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May 22, 2013

John Thorne: They launched the 'Arab Spring' but now yearn for the good old days of a strongman

John Rosemond: 'Disciplinary math' adds up to parental successl

Warren Richey: Are prayers before public meetings OK? Supreme Court to decide
Rick Montgomery: Use of ADHD drugs as study aid raises concern on campuses

Brierley Wright, M.S., R.D.: 6 convincing reasons you should keep carbs in your diet

Eoin O'Carroll: Scientists examine nothing, find something

The Kosher Gourmet by Carole Kotkin: This soup is made from one of the great pleasures of spring: A wonderful pairing of rosy color and earthy tang

May 20, 2013

Richard A. Serrano: Is Meir Kahane's assassin now a changed man?

Hannan Adely: Town raises Palestinian flag at City Hall

Melissa Healy: Genetic copies of living people from embryos no longer science fiction
Morgan Housel: When smart investors do stupid things

Sharon Saloman, M.S., R.D.: Hunger games: Eat more, weigh less, without starving

Jewz in the Newz by Nate Bloom : Jews Inducted into Rock Hall of Fame; Anton Yelchin co-stars in New "Trek" film; Kutcher (but not Kunis) visits Israel; Jewish TV Star Praises Jewish Rap Star

The Kosher Gourmet by Cathy Pollak: WARNING: This WALNUT CAKE WITH PRALINE FROSTING, perfect for afternoon coffee, is addicting

May 13, 2013

Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo: Why the giving of the document that would permanently change the world could only be done in desolation

David G. Savage: Church-state, literally? Supreme Court weighing public school graduation in a church

Emily Alpert: Recession dragged down birth rates for less-educated women
Morgan Housel: The deep downside of home ownership

Peter Teffer: Will Dutch police soon be stalking cybercriminals on your computer?

Heidi McIndoo, M.S., R.D.: Meatless 'meat' can have its own set of problems

The Kosher Gourmet by Diane Rossen Worthington: Celebrate! This must-try appetizer is delicate yet has depth of flavor: Corn-Leek Cakes with Caviar, Smoked Salmon and Creme Fraiche

May 10, 2013

Rabbi Berel Wein: Be all that you should be

Caroline B. Glick: The dirty little secret about Israel's Arabs

Mona Charen: Hawking's Moral Calculus: The man and the movement he embraces
Morgan Housel: The biggest retirement myth ever told

Sandi Doughton: Eyes may provide new insight into brain problems

Jewz in the Newz by Nate Bloom : The Great Gatsby's Jewish Ties; Jews in the "Time 100 list" List; People's Most Beautiful Women

The Kosher Gourmet by Linda Gassenheimer: A sweet-hot meal: Pear salsa spices up salmon

May 8, 2013

Peter Ford: Why China is welcoming both Israel's Netanyahu and Palestinians' Abbas

Warren Richey: Obama administration quietly backs out of appeal over new contraceptive mandate

Fred Weir: At Kerry-Putin meeting, US-Russia relations thaw --- a tad
Amanda Paulson: Study reveals sad truths about community colleges

Harvard Health Letters: Evidence weak that zinc, echinacea are beneficial

The Kosher Gourmet by Leela Cyd Ross : Almost too pretty to eat, this colorful salad with Sicilian inspiration will tickle the taste buds and delight your visual sensibility

May 6, 2013

Edmund Sanders and Patrick J. McDonnell: Think Israel's objective in Syria is to weaken Assad or embolden the rebels? Think again

Brian Bennett: Israeli airstrikes may show weakness in Syrian defense

Michael Ollove: Millions of ex-felons, parolees and those on probation are about to be entitled to tax-payer paid health coverage
Karen Kaplan: Most men can skip PSA test for prostate cancer, urologists say

Kimberly Lankford: How to track down a lost life insurance policy

Dream of Mars exploration achievable, experts say

The Kosher Gourmet by Susan M. Selasky: EGGPLANT WRAPS are an easy, sumptuous and scrumptious meal

May 3, 2013

Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo: Human Courage and the Unavoidable, Disturbing Text

Steven Emerson: Attorney General Fights CAIR in Court, Lauds it in Public

Mediterranean diet helps beat dementia: study
Harvard Health Letters: When to be screened for a hearing problem

Jewz in the Newz by Nate Bloom : Iron Man's Jewish Connections; Marc Maron's New TV Show; Martin Landau Grows Up with Israel; Shalom, Allan Arbus

The Kosher Gourmet by Diane Rossen Worthington: A sweet surprise for Mother's Day dessert

May 1, 2013

Jonathan Rosenblum: An Improbable Journey to Orthodoxy

Jonathan Tobin: Blame Obama, Not Israel for Syria Push

Kids, kittens the Same? With employee perks at struggling Internet pioneer Yahoo! it's hard to tell
Halena M. Gazelka, M.D.: Mayo Clinic Medical Edge: What you need to know about implanted pain relief devices

Sandy Kleffman: Artificial kidney offers hope to patients tethered to a dialysis machine

Jessica Shugart: When it comes to math, MRIs may be better than IQs

The Kosher Gourmet by Mario Batali: The celebrated chef on how high-maintenance ASPARAGUS RISOTTO need not be

April 29, 2013

Roy Gutman: Poland's new Jewish museum celebrates life, doesn't revisit Holocaust

Mark Clayton: Terrorism in America: Is US missing a chance to learn from failed plots?

Kim Murphy: Boston Bomber's 'Svengali' Revealed
Morgan Housel: He's rich, smart and old: Listen to him

Thomas Salinas, D.D.S.: Mayo Clinic Medical Edge: The safety of amalgam fillings

Harvard Health Letters: Tomatoes and stroke protection

Pete Spotts: Tiny satellites + cellphones = cheaper 'eyes in the sky' for NASA

The Kosher Gourmet by Diane Rossen Worthington: Swing into spring with lemon cream pie

April 26, 2013

Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski: The world is a mirror

Caroline B. Glick: Time to confront Obama

Clifford D. May: Defense in the Age of Jihadist Terrorism
Kimberly Lankford: New strategies ease pain of paying for long-term care insurance

Howard LeWine, M.D.: Ask the Harvard Experts: Too much ibuprofen?

Sharon Palmer, R.D.: How to feel your best -- with plenty of energy, a healthy weight and optimal mental and physical function -- without driving yourself batty

Jewz in the Newz by Nate Bloom: Jewish Major Leaguers, 2013; New Movies and Comedy Show; Shalom, 'Lumpy' (Leave it to Beaver)

The Kosher Gourmet by Emily Ho : A bright and cheerful salad to herald the warmer months ahead

April 24, 2013

Steven Emerson: Boston Bomber Exposes Islamist Secret

Morgan Housel Admit it: No one has any idea what's going on
Harvard Health Letters: Can you get headaches from headache medication?

Kerri-Ann Jennings, M.S., R.D.: How to easily get more Omega-3s in your diet

Melissa Healy: Pot in a pill: All the pain relief without the smoke

The Kosher Gourmet by Susan Russo: Chipotle Chili Butternut Squash Soup is bold, zesty, hot

April 22, 2013

Ken Dilanian: Counterterrorism's future is unclear

US man departing country arrested on terror charges
Barbara Williams: An unorthodox but growing treatment in a 9-year-old's battle against cancer

P.J. Skerrett, M.D.: How to recognize a good whole grain product

Jewz in the Newz by Nate Bloom: Teen actor Jonah Bobo in New Flick: Hunky James Wolk on Mad Men; Erich Segal's Daughter Writes Prize-Winning Jewish Novel


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02/06/11: Striking out on Egypt and the weather
02/03/11: Will Republicans play the favorite-son game?
01/31/11: Obama missed an opportunity on tax reform
12/09/10: Obama takes his case to the independent center
12/06/10: Watching Charlie Rangel fall: A painful experience
12/02/10: From the debt commission proposal, a bipartisan path forward
11/29/10: Suppose neither political party can solve America's problems
11/25/10: What the election was really about
11/20/10: The GOP's lame-duck hardball
11/18/10: The bad omen in Democrats' reorganization of House leadership
11/15/10: Sober suggestions from Obama's debt commission
11/11/10: The right role for the lame-duck Congress
11/04/10: Election results and President Obama's mistakes
11/01/10: How Obama might recover
10/28/10: Verdict withheld?
10/25/10: Omens of austerity
10/21/10: When country came first for politicians
10/18/10: Mitch Daniels's welcome mind
10/14/10: Politics' grand canyon
10/11/10: Ohio's GOP Senate candidate is a man to watch
10/07/10: Joe Biden, chatty on the stump
10/04/10: John Boehner's useful thoughts on fixing Congress
09/29/10: Trouble, by the numbers
09/20/10: No tea parties on McCain's calendar
09/16/10: Who will profit in November?
09/13/10: JFK's winning stand against bigotry
09/09/10: The Obama era, Phase Two
09/06/10: The stark choice in Pennsylvania
09/02/10: A GOP opening in Pa.?
08/30/10: The dream day of 1963
08/22/10: Calling the real McCain
08/22/10: Why Obama's spokesman is angered, and pessimistic
08/19/10: Where are the stand-up candidates?
08/16/10: Tom Vilsack in context
08/12/10: Get ready for Congress's NIMBY politics on budget cuts
08/09/10: McConnell's Senate defense
08/05/10: The Senate, running on empty
08/02/10: Obama looks across the aisle
07/29/10: A campaign for Senate, where civility rules
07/26/10: Election 2010's big prize: The states
07/22/10: With Kagan, change will surely come
07/19/10: Either Reagan or George W. Bush could shape the fall election
07/15/10: Outside Washington, feeling hopeful on the budget crisis
07/11/10: Building a more positive Tea Party?
07/08/10: Thomas' Principled Jurisprudence in Arms Case
07/04/10: The feats of Henry Clay
06/27/10: Obama's tightrope
06/24/10: A campaign-finance fix
06/20/10: A GOP gift in the gulf
06/17/10: Red ink, not oil, is the best focus for Obama
06/13/10: Will elections become auctions?
06/10/10: Salvation through sports
06/06/10: School reform at risk
06/03/10: Obama's Carter moment nearing?
06/01/10: Empathizer in chief
05/27/10: Political expiration dates
05/23/10: Obama's queasy party
05/21/10: A big hit against big government
05/16/10: How West Virginia made history
05/09/10: A changed America
05/06/10: Two countries, one looming political test
05/02/10: Deficit suicide mission?
04/29/10: How Congress botched immigration reform
04/26/10: Three-ring circus
04/22/10: The limits of patience
04/18/10: The makings of another GOP upset in Massachusetts
04/15/10: The virtues of patience
04/12/10: C'mon, you really thought Obama wasn't going to raise taxes!?
04/08/10: Three heroes
04/05/10: Soaring Hispanic population will have a political impact
04/01/10: Health reform can't hide Congress's black eye
03/28/10: The next issue: Education
03/25/10: John Dingell's moment
03/22/10: The 1990s precedent for a Democratic bounce-back
03/11/10: States of discipline
03/08/10: Charles Rangel: The fall of a no-pretense guy
03/04/10: The fable of Emanuel the Great
03/01/10: On health care, the Republicans poll advantage
02/25/10: Great goals for the Great Lakes
02/22/10: Governors face the music
02/18/10: The straw that broke Evan Bayh's tenure
02/15/10: Both parties should heed warnings in poll results
02/12/10: Sarah Palin displays her pitch-perfect populism
02/07/10: Obama need not wait to change relations with Congress
02/01/10: Arming for an ad war
01/28/10: In rejecting a fiscal commission, senators betray the nation
01/24/10: The past week was a good time for a Republican electioneer
01/19/10: For Obama, time to make the grade
01/15/10: Labor raised the ante
01/10/10: A look back at Connecticut's straight-shooter, Sen. Chris Dodd
01/07/10: Obama's 9/11
01/01/10: Napolitano flavors the administration
12/27/09: Dems should heed Daley's steer-to-the-center advice
12/24/09: Something good, something rotten
12/20/09: The president, abandoned by his party
12/17/09: Dishing out some shock on debt
12/13/09: Words that matter: The insights of Obama's speeches
12/11/09: Senate freshmen step up
11/23/09: A budget-buster in the making
11/20/09: A brawl the GOP needs
11/16/09: Enough Afghan debate
11/13/09: The House's health-care bill was put to the fiscal test, and it failed
11/09/09: Coming in on a wing and a thank-you
11/05/09: Trouble ahead for Dems
11/02/09: 2010's opening acts
10/30/09: Damaging option for libs: Harry Reid's self-serving bow to states' rights
10/26/09: Reid and the rebels
10/22/09: Raising the debt ceiling
10/18/09: A Big Political Test in a Small State
10/14/09: Obama's Moment to Mold Health Reform
10/12/09: And Now, We Have The Girthers
10/08/09: A Rift Between Old Allies
10/05/09: Will the Real President Stand Up?
10/01/09: Hail to the Booster in Chief
09/27/09: Obama's A-Team
09/24/09: In a progressive stew
09/21/09: Baucus's Bumpy Middle Road
09/18/09: Tire wars
09/14/09: Obama's Easier Path
09/03/09: Why Holder Is Wrong
08/31/09: A Scary Season For Obama
08/17/09: On stimulus, still some questions
08/13/09: Going too far will hurt angry non-Dems
08/10/09: GOPers — particularly members of Congress — who thought Sotomayor for Souter was an equal trade are in for a big surpise
08/06/09: The Blue Dogs and the Bloc Party
08/03/09: One healthy competition
07/30/09: Peering through judicial camouflage
07/27/09: Our New Medical Judges?
07/23/09: A 'Pay-Go' Full of Loopholes
07/20/09: Obama's turning point
07/16/09: Battle Lines — for Another Day
07/12/09: Red Flags On Health Care
07/09/09: Know when to fold 'em
07/06/09: Filibuster-proof Obama still needs GOP
06/22/09: Guess Who Wishes Bush Was Back
06/18/09: Heavy Lifters For A Health-Care Bill
06/14/09: The Stakes For Obama This Fall
06/11/09: The ‘rock’ in health reform
06/08/09: Obama's biggest battle
06/04/09: The Bork Legacy Haunts Sotomayor
06/01/09: The Burris Challenge
05/28/09: A Choice for the GOP
05/24/09: A Worthy Debate: What Obama and Cheney Got Right
05/21/09: Obama in command
05/11/09: Molehill Out of a Budget Mountain
05/07/09: The Life of His Party
05/04/09: Detroit Opens Up the Hood
04/30/09: Specter the defector
04/26/09: Stop Scapegoating: Obama Should Stand Against Prosecutions
04/23/09: A Bravura Opening
04/13/09: Why the Center Still Holds
04/09/09: Being a sports fan just got a whole lot better
04/06/09: A Bipartisan Bill Worth Celebrating
04/02/09: Obama's Muscle Moment
03/30/09: Warning: Congress is about to perform a cover-up on the most serious threat to America's economic future

03/23/09: Mr. Cool's March Madness

03/16/09: End of the honeymoon

03/08/09: Education's Chance of a Lifetime: Reforming Education With Sufficient Resources
03/05/09: Running on empty
03/01/09: Illinois' Mr. Clean
02/26/09: Obama rolls the dice
02/22/09: New Eyes On Bigger Prizes
02/19/09: Betting on bipartisanship
02/16/09: Just the Start
02/12/09: Biden in the House
02/09/09: The GOP Faces the Blue Wall
02/06/09: A cabinet loss and gain
02/02/09: The votes Obama truly needs
02/02/09: It's no joke to Illinois
01/26/09: Dynasties in decline
01/22/09: Born to build bridges
01/19/09: The call that Bush didn't make
01/15/09: Diplomacy that heals
01/12/09: An early drubbing for Obama
01/09/09: Tales From Longworth
01/05/09: Missing A Few Sages
01/02/09: Illinois Outdoes Itself
12/29/08: The GOP Goes South
12/15/08: Health Reform's Moment
12/11/08: Long Path to a Fall in Illinois
12/08/08: Rescuing a college education
12/04/08: The danger of holdovers
11/31/08: Addressing the States' Dire Straits
11/28/08: Good time for a brainy president
11/24/08: Rising Hope For Fixing Health Care
11/19/08: A Force for Good — but Not at State
11/17/08: GOP has work to do
11/13/08: Obama's good start
11/10/08: Governors Know Best
11/06/08: The Task Ahead
11/03/08: The Amazing Race: I thought 1960 was the best campaign I'd ever cover. But 2008 has that election beat
10/30/08: What We've Learned About McCain
10/27/08: A New England Brawl
10/23/08: Blue Sparks in Red Ohio
10/17/08: Obama's Assurance Policy
10/14/08: Live from the Pennsylvania frontlines
10/12/08: The proposals that could bind Obama
10/09/08: What do we really know about them?
10/06/08: The uplifting debate
10/02/08: Economics Exam in Michigan
09/28/08: McCain out-pointed Obama
09/26/08: Credibility Test for Congress
09/22/08: A debate's high stakes
09/22/08: Down days for McCain
09/15/08: The Next President's Due Bill
09/11/08: GOP celebration and Dem gloom are premature
09/08/08: Can we count on change?
09/03/08: Palin's Learning Curve
09/02/08: How Palin could help
09/02/08: What Happened to the Obama of 2004?
08/26/08: The Women Hit Their Mark
08/25/08: The Joe I know … and what it means for McCain
08/21/08: In N.H., a Deal to Close
08/18/08: Obama's Well-Oiled Machine
08/14/08: Pros and Conventions: Useful Ideas From the Stevensons and Friends
08/11/08: Rivals in Search of Trust
08/07/08: A Way Back to the High Road?
08/04/08: A Slate To Revive The Senate
07/31/08: When Congress Works
07/29/08: Management 101 for Senators
07/24/08: Obama's success abroad was pure luck
07/21/08: Obama's success abroad was pure luck
07/17/08: Governors offer real world wisdom. Obama and McCain would be wise to listen
07/14/08: Foes and allies strive to peg a shifty Obama
07/10/08: Fixing How We Go to War
07/07/08: Decider on the High Court
07/03/08: One Nation No More? Civics Needs a Boost, but Our Identity Endures
06/30/08: Dumbing Down the Presidency
06/26/08: Voting's Neglected Scandal
06/23/08: Why don't we know what makes Obama tick?
06/19/08: Foreign Policy's Best Hope
06/16/08: Perot, Back On the Charts
06/16/08: The Many Gifts of Tim Russert
06/12/08: Why Hillary played the womyn card
06/08/08: Eclipsed by the Adventures of Hillary
06/02/08: Obama in retreat
06/02/08: Reality vs. the Mythmakers
05/29/08: Hamilton Jordan's Message to Obama
05/27/08: Let the Veepstakes Begin
05/19/08: The mental exercise of placing Obama in the Oval Office requires more imagination than did moving Reagan from the silver screen to Pennsylvania Ave.
05/15/08: For Obama, a Lost Moment
05/12/08: The price of delay
05/08/08: Phoniness and inevitability
05/05/08: Winning by destruction: An insider reveals the Hillary game plan
05/01/08: Candidates' high-mindedness is rooted in religiosity; but Hillary and McCain don't have hater as inspiration


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