Obama stays on ‘message,’ gets boost in ratings amid GOP strife
Jury has options on charges against Huguely
Gingrich: Michigan is do-or-die for Romney
EDITORIAL: A fatal tweet
Romney shows trouble keeping supporters from 2008
Strasburg anticipates season free of doubts
Questions surface on Gingrich campaign travel payments
CARAFANO: Putting national security at risk
Millennials forced to put lives on hold
Violent crime in D.C. surges in 2012
Oscar a perpetual work in progress
STEWARD: Voodoo environomics
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Genocide-denial bill a free-speech assault
By - The Washington Times
Armenian-American special-interest groups recently launched a campaign, led by Rep. Adam B. Schiff, California Democrat, and Rep. Robert J. Dold Jr., Illinois Republican, to pressure Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton into retracting her statement on the recent French legislative bill criminalizing denial of the "Armenian genocide." Published February 17, 2012
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Obama military cuts amount to disarmament
By - The Washington Times
Much has been said recently in the news media about the drastic cuts President Obama has proposed to our nation's defense budget. But nary a word has been said about the lessons supposedly learned from the Japanese sneak attack on Hawaii's Pearl Harbor. Published February 17, 2012
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Law, not war, way out of Iran problem
By - The Washington Times
Peter Vincent Pry ("If Iran already has the bomb, what then?" Commentary, Thursday) makes some excellent points regarding the troubling possibility of Iran already possessing the nuclear capacity to wreak immediate and massive deaths and destruction on our nation. Published February 17, 2012
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Time to clean House
By - The Washington Times
The National Defense Authorization Act passed without hearings, thereby cementing the United States' new position as a police state by giving law enforcement the right to detain and imprison us without charges or due process ("End of the Constitution," Commentary, Monday). Published February 16, 2012
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Social Security already insolvent
By - The Washington Times
I believe that The Washington Times' standard of journalistic excellence is among the best in the country. But I was disappointed in the reporting in "Social Security reserves forecast to run dry in '22." (Tuesday, Page 1). Published February 16, 2012
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: New Virginia gun law will boost violence, costs
By - The Washington Times
By lifting the gun purchase limit, the state of Virginia can expect to see a lifting of its violence limits as well ("Va. Senate votes to repeal one-gun-a-month law," Web, Feb. 6). Published February 16, 2012
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Remember Whitney's talent, not drugs
By - The Washington Times
It bothers me that in a time of sorrow, many only want to focus on the very dark side of Whitney Houston's short life ("Whitney Houston's squandered gift," Commentary, Tuesday). Published February 15, 2012
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: We're already in dire straits
By - The Washington Times
I am tired of hearing about the financial disaster our country is facing and how the country is headed toward bankruptcy. The truth is we are already there. Published February 15, 2012
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Obama's cooking the numbers
By - The Washington Times
President Obama's bogus $3.8 trillion budget, containing a 0.2 percent spending increase and a 17.5 percent increase in taxes, was specifically prepared to be rejected by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives while solidifying the Obama re-election base ("How Obama will waste your money," Comment & Analysis, Wednesday). Published February 15, 2012
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Make government retract its hand
By - The Washington Times
For years, we have watched our religious freedoms being eaten away. Many say we have a secular nation. Published February 15, 2012
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Change course in November
By - The Washington Times
Unfortunately, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley and the Democratic legislature are poised to enact into law "same-sex marriage" ("Same-sex marriage bill gets hearing in Md. House," Web, Friday). Published February 13, 2012
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Bishops' ire over contraception welcome
By - The Washington Times
The Obama administration's decision to mandate contraceptive coverage, including abortifacients and sterilization, in health insurance plans offered by religious institutions such as colleges and hospitals has awakened the wrath of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops ("Contraception compromising comes to end," Page 1, Monday). Published February 13, 2012
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Remembering a fallen hero
By - The Washington Times
The Alexandria paramedic who died last week may have died doing what he loved, but he was too young to die ("Paramedic dies after falling from roadway," Metro, Friday). In an attempt to help others when responding to a car fire, Joshua Weisman, 33, fell over a railing and onto some jagged rocks in a creek below. He later succumbed to his serious head injuries. Published February 13, 2012
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: On Iran, Obama is playing the ostrich
By - The Washington Times
The Obama administration's Iran policy is similar to that of the proverbial ostrich with its head in the sand, hoping that the problem will go away ("On Obama's watch," Commentary, Tuesday). Published February 10, 2012
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Obama's un-Christian behavior
By - The Washington Times
You can tell it is an election year because those running for the GOP nomination are using the C-word (Christian). Published February 10, 2012
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: On contraception, keep eye on the ball
By - The Washington Times
We've taken our eye off the ball in the uproar over federally mandated contraception coverage ( "Contraception battle: not a war on religion, but a war on women," Web, Friday). Published February 10, 2012
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Place blame where it is due
By - The Washington Times
To the "occupiers" of America: Many of you have good heart, but you are protesting in the wrong place. Published February 10, 2012
Let free market manage water allocation
By - The Washington Times
Earlier this week, I attended yet another meeting here in Phoenix that featured a panel of experts on the subject of allocating Arizona's water supply. Each panelist reflected that tired notion that we just need to do better planning, which means having smart people tell other presumably dumber people what to do or not do. Published February 9, 2012
Give parents and children choice in schools
By - The Washington Times
In The Washington Times news article "McDonnell urges OK for tax credits for school choice" (Web, Tuesday) Virginia Delegate Kenneth R. Plum, Fairfax Democrat, implies that he is not an implacable foe of private-school choice for needy children. When public schools are "fully funded," says Mr. Plum, advocates of corporate-tax-credit scholarships or other school-choice measures can "come back." Then Mr. Plum and fellow solons will kindly discuss the issue with them. Published February 9, 2012
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A Titanic Congress
By - The Washington Times
The debates and the responses of the Republican presidential candidates to the challenges that we face as a nation thus far have not inspired trust or confidence. The priorities of the debate moderators have guided the questioning, which has intentionally avoided addressing the proverbial elephant in the room. Published February 9, 2012
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