From all angles: Vote ’08
From humor columnists’ double-takes to more serious editorial fare, here you’ll find a wide-ranging collection of opinions on the 2008 elections season.
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A constitutional ban would also likely doom the unions already on the books.
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Exploiting the Muslim- Jewish divide is the wrong way to win votes.
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If you want to know who’ll pick the next president, just use the formula 4M + 2M.
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The next president must free us from Bush’s ‘freedom agenda,’ but that’s not an excuse to disengage from the world.
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She campaigned as the ultimate Washington insider just when Democrats were clamoring for an outsider.
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Moving up the presidential vote to February made last week’s election an also-ran and lost the state pivotal clout.
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Presidential politics are sure to shake up the Bernard Parks/Mark Ridley-Thomas rematch.
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Recommendations for legislative, judicial and county offices.
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America’s massive military budget is irrational, costly and dangerous. Why isn’t it a campaign issue?
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Many years separate the two candidates, but it’s not a gap you can measure with an EKG.
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The candidates and the propositions we’ve endorsed in Tuesday’s election.
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Republican Mike Spence says only Proposition 98 would provide real protection against eminent-domain abuse. Democrat Eric Bauman replies that Proposition 98 is more about ending rent control and serving wealthy landowners than protecting homes.
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President Bush was right to call it appeasement.
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The contest between Mark Ridley-Thomas and Bernard Parks and is steeped in L.A.’s black political history.
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Despite early bickering, Democrats and Republicans will rally around their candidates on election day.
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Businesses take to the ballot box to wage war on competitors. Thousand Oaks is only the latest battleground.
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The presidential candidates need to be freed from the gaffe-hunting, sound-bite-obsessed media.
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Why is Clinton fighting so hard? Because history shows it works.
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In 2008, the body politic is dealing with more than its share of issues.
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What the candidate should have said about race.
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We’ve seen the rage. She should now go gentle into the political night.
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His vote against a ban on ‘enhanced’ interrogation methods belies his opposition to torture.