government

RTW: Has high court unleashed absolute rule by emperor?
Commentary, Local Columnists, Readers Turn To Write
MARK MILLER Special to Olean Times Herald 
Jul 11, 2024
The nation’s media, consumed with President Joe Biden’s troubled debate performance, has given little attention to the July 1 decision by the U.S. Sup...
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GOP downplaying abortion is right call for now
Commentary, Nation World
CYNTHIA M. ALLEN Fort Worth Star-Telegram 
Jul 11, 2024
FORT WORTH, Texas (TNS) — Republicans have adopted a platform , in advance of the party convention next week in Milwaukee, that might manage to be a s...
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The ‘lawfare’ against Donald Trump is collapsing
Commentary, Nation World
SUSAN SHELLEY The Orange County Register 
Jul 08, 2024
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity didn’t sit well at all with the current occupant of the office. “The Am...
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Letter to the Editor: Why not call him king?
Commentary, Leters to the Editor
Jul 05, 2024
If he can require payment before offering a pardon, why not call him king? If he can use military force against American citizens, why not call him ki...
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The nuclear option(s)
Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
NICHOLAS L. WADDY 
Jul 04, 2024
After President Joe Biden’s abysmal performance in the first debate, Democrats and progressives are sweating bullets. They have been in denial for fou...
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Supreme Court decision makes mockery of July 4th
Commentary, Nation World
JACKIE CALMES Los Angeles Times 
Jul 04, 2024
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Perhaps on the Fourth of July, the Alitos flew the American flag properly, not upside down, at their Virginia or New Jersey homes. ...
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A middle ground on presidential immunity
Commentary, Nation World
Jul 02, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court ended its term Monday with a highly anticipated decision that provides American presidents with a modicum of immunity from crim...
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Biden down, but is he out?
Commentary, Nation World
CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News 
Jul 02, 2024
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Democratic leaders are trying to contain the political damage after President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance accentuated...
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Small New York towns masquerading as democracies
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
RONALD FRASER Special to Olean Times Herald 
Jul 01, 2024
Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign pits Americans who favor a citizen-based, democratic form of government against those who seek to centralize...
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