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Friday, May 16, 2008

Cal Thomas: John McCain joins the global warming cult

In an effort to win over those "moderates" who believe that global warming is about to destroy the planet, Republican presidential candidate John McCain spoke Monday at a Portland, Ore., training facility for Vestas Wind Technology. He claimed, "The facts of global warming demand our urgent attention, especially in Washington."...(more)

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Trudy Rubin: Bad policies hurt Bush in Lebanon

The timing couldn't be worse. President Bush's last trip to the Middle East comes at a time when his Mideast policy is in tatters....(more)

Carl Leubsdorf: Tough road for Obama with independents

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Polls indicate Barack Obama has a good chance to become the next president, but an evening with a group of independent voters suggests he has a considerable ways to go....(more)

David Ignatius: Can Obama deliver real change

One of the most appealing but untested promises of Barack Obama's presidential campaign is that he would break down the partisan divisions in America and govern across party lines. He has a chance to make this gauzy idea of consensus politics concrete in his choice of running mate....(more)

Paul Greenberg: Interview with Confucius

It was definitely time to see the old man again. Things were starting to get to me. I found myself replying to the day's crank letters. I was even opening my irate e-mails, a sure sign things had gotten out of control. I needed a cup of hot tea and a long talk with a wise elder....(more)

Jack Ehnes: Criticism of public pension system misses benefits

Recently it feels like open season on public pensions in the opinion pages of The Bee. I've seen editorials and commentaries by representatives of special interest groups with a lack of understanding about public servants who provide vital community services and the value public pensions bring to our nation's economy....(more)

Editorial: Yes to El Dorado school bond Measure Q

In 1997, voters in the El Dorado Union High School District approved a bond to build a new high school. Now, more than a decade later, the El Dorado district is asking voters to approve Measure Q, a $66.3 million bond to upgrade aging buildings....(more)

Letters to the editor

'I celebrate this day'

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Editorial: A state budget of gimmicks and never-ending deficits

The revised budget proposal that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger presented this week is only the latest evidence that this governor wants to have it both ways when it comes to the state's ongoing fiscal misery....(more)

Joel Brinkley: $6 billion down the drain in Pakistan

Joel Brinkley is a former foreign correspondent for the New York Times and now a professor of journalism at Stanford University. Readers may send him e-mail at brinkley@foreign-matters.com. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services....(more)

Gail Collins: A victory plan for Clinton

Hillary Clinton scored a whopping victory in West Virginia. She trounced Barack Obama, who is consistently described as the inevitable presidential nominee....(more)

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Thursday, May 15, 2008

• Editorial: Provenza, Chamberlain for supervisor in Yolo

• George F. Will: The other side of housing crisis

• Editorial: No interest, no school

• Marie Cocco: The tale of the 20th hijacker

• Harold Meyerson: John McCain's America

• David Ignatius: The demise of Arab centrists

• James E. Tilton: Investing in prison reform pays in safety

• Maureen Dowd: Raspberry for Barry

• Letters to the editor

• Daniel Weintraub: Schwarzenegger gives up trying to balance budget

• David S. Broder: Lessons from West Virginia

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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

• Editorial: Peters is the choice for 3rd District supervisor in Sacramento County

• Editorial: Jack Scott is good choice for community college chancellor

• Peter Schrag: Initiative-industrial complex: Stalking rent control

• Jeremy Ben-Ami: Five myths on who's 'pro-Israel'

• Hecker and Perry: The right path with N. Korea

• Ruben Navarrette Jr.: The problem with McCain

• Marc Fisher: MLK memorial needs a fresh start

• Trudy Rubin: Myanmar's refusal to accept aid is criminal

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