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Our Views: GOP hands Obama a gold-plated alibi
All shutdown did was offer president a handy excuse, and others a campaign issue in 2014
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Excuses; we all make them, and we all hate them. Whether they come from a spouse, child, co-worker or the person across the counter, we want what we want when we want it, and hold the alibis. But if there’s one place where excuses seem to be welcomed, it is the nation’s capital, where Congress just handed the White House a “dog ate my homework” cop-out it will carve in stone for years to come.
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Editorial: Why should we vote? Consider the alternatives
There are plenty of reasons to skip local election, but only if we dont care what chosen leaders do
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There’s an election this Tuesday, if you weren’t aware. Your local media outlets have done their part to beat the drum and stir up interest, and certainly the candidates want you tuned in as well. Yet it is admittedly hard to get folks jazzed up over an off-year election for city council and school board races and a tax referendum.
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