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Essay: Lessons of March Madness Go Beyond Winning

Mar 12, 2011 - 9:00 PM |AOL News

Wind Publications

March Madness officially begins Sunday with the announcement of the selection of the 68 teams appearing in this year's NCAA basketball tournament. Even more important to those with office pools, the...

Opinion: There's No Silver Bullet for High Gas Prices

Mar 10, 2011 - 9:45 AM |Special to AOL News

American motorists can't be blamed for viewing the current jump in gasoline prices as a potential precursor to even bigger problems down the road. Major oil disruptions in the Middle East have...

Opinion: Getting Clear on Rep. King's Muslim Hearings

Mar 10, 2011 - 7:00 AM |Special to AOL News

Rep. Peter King's congressional hearings Thursday on the radicalization of American Muslims reminds me of the TV commercial, "There's clear, then there's Claritin clear." My eyes are not itchy and...

Opinion: Why NPR Should Call for an End to Taxpayer Support

Mar 10, 2011 - 1:00 AM |AOL News

NPR

On Monday, National Public Radio's now-departed CEO Vivian Schiller made an impassioned plea for continued federal funding, saying that cutting taxpayer money would have "a profound impact" on public...

Opinion: Are We Broke Yet? [VIDEO]

Mar 9, 2011 - 8:27 AM |Special to AOL News

AP

"The nation is not broke, my friends," opines guerrilla filmmaker and amateur accountant Michael Moore. "Wisconsin is not broke. Saying that the country is broke is repeating a big lie." Relax,...

Opinion: End Obama's Policy of Higher Gas Prices

Mar 9, 2011 - 5:00 AM |Special to AOL News

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Gas prices are dangerously close to doubling since President Barack Obama was inaugurated. As American drivers and small-business owners feel the pain at the pump, he should reverse course and stop...

Opinion: Why Aren't Environmentalists Cheering Higher Gas Prices?

Mar 9, 2011 - 5:00 AM |AOL News

AP

As gasoline prices continue to rise faster than station owners can update their signs, so too have calls to do something about the problem. Some Democrats are calling on President Barack Obama to...

Opinion: We Can't Drill Our Way Out of High Gas Prices

Mar 9, 2011 - 5:00 AM |Special to AOL News

AP

As the price of oil soars above $100 a barrel, Americans are experiencing sticker shock at the pump and economists are concerned about our fledgling economic recovery. Solutions exist that can get us...

Opinion: Obama's Gitmo Flip Flop is a Win-Win

Mar 8, 2011 - 7:54 AM |AOL News

Though no one would have guessed it during his inauguration week over two years ago -- when President Barack Obama boldly ordered the closure of Guantanamo's detention facilities and the immediate...

Opinion: Defund Planned Parenthood

Mar 8, 2011 - 5:00 AM |Special to AOL News

AP

Planned Parenthood has been misleading Congress and American taxpayers for many years. I know -- I was part of the deception. For eight years I worked at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas, and for...

Opinion: The GOP's Dangerous Attack on Planned Parenthood

Mar 8, 2011 - 5:00 AM |Special to AOL News

AP

In 1916, one woman's strength, determination and conviction helped open the door for hundreds of millions of women worldwide to plan their own pregnancies. As a nation, we have made great strides...

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