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Anti-Israel demonstrators hate the West
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RICH LOWRY 
Oct 31, 2023
The cataract of anti-Israel sentiment on college campuses has been shocking, but it shouldn’t be surprising. It is the poisoned fruit of teaching a ge...
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Who is Mike Johnson?
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SUSAN SHELLEY 
Oct 30, 2023
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — The weeks-long drama over who would become the next Speaker of the House of Representatives finally ended on Wednesday with the fr...
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Melissa DeRosa’s book is Andrew Cuomo fiction
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
Oct 27, 2023
ALBANY (TNS) — I suppose we can give Melissa DeRosa credit for loyalty. Her new memoir, “What’s Left Unsaid,” is not the kind of tell-all we’ve become...
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A deficit of good sense
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RICH LOWRY 
Oct 27, 2023
Joe Biden has been so good at cutting the deficit that it clocked in at $2 trillion last year. The president likes to boast about how much he’s reduce...
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Never-ending inflation: ‘Bidenomics in action’
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E.J. ANTONI 
Oct 26, 2023
WASHINGTON (TNS) — It’s bad enough that the White House helped create 40-year-high inflation. But now it has the audacity to gaslight the American peo...
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Who chose new speaker, Republicans or Trump?
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FRANCIS WILKINSON Bloomberg Opinion 
Oct 26, 2023
WASHINGTON (TNS) — The chaos of October has brought the House GOP back to where it began: Some guy is once again speaker of the House. His name is, fo...
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Biden’s disastrous policies on the border
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
Oct 25, 2023
This dangerous situation in the Middle East should jar the Biden White House into appreciating the need to strengthen border security. Unfortunately, ...
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Trump’s lead and GOP decision-making
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BYRON YORK 
Oct 25, 2023
Former President Donald Trump’s support now stands at 59% among Republican voters nationwide in the 2024 presidential nomination race. His lead over F...
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Biden balancing act is only choice
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ROBIN ABCARIAN Los Angeles Times 
Oct 24, 2023
WASHINGTON (TNS) — President Joe Biden’s voice may be more of a whisper than a roar these days, but on Thursday night, he was as loud and strong as he...
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The shameful gag order on Donald Trump
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RICH LOWRY 
Oct 24, 2023
If you’ve always thought that federal judges ought to determine what presidential candidates can and can’t say about political matters, you should lov...
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Revisit NY’s Raise the Age law
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Oct 23, 2023
If you hear the same complaint enough, maybe it’s time to take it seriously and act on it. Last week, state legislators heard the same complaint again...
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No speaker? No problem
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NICHOLAS L. WADDY 
Oct 23, 2023
You see a lot of “news” stories and editorials these days lamenting the “chaos” infesting the House of Representatives, which is without a speaker and...
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GOP infighting puts nation on hold
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Oct 22, 2023
Chaos among Republican leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives has paralyzed the federal government, sending shockwaves across the country. Am...
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