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LOCAL COLUMNS

Voter ID would ensure that our elections are fair

J.B. VAN HOLLEN | 5/14

The ballots cast by law-abiding citizens are diminished when fraudulent actors take advantage of Wisconsin’s open election laws. Justifiably, public confidence in our elections plummets under the weight of this illegal activity.

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER

Peace won't come until Arabs accept a Jewish state

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER | 5/16

Palestinian dispossession is a direct result of the Arab rejection, then and now, of a Jewish state of any size on any part of the vast lands the Arabs claim as their exclusive patrimony. That was the cause of the war 60 years ago that, in turn, caused the refugee problem. And it remains the cause of war today.

JOEL MCNALLY

The bad dream ticket: Obama would be foolish to pick Clinton

JOEL MCNALLY | 5/12

Now that a bright, young newcomer has come out of nowhere to upset the Democrats’ only successful political brand in the past quarter-century, the last thing Obama needs is to be weighed down by the negatives of the past.

PETER BROWN

Bush-haters won’t stop McCain

PETER A. BROWN | 3/31

The theory pushed hard by Democrats and accepted to some degree by Republicans is that the public is so angry with Bush that large numbers of voters will refuse to vote for a fellow Republican. The reality is a bit more complicated and perhaps not quite as ominous for de facto GOP nominee John McCain as many might think.

RICK HOROWITZ

On she goes. On she goes.

RICK HOROWITZ | 5/15

The problem in a nutshell? The Democrats are trying to offer “a graceful exit” to someone who has absolutely no intention of leaving.

INSIDE THE FIRST AMENDMENT

Debate over separation of mosque and state sparks death threats

CHARLES C. HAYNES | 5/10

Allegations of school-sponsored prayer don’t ordinarily provoke threats of violence. But Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy in Inver Grove Heights, Minn., is no ordinary public school.

DAVID BRODER

His token effort in West Virginia won't help Obama

DAVID BRODER | 5/15

Barack Obama should have competed this week in West Virginia, if only to signal his awareness of its special place in Democratic history.

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ELLEN GOODMAN

Were we right to rescue children from polygamous sect?

ELLEN GOODMAN | 5/15

The Texas story of children taken from parents, of families wrenched apart, has produced enormous concern and worry in the past weeks. Is this a rescue operation or a state-sponsored attack on parents? Should the state enforce a set of values or tolerate “alternative lifestyles” and religions?

KATHLEEN PARKER

Democrats offer thrills ‘n’ chills

KATHLEEN PARKER | 5/16

Barack Obama and John Edwards make an attractive picture—Ultra Brite coverboys of youth and glamour united against old men (and women) who worship the status quo. Fraternal twins of yin and yang, one is the healer, the other a fighter.

PRO-CON

Pro: Carter’s kow-towing to terrorists places another roadblock in path to peace

LAWRENCE J. HAAS | 5/10

Hamas’ commitment to Israel’s demise, its tactics, and the support it receives from Iran make clear why Jimmy Carter’s recent trip to the Middle East set back peace efforts.

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