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Mitchell's report rips mask off baseball*s steroid era

USATODAY.com - Fri Dec 14, 12:22 AM ET

The history of baseball from now on will be divided into two distinct eras, before the Mitchell report and after.

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The man who commented about Obama's drug past is far from gone.

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While the Democrats look to gain several new seats, nothing is guaranteed.

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Parody works amazingly well in the case of doggy couture and Louis Vuitton.

  • The Case for Impeachment Hearings HuffingtonPost.com - Fri Dec 14, 1:02 PM ET

    I was serving in Congress and on the Judiciary Committee for the ridiculous and politically motivated impeachment hearings of President Clinton.

  • Life After The Surge The Nation - Fri Dec 14, 6:26 PM ET

    The Nation -- Is the Department of Veteran Affairs finally turning a corner or is the worst yet to come?

  • Clinton, Obama, Drugs and the Politics of Cynicism The Nation - Fri Dec 14, 12:28 AM ET

    The Nation -- There are plenty of what might charitably be referred to as "unsavory" characters associated with the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton, who tends to attract the seamy political hangers-on who like to attach themselves to candidates who have money and good poll numbers.

  • Could Clinton Lose Because of Women? RealClearPolitics.com - Fri Dec 14, 11:15 AM ET

    From virtually the beginning of her campaign, New York Senator Hillary Clinton has made every effort to maximize her advantages among women voters.

  • A Second Democratic Year in '08? RealClearPolitics.com - Fri Dec 14, 11:30 AM ET

    Look at recent history. The Senate has changed party control six times: in 1980 (D to R), 1986 (R to D), 1994 (D to R), 2001 (R to D), 2002 (D to R), and 2006 (R to D). This is no longer a rare event. And the Democrats now control the Senate by the slimmest of margins, 51 to 49. Surely, then, Republicans have a real chance to recapture Congress' upper chamber in 2008.

  • Time to Move On...From Hillary The Weekly Standard - Fri Dec 14, 9:43 PM ET

    Washington (The Weekly Standard) Vol. 013, Issue 15 - 12/24/2007 - The defining moment of the Democratic presidential campaign so far came during the Des Moines Register debate, December 13, at 2:10 P.M. Central time.

  • Hillary: Too Clever by Half Linda Chavez - Fri Dec 14, 3:00 AM ET

    Creators Syndicate - For the past year, Hillary Clinton's Democratic presidential nomination has seemed inevitable. She raised more money than any presidential candidate in history. She performed well in an endless series of debates. She carved out careful positions on difficult issues, protecting her left flank while not alienating moderates. She used her husband to woo crowds and raise money, while never letting him overshadow her on the hustings.

  • A Second Look at Romney Mona Charen - Fri Dec 14, 3:00 AM ET

    Creators Syndicate - Pretty much every election year since I can remember, a complaint has arisen that goes like this: "Why are we stuck with these awful choices?

  • Muddy Waters Susan Estrich - Fri Dec 14, 3:00 AM ET

    Creators Syndicate - Bill Shaheen was clearly wrong. The Hillary Clinton supporter and husband of former Governor of New Hampshire Jeanne Shaheen ignited a firestorm by suggesting that Barack Obama's open admission of drug use in his youth could be ammunition for the Republicans in a general election.

  • Is World War III on Hold? Pat Buchanan - Fri Dec 14, 3:00 AM ET

    Creators Syndicate - The White House campaign to stampede this nation into war, to smash Iran's nuclear facilities before she acquires the capability to build an atom bomb, has been derailed, probably for the duration of the Bush presidency.

  • THE BEGINNING OF THE UNDERGROUND CAMPAIGN Richard Reeves - Thu Dec 13, 7:57 PM ET

    WASHINGTON -- A well-connected friend in the Hillary Clinton campaign let this slip after a tour of early primary states: "If Barack Obama were white, he'd already be the nominee."

  • The Subprime 'Crisis' -- Time for Government Intervention? Larry Elder - Thu Dec 13, 3:00 AM ET

    Creators Syndicate - Our catastrophe-obsessed traditional media calls it the subprime mortgage "crisis" or "meltdown." Here's what happened:

  • The Mercy of Mike Huckabee Joe Conason - Thu Dec 13, 3:00 AM ET

    Creators Syndicate - Having vaulted into the front ranks of the Republican presidential contenders, Mike Huckabee is now more than an amiable curiosity — and his decade as governor of Arkansas will be scrutinized carefully for clues to his character and temperament.

  • LET RUSSIA FINDS ITS OWN WAY TO POLITICAL REFORM Georgie Anne Geyer - Wed Dec 12, 7:57 PM ET

    WASHINGTON -- Isn't it time we just left Russia alone?

  • BLACK TIMES William F. Buckley - Wed Dec 12, 6:34 PM ET

    Some months ago I had a communication from a member of Conrad Black's defense team.

  • FUTURE IMPERFECT, PART III Ted Rall - Wed Dec 12, 6:31 PM ET

    Buy Stock in Newspapers, Weep For America

  • IS AMERICA 'UNDER GOD'? Maggie Gallagher - Wed Dec 12, 6:30 PM ET

    Thank God for Mitt Romney's "Faith in America" speech.

  • PUTTING ON THE DAWG James Kilpatrick - Wed Dec 12, 6:30 PM ET

    The winning defendant in Case No. 06-2267 -- I am not making this up -- is Haute Diggity Dog. The plaintiff is Louis Vuitton Malletier. Covering the federal courts is more fun than covering the Redskins.

  • A TALE OF TWO POLITICIANS Georgie Anne Geyer - Wed Dec 12, 6:30 PM ET

    WASHINGTON -- Two prominent American political figures dominated last week's news, but in very different ways: President George W. Bush and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Let's see which one made the better impression with his character, morals and behavior.

  • Hillary and The Clinton Legacy HuffingtonPost.com - Fri Dec 14, 1:22 PM ET

    "We know how to do this," Hillary Clinton says on the campaign trail, "we've been here before." Clinton argues she represents both the "experience and the change," but from the campaign's beginning, she has presented herself as a restoration, offering a way back to the sun-filled years of peace and prosperity of her husband's presidency.

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  • Opposing view: Right-to-carry saves lives USATODAY.com - Fri Dec 14, 12:20 AM ET

    Let's stop saying there's nothing new to say.

  • Our view on shooting sprees: Death at church, and the mall USATODAY.com - Fri Dec 14, 12:21 AM ET

    In the past nine days, shoppers at an Omaha mall and the faithful at two religious centers in Colorado came into contact with a horrifying phenomenon of modern life: A deranged killer who believes he'll somehow find fulfillment by gunning down strangers.

  • IS AMERICA 'UNDER GOD'? Maggie Gallagher - Wed Dec 12, 6:30 PM ET

    Thank God for Mitt Romney's "Faith in America" speech.

  • How Iran's president is being undercut The Christian Science Monitor - Fri Dec 14, 4:00 AM ET

    Medford, Mass., and New York - It is clear that the Bush administration's policy of sanctions and tacit threat of war toward Iran has lost all credibility. This became evident as soon as the National Intelligence Estimate released this month contradicted the White House depiction of the Iranian threat.

  • A big chill for global warming The Christian Science Monitor - Wed Dec 12, 3:00 AM ET

    Al Gore warned this week that climate change is "imminent," an "emergency," and could soon cause a planetary hothouse, or "carbon summer." The new evidence? Sea levels and carbon gases are rising faster than expected. And Arctic summer ice may melt within a generation.


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