In Congress, and particularly in the Senate, successful legislating depends on dealing with the real concerns of individual legislators and the interests of their states. Theory is fine in colleges and think tanks . . .
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7/6/17
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The recent special congressional elections should send a signal to both parties. The outcomes weren’t really surprising, because the seats were held by Republicans . . .
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6/29/17
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Just half a year into the Trump administration, our nation, and its representatives in Congress, are at a crossroad. The divisiveness poisoning our politics has become so ugly and dangerous . . .
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6/22/17
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Watching the developments of the last week in Washington, D.C., has led me to both hope and fear for the near future.
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6/16/17
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There seems to be no end to the media obsession with the relationship between President Trump and the Russians. The latest charge is that during the presidential transition . . .
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6/15/17
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President Trump’s first foreign trip last week broke historic ground on a number of fronts. His first stop, in Saudi Arabia, was particularly noteworthy. The past several administrations . . .
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6/1/17
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The urgent is keeping America from the important. The media-induced urgency of covering what the Russians did or didn’t do to our democracy is allowing us to lose sight of . . .
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5/25/17
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President Trump has both a challenge and an opportunity with his search for a new FBI director. The challenge is to find someone who . . .
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5/18/17
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A fair evaluation of President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office must acknowledge that in the area of foreign affairs, he has acted in positive ways on many fronts.
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5/11/17
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If there was ever a company that demonstrated greed, it would be iStar. If there was ever a city government that demonstrated a lack of openness and morality, it is the officials of the City of Long Beach.
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5/4/17
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