Traditions, Part 3

Merry Christmas to All! Note: This entry was originally published December 24, 2003. From the Editorial Page, New York Sun, 1897 We take pleasure in answering thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of The Sun: I am 8 years …

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Congratulations to Hillary

It was more difficult than expected a year ago when she began her campaign, but tonight Hillary Rodham Clinton won in three of the six primaries held today to claim the Democratic Party’s nomination for President of the United States. It’s historic. Claiming the Democratic Party isn’t progressive enough is foolish when you look at …

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Wheels of justice turn slowly

But they finally did roll to a complete stop yesterday. When they did the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia had found Radovan Karadzic guilty of one count of genocide and other counts of “persecution, extermination, deportation, forcible transfer and murder in connection with a campaign to drive Bosnian Muslims and Croats out of …

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Benghazi, the exposé

No, not of Secretary Clinton’s misdeeds. Nope. Not at all. Kurt Eichenwald at Newsweek expresses what many Americans feel about this committee, I think: The historical significance of this moment can hardly be overstated, and it seems many Republicans, Democrats and members of the media don’t fully understand the magnitude of what is taking place. …

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Trump speaks truth, media trembles

Mr. Trump said this during an interview with Bloomberg News’s Stephanie Ruhle: “When you talk about George Bush, I mean, say what you want, the World Trade Center came down during his time,” and Ms. Ruhle jumped in to say “”Hold on, you can’t blame George Bush for that”, to which Mr. Trump replied “”He …

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