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Opinion: Religious Right and the Tea Party: A Marriage of Convenience?

(Sept. 28) -- Many Americans were alarmed in the 1980s when the religious right seemed determined to control everyone's life from the moment of conception until the moment of death. These days, many share a similar distaste for the tea party movement, which believes some mystical force called "The Market" will make all of...

Opinion: Right Wing Co-Opts 'Values' -- But What Values?

(Sept. 21) -- Conservatives appropriate certain words and then toss them around like some kind of alphabet soup. How many times do we hear Sarah Palin say "freedom" "liberty" "Constitution" and "troops" with very few other words in a fragmented sentence? As I'm observing the "Values Voter Summit" in D.C., I'm watching...

Opinion: Why the November Elections Really Matter

(Sept. 9) -- Elections matter. Some more than others, and often for reasons that aren't well understood. That's certainly the case with the November elections. While pundits are focused on who will control Congress and what that means for President Barack Obama's agenda, there's another outcome that will matter far more...

Obama Supports 'the Right' for Ground Zero Mosque

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (Aug. 14) -- Weighing his words carefully on a fiery political issue, President Barack Obama said Saturday that Muslims have the right to build a mosque near New York's ground zero, but he did not say whether he believes it is a good idea to do so. Obama commented during a trip to Florida, where he...

Opinion: Which Is the Real Prosperity Party?

(Aug. 12) -- The choice for voters in this year's fierce fight for congressional control will come down to a single question: Which political party -- Democrats or Republicans -- will do a better job coping with crippling unemployment and a devastating deficit? To Democrats, the answer is obvious. Just look at the recent...