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Petri: Accuracy, smaccuracy; census numbers just get in way
Accurate data are just facts, and facts are so inconvenient when they contradict what we believe.
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Robinson: Electibility matters; right now, Biden has it
Biden could do very well with two disparate groups: working-class whites and African Americans.
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Schwab: Why redact when you can misquote and still be believed
One needs only read a few paragraphs of the Mueller report to get a sense for Barr’s obfuscations.
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Petri: If Trump had done something wrong, he would’ve told us
You Democrats are so obsessed with oversight; it’s like you think it’s your constitutional duty.
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Ignatius: Biden is on point that dethroning Trump is Job One
And by that metric, the former vice president is the best choice among Democrats to face Trump.
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Harrop: Media’s pursuit of ‘The Story’ of Democratic schism
By playing up the strife, the so-called liberal media isn’t acting in the best interests of liberals.
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Milbank: Fed board candidate needs a vacation, all right
Stephen Moore ‘joked’ about needing a vacation from women; he needs one from the public sector.
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McArdle: The hows and whys behind Warren’s student debt plan
Among many questions: not just how it would work, but who benefits from debt forgiveness and why.
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Milbank: Conservatives scramble to justify inaccurate census
With few facts on their side, supporters of a citizenship question bluster, rationalize and blame.
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ignatius: We can’t kill our way out of the threat of terrorism
We’re fatigued, but the best path forward are the mundane tasks of building a just and stable world.
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Milbank: Team Trump not guilty by reason of incompetence
Mueller’s findings can be summarized as follows: Too stupid to conspire. Too incompetent to obstruct.
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Parker: Porches offer escape from heat, welcome to neighbors
What have we gained from the switch to air-conditioning and social-networking by handheld computer?
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Robinson: Voters gave Democrats power; use it to impeach
Trump should be held to the standard established by the GOP’s Lindsey Graham: ‘honor and integrity.’
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Saunders: Mueller report shows who the heroes were
Neither Mueller — nor Trump — are among them; instead the heroes include McGahn, Sessions and Priebus.
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Burke: Without his name on stuff, we might forget Trump
So he doesn’t suffer the fate of George What’s-his-name, we need landmarks to remember Trump by.
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Dionne: House Democrats can’t ignore what Mueller revealed
But their path forward — impeachment or not — must be tough, determined, sober and responsible.
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Parker: Some thoughts on the ashes in Paris, Mueller report
At Notre Dame, there’s hope for a renewed cathedral. Trump’s renewal may prove harder to come by.
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Dionne: ‘What do we rebuild?’ of Notre Dame and Catholic Church
The catherdral changed over centuries, as it will after the fire. The church faces same challenge.
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Robinson: Barr’s spin doesn’t matter; Congress’ next move does
The Mueller report didn’t indict Trump for obstruction, but it handed a road map to Congress.
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Petri: Barr saves you the trouble of reading Mueller report
It’s best if you don’t say they word “collusion” unaccompanied by the word “no” in front of Trump.