Thursday, January 12, 2012

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Bain pain: The dark corners of business

Opinion: Mitt Romney is going to have a hard time stepping back from his time at Capital Bain and that firm's shedding of jobs.

Republicans under a merciless spotlight Chapman: Republicans under a merciless spotlight

The Republican presidential race is now moving on from New Hampshire to South Carolina, but it's really taking place in an upside-down Lake Wobegon — where all the men are homely, all the women are weak and all the candidates are below average.

Spare PBS from an ad assault

Government funding for Public Broadcasting Service is always a political punching bag during the presidential primaries, and this season is no different. Recently, conservative Republican candidate Mitt Romney went after the network, wryly quipping, "We're not going to kill Big Bird. But Big Bird is going to have advertisements."

Today's columnists

Editorial: Uncle Sam and ethanol

As 2011 gave way to 2012, Congress let tax credits and import protections expire for one of its most pampered industries: ethanol. Now, there's a good reason for fireworks on New Year's Eve.

In the land of divine hoo-hah

WASHINGTON — One thing we've learned since the Republican primary season began: There's an awful lot of pious baloney out there.


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