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Hall of Fame: Forget character, welcome characters

By Jonathan Mahler, Bloomberg View January 09, 2013, 02:02 PM

The Baseball Hall of Fame has its share of racists, wife- beaters, drug dealers and sociopaths. So how can we justify punishing virtually everyone who played during the Steroid Era?

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Obama's foreign policy strategy

By EDITORIAL, Washington Post January 09, 2013, 11:49 AM

His Cabinet nominees offer important clues.

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Should sperm donor pay child support? Kansas thinks so.

By William Saletan, Slate January 08, 2013, 08:04 PM

This case is what makes the resistance to same-sex marriage, in Kansas and many other states, so exasperating.

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'Les Mis': I cried, and here's why

By MICHAEL GERSON, Washington Post January 08, 2013, 07:59 PM

It's difficult for a father to contemplate giving up his children to the future.

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U tuition should be fairer for residents

By BOB BARRETT January 08, 2013, 07:55 PM

Other universities provide a much greater incentive to stay in one's home state.

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Macy's exit is a wakeup call

By PAUL OLSON January 08, 2013, 07:33 PM

St. Paul needs to start dealing with the stark realities of a city that is not sustainable on its current downward trajectory.

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DFL wants competitive mayoral race

By DAN MCCONNELL and ROANN CRAMER January 08, 2013, 07:17 PM

With new candidates for mayor emerging daily, we're confident that this year's contest will be lively.

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Reality check: America's judges

By Cass R. Sunstein, Bloomberg News January 08, 2013, 02:12 PM

Skeptical journalists treat judges as little more than politicians in black robes. Others views them as wise and neutral interpreters of the law.

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Let Dreamers drive

By EDITORIAL, New York Times January 08, 2013, 10:16 AM

Undocumented immigrants allowed to work legally in U.S. should be allowed to drive.

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Saying yes to 'I Do' for everyone

By EDITORIAL, St. Louis Post-Dispatch January 07, 2013, 08:07 PM

America has a history of ending discrimination when possible. That's possible now for same-sex couples. Now is the time.

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