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    Apr 3, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Rosenthal: Food fights that can color an entire industry

    Kraft Foods Group, you may have heard, is engaged in a dust-up with more than 275,000 online petitioners unconvinced by the food giant's assertion that dyes used to produce the distinctive orange hue in one version of its Macaroni & Cheese pose no health risk.
    Kraft Foods Group, you may have heard, is engaged in a dust-up with more than 275,000 online petitioners unconvinced by the food giant's assertion that dyes used to produce the distinctive orange hue in one version of its Macaroni & Cheese pose no...

    Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, McDonald's, Consumers, Environmental Politics, Personal Weapon Control

    2. Dec 30, 2012 |Column| Orlando Sentinel

  2. Before we sail into Ponce land, let's salute some milestones of 2012

    We're about to plunge into a mega-anniversary year, marking 500 years since Ponce de León named Florida in 1513. But before we leave 2012, let's tip our Flashback bonnet to a couple of milestones noted this year.
    We're about to plunge into a mega-anniversary year, marking 500 years since Ponce de León named Florida in 1513. But before we leave 2012, let's tip our Flashback bonnet to a couple of milestones noted this year. A century of 'leavening the loaf' Like...

    Tags: Julie Cole, White House, William Howard Taft, Ku Klux Klan, Elections

    3. Nov 18, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  3. McManus: The death of the moderate Republican

    Republicans just lost eight seats in the House. But if you'd wandered into the House of Representatives last week without reading the election returns, you might have concluded that the GOP won big on Nov. 6.
    Republicans just lost eight seats in the House. But if you'd wandered into the House of Representatives last week without reading the election returns, you might have concluded that the GOP won big on Nov. 6. "We have the second-largest Republican House...

    Tags: Allen West, Elections, John Boehner, Wildlife, Trey Gowdy

    4. Oct 12, 2011 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  4. On the Media: Tea party, Occupy Wall Street share a moment

    You likely saw the quirky signs and heard some protesters talk about how they would just as soon disband the government. Then a reporter dutifully informed you that these people had gathered en masse but didn't really know what they wanted. Some in the crowd sure looked silly, even a little crazy.
    You likely saw the quirky signs and heard some protesters talk about how they would just as soon disband the government. Then a reporter dutifully informed you that these people had gathered en masse but didn't really know what they wanted. Some in the...

    Tags: Journalism, Fox News Channel (tv network), Social Media, Arts and Culture, Rachel Maddow

    5. Oct 12, 2011 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  5. Occupy Wall Street shifts from protest to policy phase

    How do you know when a protest movement is starting to scare the pants off the establishment?
    How do you know when a protest movement is starting to scare the pants off the establishment? One clue is when the protesters are casually dismissed as hippies or rabble, or their principles redefined as class envy or as (that all-purpose insult) "un-...

    Tags: Consumers, World War I (1914-1918), Metal and Mineral, Economy, Business and Finance, Financial Markets

    6. Aug 14, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

  6. For once if not for all, election will offer a real choice

    Change of Subject
    Supporters of the tea party movement and I find ourselves in a rare moment of agreement: This is shaping up as the election we want. By asking wonky, far-right Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin to be his running mate, presumptive......
    7. Nov 19, 2012 | Chicago Tribune

  7. Weak tea

    Change of Subject
    The Southtown Star reports: Steve Balich said the Will County Tea Party movement he helped organize is disbanding in name, but not spirit, after gains by Democrats in the Nov. 6 election.... Balich, of Homer Glen, blamed the movement’s demise......
    8. Oct 12, 2011 | Orlando Sentinel

  8. Occupy Wall Street

    Orlando Opinionators - Orlando Sentinel
    As of this writing (October 12, 2011), it has been 26 days since the Occupy Wall Street movement has been going on. A while back, I wrote a blog about campaign finance reform and the proliferation of money in politics. At the time, I talked about money...
    9. May 20, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  9. Timeline: Events in IRS 'Tea Party' scrutiny scandal

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A controversy at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service involving extra scrutiny in 2010-2012 of politically conservative groups is dominating the political agenda in Washington, with congressional hearings set for Tuesday and Wednesday....

    Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Karl Rove, Elections, Internal Revenue Service, Taxation

    10. May 4, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Essay: Collins' coming out could accelerate gay acceptance

    There was a time, in 1947 and before, when the mere presence of an African-American on a Major League Baseball team was enough to shake the game and the nation alike.
    There was a time, in 1947 and before, when the mere presence of an African-American on a Major League Baseball team was enough to shake the game and the nation alike. Six years after Jackie Robinson smashed the sport's color barrier that year, still...

    Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., National Basketball Association, Viral Diseases and Infections, Basketball, Arts and Culture

    11. May 3, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  11. Colombia, FARC say progress made in talks

    Reuters
    * Rebels reject idea of facing prosecution for war actions * Colombian president steps up military pressure against rebels * Ending conflict, drug smuggling still to be addressed By Jeff Franks HAVANA, May 3 (Reuters) - Colombia and Marxist-led FARC...

    Tags: Prosecution, Havana (Cuba), Colombia, Wars and Interventions, Cuba

    12. Apr 14, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  12. Tea party attempting to remake itself

    The tea party, facing lagging interest, is searching for a path to renewed relevance. Gone are the annual April 15 mass rallies protesting taxes and government spending. New leaders are changing priorities in Broward and Palm Beach county chapters....

    Tags: Allen West, Personal Weapon Control, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Elections, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

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