Opinion: Why 10 Dems Opposed Repealing the Health Reform They Voted Against

Jan 20th 2011 – 8:38 AM |AOL News

Of the 39 Democrats who voted against health care reform in 2010, just 13 were still in Congress this year when the vote to repeal that same law came up on Wednesday. But of those 13, only three...

Opinion: What the White House Left Out of Its 'Pre-Existing Conditions' Report

Jan 19th 2011 – 8:40 AM |AOL News

A report that says nearly half of all non-elderly Americans are at risk of losing their health insurance coverage thanks to a pre-existing condition is enough to get anyone's attention -- even when...

Opinion: 6 Unexpected Arizona Shooting Commentaries

Jan 10th 2011 – 3:44 PM |AOL News

As night follows day, the terrible tragedy in Arizona that involved the near fatal shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., unleashed a flood of partisan attacks. Many on the left quickly tried...

Opinion: Was Health Care on the Mend Before Reform?

Jan 6th 2011 – 11:09 AM |AOL News

As the new Republican House majority gets set to vote on repealing health care reform, critics of the move say that doing so would only put the country back on its unsustainable health care path --...

Opinion: Capt. Kirk Was Right -- Read the Constitution

Jan 4th 2011 – 2:08 PM |AOL News

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It's been amusing to read the reaction in some quarters to the House Republicans' decision to read the entire U.S. Constitution at the start of the new Congress. Last week, Washington Post columnist...

What's Your Wish for 2011?

Dec 29th 2010 – 5:06 AM |AOL News

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This week, we asked a dozen top writers to share their wishes for the New Year. You can read them by clicking on any of the headlines below. Better TV News -- By Barry W. Lynn A Better World...

Opinion: Conservative Media Bias Exposed?

Dec 23rd 2010 – 1:40 PM |AOL News

Almost exactly a year ago, liberal talk show host Keith Olbermann went on a rant about the right-wing bias in the media. "There is no liberal media," he said. "The media which is, after all, owned by...

Opinion: So Who's Holding the Unemployed Hostage Now?

Dec 10th 2010 – 6:03 PM |AOL News

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(Dec. 10) -- With Democrats threatening to block the Obama/Republican compromise on Bush-era tax cuts, does that mean they're the ones now holding the unemployed hostage until they get their...

What's Wrong With Airport Security? -- Four Views

Dec 3rd 2010 – 6:01 AM |AOL News

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(Dec. 3) -- Invasive full-body scans, intrusive pat-downs, and the occasional abusive TSA agents have combined to generate a heated debate over what exactly is the best way to keep air travelers safe...

Opinion: 6 Hidden Gems in the Deficit Commission Report

Dec 2nd 2010 – 9:11 AM |AOL News

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(Dec. 2) -- The title of the bipartisan deficit commission's final report is "The Moment of Truth." And it's meant to set the stakes for what must be done to cope with the nation's gargantuan and...

Opinion: Health Reform's Promises Keep Faltering

Nov 20th 2010 – 4:40 AM |AOL News

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(Nov. 20) -- Everyone knows the old cliche – Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. But what do you say when you get fooled the third, fourth, fifth or sixth time? That's what...

Opinion: Putting a Face on Distracted Driving's Heavy Toll [VIDEO]

Nov 16th 2010 – 10:10 AM |AOL News

(Nov. 16) -- On this page, we've published several op-eds on the huge toll distracted driving is taking on the country's highways and byways. Traffic safety expert Leonard Evans, for example, noted...

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