, defending President Richard Nixon’s Vietnam policies and excoriating such Democratic o...
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The Schumer-McConnell split is bad for everyone
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CARL P. LEUBSDORF Tribune News Service 
October 15, 2021
Americans continue to have a dim view of Congress. And for good reason. Legislative gridlock due to closely divided houses is one factor. But the top ...
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Democrats’ reality check
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
CARL P. LEUBSDORF Tribune News Service 
October 8, 2021
It was the week that President Joe Biden and the Democratic majorities in Congress came face-to-face with reality. And that reality is that their narr...
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Time is Biden’s enemy
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CARL P. LEUBSDORF Tribune News Service 
September 20, 2021
One of the most challenging aspects of the modern presidency is to keep the focus on your own agenda, lest what you want to do is overwhelmed by what ...
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A victory for Trumpism?
Local Columnists, Nation World
CARL P. LEUBSDORF Tribune News Service 
November 6, 2020
Donald Trump may wind up leaving the White House next January. But the 45th president and the political movement he launched are not going away politi...
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