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Focus immigration enforcement on businesses, not just borders

Immigration is said to be a divisive issue, but it really isn’t. Large majorities of Americans favor legal immigration, and large majorities oppose illegal immigration.

Circumstances elevate Justice Kennedy over Congress or the presidency

WASHINGTON — The most dramatic stories in any field of competitive endeavor are those that recount events that almost never happened. It’s the scoreless ballgames that end with a walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth that linger in the psyches of winners and losers — not the 9-3 walkovers.

Obama's patriotism speaks volumes

WASHINGTON — During the July 4th week, Barack Obama did something that’s becoming characteristic of his campaign: He took an issue on which he appeared to be vulnerable — in this case the cluster of themes lumped together as “patriotism” — and by going on the offensive in a powerful speech, he subtly changed the terms of the debate.

Obama swaps positions and pin

WASHINGTON — You’ll notice Barack Obama is now wearing a flag pin. Again. During the primary campaign, he refused to, explaining that he’d worn one after 9/11 but then stopped because it “became a substitute for, I think, true patriotism.”

GUEST COLUMN: Attention needed for real national treasure

By Timothy Walch, director of the Herbert Hoover Library | () comments

On this Fourth of July, as we Iowans struggle to preserve flood-ravaged documents and historic memorabilia, other Americans will stand in long lines to read the Declaration of Independence. Try as they might, however, these visitors to the National Archives will not be able to make out many of the words on that precious piece of parchment. It is a sad fact of history that we nearly loved this document to death.

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GUEST COLUMN: Celebrate service today

Independence. Liberty. Freedom. Each word different, yet so much the same. Each sacred meaning raised the ire of our revolutionaries, and each ideal spirited from the brows of America’s founders.

Evidence remains of American values

WASHINGTON — Just in time for Independence Day, a conservative think tank has delivered a controversial report questioning whether America’s national identity is eroding under the pressure of population diversity and educational slackness.

No quick fixes left for energy problems

Forget the war in Iraq — soaring gas prices have eclipsed other concerns as the most important political issue this fall.

Obama: Find time for Islam

It is not difficult to understand why Barack Obama has a fear of scarves.

As teenage work ethic declines, illegal immigrants pick up slack

SAN DIEGO — When you grab hold of the thorny topic of immigration, sometimes you can’t tell what part of the discussion will prick your finger.

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