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The Supreme Court’s evolving problem

Ian Sams April 11, 2010

On Friday, John Paul Stevens, the senior associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, announced his retirement. When speaking about Stevens’ retirement and announcing his intentions...

Aggressive nuclear policy will not tame Iran

Letter to the Editor April 11, 2010

In response to Tray Smith’s column on Wednesday concerning President Obama’s “unserious Iran policy,” I ask: Have we learned nothing from Iraq? As the recent Nuclear Posture Review makes apparent,...

Obama’s unserious Iran policy

Letter to the Editor April 6, 2010

On Monday, the Obama administration revamped the policies governing the nation’s nuclear arsenal, narrowing the circumstances under which the United States would be willing to use nuclear weapons and...

Obama’s Nuclear Policy is Troubling

Letter to the Editor April 6, 2010

On Tuesday, the Obama administration announced plans to seriously limit when it is appropriate to use nuclear weapons. Obama made it clear that, even in self-defense, nuclear weapons would never be an...

Our View: James wrong on education

Our View April 6, 2010

In short: While Tim James has run his entire campaign for governor on being a political outsider, his lack of knowledge on key political issues shows that he is too far outside. The race for Alabama’s...

Health care bill historic for wrong reasons

Letter to the Editor March 25, 2010

Supporters have praised President Obama’s health care reform bill as a historic landmark in our nation’s history — and so it is, but not for the reasons that many of them claim. The concept itself...

Obama greets football team

Alan Blinder March 10, 2010

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama congratulated the Alabama football team on its 2009 national championship in a White House ceremony Monday. “I think it's safe to say that the Tide is back,”...

Tide sets White House visit

CW Staff March 2, 2010

The 2009 Alabama Crimson Tide football team will visit the White House on Monday, March 8. The team will depart Tuscaloosa for Washington on Monday morning and take part in a service project during the...

Where’s the real compromise?

Ian Sams March 1, 2010

Last week, President Barack Obama held a health care roundtable discussion with administration officials and leaders from both parties in Congress. In the end, not much was accomplished, and the health...

We the people are not stupid

Letter to the Editor March 1, 2010

In Josh Veazey’s recent column, “We Are Not Listening,” the American people were blamed for Obama’s continuing failures. The author said that “Americans are stupid” and implied that if we...

State awaits federal funds

Taylor Holland February 26, 2010

When Gov. Bob Riley delivered his final State of the State address to the Alabama Legislature on Jan. 12, he declared that Alabama had no funding crisis. In response to further questioning, Riley told...

We are not listening

Josh Veazey February 23, 2010

The tackiest aspect of cable news is when, lacking anything of substance to report to us, they decide to take us “inside politics.” They invite veteran political strategists (who may or may not have...