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Posting recall signatures stirs controversy

By STEVEN WALTERS | 2/6

You may have decided to sign that recall petition without thinking of the public-record consequences. But your names and addresses were posted on the website of the Government Accountability Board last Tuesday.

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER

Syria: It’s not just about freedom

By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER | 2/3

WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON -- The fate of the Assad regime in Syria is highly important not only for reasons of democracy and human rights—but also for geopolitics.

RICK HOROWITZ

Until we meet again: A columnist says goodbye

By RICK HOROWITZ | 12/29

Some things, it seems, are better done in one big leap than in increments. So here’s my leap: With this note to you, and with the close of the calendar year, I’ll be ending my regular column-writing duties and devoting my energies to getting a new business up to highway speed.

ESTHER CEPEDA

Gutting the DREAM Act

By ESTHER CEPEDA | 2/8

CHICAGO -- CHICAGO -- A military-only DREAM Act might seem reasonable on its face, but the details of a new proposal sound more like a nightmarish bait-and-switch for desperate young people.

INSIDE THE FIRST AMENDMENT

Journalists are natural fit as debate moderators

By GENE POLICINSKI | 2/2

Journalists who report on politics for news organizations large and small would seem a good fit as moderators or questioners for debates if they are informed about issues, are up to speed on where each candidate stands, and—it should go without saying—are not aligned with any one candidate. But there are the complicating factors.

PRO-CON

Pro: We should, but won’t

By ANDREW P. MORRISS | 2/2

TUSCALOOSA, ALA. -- TUSCALOOSA, ALA. -- The administration’s opposition to domestic oil and gas production is bizarre because it has been promoting elsewhere exactly the efforts it blocks domestically.

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KATHLEEN PARKER

Birth control redux

By KATHLEEN PARKER | 2/8

WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON -- The current debate is about freedom of conscience. It ain’t about The Pill.

MICHAEL GERSON

Obama’s assault on the poor

By MICHAEL GERSON | 2/7

WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON -- Some issues fade; others fester. The Obama administration's contraceptive mandate on religious charities, hospitals and universities is the festering kind.

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