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Booker’s misleading crime statistic backfires

Immigrant children are dying at the border, President Donald Trump boasts of being “locked and loaded” against Iran…

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Democratic debates show no one is ready to take on Trump

By definition, what 14 million viewers watched on TV Thursday night was not a debate – not even…

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Teacher shortage may not be ‘crisis’ but is concern

Are Kentucky schools in crisis mode because of teacher shortages? While some districts argue numbers reported about shortages…

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Should we love or hate ‘negative’ interest rates?

WASHINGTON – The idea that interest rates could be “negative” seems so counterintuitive that it defies easy understanding.…

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CNN tries to blame Trump for the Obama administration’s leaks

WASHINGTON – Here’s some advice for the media covering President Donald Trump: If you don’t want to be…

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Suicide is preventable; ask for help

One of the leading and most preventable causes of death across the globe is suicide. Roughly 129 Americans…

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Will the real poverty rate please stand up?

WASHINGTON – It has always been hard to measure poverty, because poverty is as much a state of…

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When government runs health care

DUBLIN, Ireland – “When would you like to schedule your knee replacement surgery?” my American doctor asked before…

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Victory is the only way to deal with the Taliban devil

PARIS – President Donald Trump was right to cancel a “secret” meeting with leaders of the Taliban and…

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Democrats trade in death, destruction and personal ruin

The people who have lost their minds can’t wait to talk to you. While participating in a charitable…