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Robinson: Democrats can lose, but only if they give up now
Democrats have a good hand and are poised to win, as long as they call the bluff of…
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Schwab: Trump’s lies — real whoppers — piling up before election
And why? Because he’s uninformed or pathological? Which explanation is the least disturbing?
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Harrop: Tamp down incendiary rhetoric igniting violence
There are always bad actors on all sides, but Trump’s verbal assaults may be inciting the unbalanced.
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Proposed carbon tax likely will wind up costing consumers
If it passes, we’ll probably see higher prices for gasoline, heating oil and electricity.
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Milbank: Are those incited to violence, Trump’s ‘guys,’ too?
Both sides are guilty of intemperate rhetoric, but Trump’s rallies and tweets swim in violent speech.
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Ignatius: A modern Saudi Arabia needs journalism’s free voice
Khasshoggi was only one of many brave reporters. They are needed to help build a modern Middle East.
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Thiessen: Russia may not have been focus of treaty withdrawal
The threat to end the nuclear treaty may have been meant for the ears of North Korea and…
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Ignatius: Count on kingdom to rally around Saudi crown prince
MBS will likely keep his position or power, but a journalist’s death will change things for him.
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Milbank: Trump warns caravan poses ‘national emergy’ (sic)
The snail’s-pace caravan allows Trump the chance to invent a crisis with which he can rally his base.
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Parker: 2018 midterms a battle of the sexes
But with women on the rise politically, that doesn’t have to favor Democrats over Republicans.
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Milbank: In a world of rogues, Trump puts all to shame
Friend or foe, Trump points to ‘rogue operators’ behind world events, but he’s the one who’s gone rogue.
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Thiessen: Give McConnell credit for constitutionalist courts
The Senate majority leader has assured Trump appointees will shape the courts for decades.
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Robinson: Democrats may have black women to thank on Nov. 6
Black women were the major reason a Demorat won a Senate seat in deep-red Alabama. Expect a repeat.
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Saunders: Both parties have thugs and their apologists
Just as Democrats’ intimidation tactics became clear, President Trump decides to laud a body-slam.
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Harrop: Trump counts on the outrage over his tweeted insults
While MSNBC clutches its pearls over his “Horseface” tweet, it misses the huge story on the deficit.
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Burke: Would Van Winkle give a Rip today?
We might envy how Rip avoided a messy revolution, but do we underestimate our part in history?
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Milbank: GOP suffering selective memory loss on Obamacare
Republicans who once vowed to end the ACA have noticed voters’ pre-existing support for it.
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Dionne: Yes, deficits matter, but so does income inequality
As damaging as the deficits from the GOP’s tax cuts is inequality that stifles the economy.
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Robinson: Saudis had little to fear over fate of Khashoggi
President Trump and his advisers have given the Saudi kingdom the OK to do whatever it wants.
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Parker: There’s promise — and wariness — in cannabidiol
Derived from hemp, CBD may have multiple therapeutic uses, but more study and regulation is needed.