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Beating somebody with nobody
Commentary, Nation World
COKIE ROBERTS and STEVEN V. ROBERTS 
February 8, 2016
The most important number coming out of the Iowa caucuses is 75.7. That's the percentage of Republican voters who chose a candidate NOT named Donald T...
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The ‘bright, shiny object’ issue
Commentary, Nation World
COKIE ROBERTS and STEVEN V. ROBERTS 
January 28, 2016
"Yes, we will raise taxes. Yes we will." When Sen. Bernie Sanders made that statement at a town hall in Iowa this week, Republicans all over the count...
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Trump’s ‘dreammm’ opponent
Commentary, Nation World
COKIE ROBERTS and STEVEN V. ROBERTS 
January 15, 2016
We talked recently to a senior Republican who has devoted his career to conservative candidates and principles. Who would he vote for, given a choice ...
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Is showtime over?
Commentary, Nation World
COKIE ROBERTS and STEVEN V. ROBERTS 
January 11, 2016
"Establishment Presidential Candidates Battle to End Flirtation With Outsiders." That Wall Street Journal headline sums up the race for the Republican...
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The entire Christmas story
Commentary, Nation World
COKIE ROBERTS and STEVEN V. ROBERTS 
December 17, 2015
This holiday season, let's remember the entire Christmas story. It only begins in a manger in Bethlehem. "Jesus himself was a refugee," notes Matthew ...
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No more excuses
Commentary, Nation World
COKIE ROBERTS and STEVEN V. ROBERTS 
December 14, 2015
"Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last?" That's the question Joseph N. Welch, special counsel to the U.S. Army, asked of Sen. Joe McCarthy i...
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A loss to the country
Commentary, Nation World
COKIE ROBERTS and STEVEN V. ROBERTS 
November 2, 2015
Rep. Paul Ryan's wife and three young children live in his hometown of Janesville, Wisconsin. He commutes back there almost every weekend, and when he...
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Why Rubio scares the Democrats
Commentary, Nation World
COKIE ROBERTS and STEVEN V. ROBERTS 
October 20, 2015
"Marco Rubio scares me," wrote Steve Schale, a Democratic strategist in Florida. "If you're a Democrat, he should be the one you don't want to face." ...
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The rise of economic illiteracy
Commentary, Nation World
COKIE ROBERTS and STEVEN V. ROBERTS 
October 7, 2015
Stagnant wages are a key issue in the presidential election, and they should be. Lawmakers in both parties currently have a chance to go beyond campai...
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