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How long will Congress remain a bystander regarding war?
WASHINGTON – The first use of nuclear weapons occurred Aug. 6, 1945. The second occurred three days later.…
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Keep making the General Assembly great again
WLEX weather anchor Bill Meck was no doubt the most interesting speaker at this year’s Kentucky Public Retirees’…
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A memo to Jared Kushner on Middle East complexities
President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and designated Middle East peace envoy, Jared Kushner, told the Brookings Institution’s Saban Forum…
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Has a sexual harassment backlash begun?
Two months into the scandals and national reckoning that followed charges of sexual abuse and harassment against movie…
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Congress must work harder to lower federal debt
One way to kill a predatory animal is to deny it sustenance. The tax-cut bill passed by the…
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Michael Flynn’s holiday cheer
WASHINGTON – At least three people must have celebrated the news that former national security adviser Michael Flynn…
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When is making a cake constitutionally protected speech?
WASHINGTON – The conversation about a cake lasted less than a minute but will long reverberate in constitutional…
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CFPB provides reason for GOP to pull plug
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has not exactly covered itself in glory during its brief existence. This is…
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Christmas coal, meet government grinches
’Tis the season for another edition of “Liberty Boosters and Busters.” Liberty Booster: The State Journal reporter Alfred…
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Those who purposely mislead are media’s real problem
WASHINGTON – The phrase “the truth will out” has always been at home in American newsrooms where journalists…
