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Debra J. Saunders
Updated: 2006-09-14 08:01:00
Description: When the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics recently released new guidelines on math education , Chronicle opinion writer Debra Saunders was thrilled, believing that this meant a return... ...more...

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Debra J. Saunders
Updated: 2006-09-28 08:01:00
Description: How is it possible to graduate from college knowing less about history , government and politics than when you started as a freshman? Too much partying? Or could it be, as Debra Saunders ... ...more...

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Feinstein says Rumsfeld must go, she would vote differently on Iraq now, and the Roves of the world are destroying government
Updated: 2006-10-24 08:51:49
Description: Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein stopped by on Monday to talk with The Chronicle's editorial board about a range of issues, but much of the discussion focused on one topic: the war in Iraq . Hear... ...more...

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Feinstein talks about gangs, running for governor, and the time she almost adopted someone from Hunters-Point (Part 2)
Updated: 2006-10-26 00:49:39
Description: This is Part 2 of Sen. Dianne Feinstein's meeting with the San Francisco Chronicle's editorial board . In this podcast, Feinstein talks about the gang problem, a proposal for a no-gang zone in... ...more...

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Interview with Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey on troop withdrawal bill
Updated: 2007-01-17 00:32:53
Description: The Chronicle's editorial page editor, John Diaz, speaks with U.S. Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D - Petaluma) about legislation she plans to introduce that, among other things, calls on the Bush... ...more...

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What's next for Josh Wolf
Updated: 2007-04-09 08:01:00
Description: Now that freelance journalist and videoblogger Josh Wolf is once again a free man , he's already busy with a couple of new projects inspired by his 32-week imprisonment: prisonblogs.net , a... ...more...

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Will baby boomers destroy America?
Updated: 2007-05-17 08:01:00
Description: "Boomsday" is a novel by Christopher Buckley that imagines an economic collapse brought about by a generation of retiring baby boomers , through the eyes of a 29-year-old blogger. Two... ...more...

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Candidate Ron Paul would shrink military-industrial complex
Updated: 2007-07-13 21:02:00
Description: Ron Paul , a Republican congressman from Texas and 2008 presidential candidate, chats with members of The Chronicle's editorial board. He discusses his views on a number of topics, including the ... ...more...

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Conservative lawyer Bruce Fein argues for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney
Updated: 2007-07-29 04:00:00
Description: Conservative constitutional lawyer Bruce Fein , in an interview with The Chronicle's editorial page editor John Diaz , explains why he believes George W. Bush's foreign policies are making... ...more...

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New Orleans economy stillborn, says Harry Shearer
Updated: 2007-08-26 04:00:00
Description: Actor, radio show host and blogger Harry Shearer spoke last September to a audience of Chronicle employees about his new book, his work on "The Simpsons," his role in the movie "For Your... ...more...

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Debra J. Saunders
Updated: 2008-10-22 11:17:18
Description: When the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics recently released new guidelines on math education , Chronicle opinion writer Debra Saunders was thrilled, believing that this meant a return... ...more...

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Debra J. Saunders
Updated: 2008-10-22 11:17:18
Description: How is it possible to graduate from college knowing less about history , government and politics than when you started as a freshman? Too much partying? Or could it be, as Debra Saunders ... ...more...

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Feinstein says Rumsfeld must go, she would vote differently on Iraq now, and the Roves of the world are destroying government
Updated: 2008-10-22 11:17:18
Description: Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein stopped by on Monday to talk with The Chronicle's editorial board about a range of issues, but much of the discussion focused on one topic: the war in Iraq . Hear......more...

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Feinstein talks about gangs, running for governor, and the time she almost adopted someone from Hunters-Point (Part 2)
Updated: 2008-10-22 11:17:18
Description: This is Part 2 of Sen. Dianne Feinstein's meeting with the San Francisco Chronicle's editorial board . In this podcast, Feinstein talks about the gang problem, a proposal for a no-gang zone in......more...

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Interview with Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey on troop withdrawal bill
Updated: 2008-10-22 11:17:18
Description: The Chronicle's editorial page editor, John Diaz, speaks with U.S. Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D - Petaluma) about legislation she plans to introduce that, among other things, calls on the Bush......more...

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What's next for Josh Wolf
Updated: 2008-10-22 11:17:18
Description: Now that freelance journalist and videoblogger Josh Wolf is once again a free man , he's already busy with a couple of new projects inspired by his 32-week imprisonment: prisonblogs.net , a... ...more...

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Will baby boomers destroy America?
Updated: 2008-10-22 11:17:18
Description: "Boomsday" is a novel by Christopher Buckley that imagines an economic collapse brought about by a generation of retiring baby boomers , through the eyes of a 29-year-old blogger. Two... ...more...

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Candidate Ron Paul would shrink military-industrial complex
Updated: 2008-10-22 11:17:18
Description: Ron Paul , a Republican congressman from Texas and 2008 presidential candidate, chats with members of The Chronicle's editorial board. He discusses his views on a number of topics, including the ... ...more...

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Conservative lawyer Bruce Fein argues for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney
Updated: 2008-10-22 11:17:18
Description: Conservative constitutional lawyer Bruce Fein , in an interview with The Chronicle's editorial page editor John Diaz , explains why he believes George W. Bush's foreign policies are making......more...

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New Orleans economy stillborn, says Harry Shearer
Updated: 2008-10-22 11:17:18
Description: Actor, radio show host and blogger Harry Shearer spoke last September to a audience of Chronicle employees about his new book, his work on "The Simpsons," his role in the movie "For Your......more...

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New Orleans economy stillborn, says Harry Shearer
Updated: 2007-08-26 04:00:00
Description: Actor, radio show host and blogger Harry Shearer spoke last September to a audience of Chronicle employees about his new book, his work on "The Simpsons," his role in the movie "For Your... ...more...

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Conservative lawyer Bruce Fein argues for the impeachment of Bush and Cheney
Updated: 2007-07-29 04:00:00
Description: Conservative constitutional lawyer Bruce Fein , in an interview with The Chronicle's editorial page editor John Diaz , explains why he believes George W. Bush's foreign policies are making... ...more...

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Candidate Ron Paul would shrink military-industrial complex
Updated: 2007-07-13 21:02:00
Description: Ron Paul , a Republican congressman from Texas and 2008 presidential candidate, chats with members of The Chronicle's editorial board. He discusses his views on a number of topics, including the ... ...more...

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Will baby boomers destroy America?
Updated: 2007-05-22 21:23:22
Description: "Boomsday" is a novel by Christopher Buckley that imagines an economic collapse brought about by a generation of retiring baby boomers , through the eyes of a 29-year-old blogger. Two... ...more...

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What's next for Josh Wolf
Updated: 2007-04-09 12:06:19
Description: Now that freelance journalist and videoblogger Josh Wolf is once again a free man , he's already busy with a couple of new projects inspired by his 32-week imprisonment: prisonblogs.net , a... ...more...

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Interview with Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey on troop withdrawal bill
Updated: 2007-01-18 00:00:00
Description: The Chronicle's editorial page editor, John Diaz, speaks with U.S. Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D - Petaluma) about legislation she plans to introduce that, among other things, calls on the Bush......more...

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Feinstein says Rumsfeld must go, she would vote differently on Iraq now, and the Roves of the world are destroying government
Updated: 2006-10-26 00:00:00
Description: Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein stopped by on Monday to talk with The Chronicle's editorial board about a range of issues, but much of the discussion focused on one topic: the war in Iraq . Hear......more...

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Feinstein talks about gangs, running for governor, and the time she almost adopted someone from Hunters-Point (Part 2)
Updated: 2006-10-26 00:00:00
Description: This is Part 2 of Sen. Dianne Feinstein's meeting with the San Francisco Chronicle's editorial board . In this podcast, Feinstein talks about the gang problem, a proposal for a no-gang zone in......more...

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Debra J. Saunders
Updated: 2006-09-30 00:00:00
Description: How is it possible to graduate from college knowing less about history , government and politics than when you started as a freshman? Too much partying? Or could it be, as Debra Saunders ......more...

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Debra J. Saunders
Updated: 2006-09-15 21:28:46
Description: When the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics recently released new guidelines on math education , Chronicle opinion writer Debra Saunders was thrilled, believing that this meant a return......more...

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Debating the War on Terror
Updated: 2006-09-10 21:25:29
Description: As the smoke billowed from the Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001 , people the world over declared that the world had changed. How has it changed for ordinary Americans? Has it changed? Since......more...

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Debra J. Saunders
Updated: 2006-09-09 19:38:07
Description: "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin died this week after being fatally struck by a stingray. Chronicle opinion writer Debra Saunders calls Irwin Australia's Timothy Treadwell (of "Grizzly Man" fame),......more...

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Debra J. Saunders
Updated: 2006-08-27 00:13:03
Description: Chronicle opinion writer Debra J. Saunders asks why two Border Patrol agents are facing up to 20 years in prison for chasing after a drug smuggler trying to cross the border. ......more...

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Debra J. Saunders
Updated: 2006-08-08 14:16:46
Description: Chronicle opinion writer Debra J. Saunders comments on a company that's advertised as the world's first human embryo bank . If successful it could make it possible for parents to purchase ......more...

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Debra J. Saunders
Updated: 2006-07-21 09:54:43
Description: The Chinese government is selling the organs of executed Falun Gong practitioners, according to a report by a former member of the Canadian government. While the Chinese government denies the......more...

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Scott McClellan good for Bush, not that good for the country
Updated: 2006-04-19 19:26:53
Description: As White House press secretary, Scott McClellan was very good for President Bush , but not "that good for the country,'' veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas says in her regular... ...more...

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Debra J. Saunders - With Scooter Libby, Bush didn't lie
Updated: 2006-04-13 14:02:49
Description: In her weekley podcast, San Francisco Chronicle opinion columnist Debra J. Saunders says the case against Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, Lewis "Scooter'' Libby , comes down... ...more...

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Debra J. Saunders - A giant step backward for women
Updated: 2006-04-07 16:03:51
Description: San Francisco Chronicle opinion columnist Debra J. Saunders podcasts and writes about how when social conservatives argue that legalizing same-sex marriage could lead to legalized polygamy ,......more...

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Debra J. Saunders - Sheehan T-shirt incident was not a case of censorship
Updated: 2006-04-07 16:03:50
Description: Cindy Sheehan lost her beloved son Casey in the Iraq war , and for that San Francisco Chronicle opinion columnist Debra J. Saunders offers her sympathy. But losing your son in a war doesn't give......more...

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Debra J. Saunders - High schools, low standards - Why an exit exam makes sense
Updated: 2006-04-07 16:03:50
Description: San Francisco Chronicle opinion columnist Debra J. Saunders podcasts about an effort led by attorney Arturo Gonzalez to put off a new exit exam for California high school students. She says the......more...

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Attorney Arturo Gonzalez - a student's future shouldn't hinge on a single test (also in Spanish)
Updated: 2006-04-07 16:03:50
Description: Arturo Gonzalez , the lead attorney in Morrison & Foerster's class-action suit against the state over the high school exit exam , says students who have satisfactorily completed their class work......more...

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Debra J. Saunders - A painless execution?
Updated: 2006-04-07 16:03:50
Description: San Francisco Chronicle opinion columnist Debra J. Saunders podcasts that the controversy over the way the state executes convicts misses the point of why the state should execute these criminals......more...

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Debra J. Saunders - What guest workers want are temp jobs
Updated: 2006-04-07 16:03:50
Description: San Francisco Chronicle opinion columnist Debra J. Saunders podcasts that when employers hire illegal workers at a cut rate, they pass onto taxpayers the cost of health care and other......more...

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Debra J. Saunders - It's not about don't ask, don't tell
Updated: 2006-04-07 16:03:50
Description: San Francisco Chronicle opinion columnist Debra J. Saunders podcasts about letting students hear the military recruiters' pitch and deciding for themselves. She says the left wants to keep... ...more...

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Debra J. Saunders - "Da Vinci Code' trial intrigue
Updated: 2006-04-07 16:03:50
Description: Podcasting from London , San Francisco Chronicle opinion columnist Debra J. Saunders talks about courtroom proceedings steeped in British judicial tradition as "Da Vinci Code' author Dan Brown......more...

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Debra J. Saunders - still in the president's corner
Updated: 2006-04-07 16:03:50
Description: San Francisco Chronicle opinion columnist Debra J. Saunders says she remains among the dwindling number of Americans who still say, " Go Bush ." In her weekly podcast, Debra says President... ...more...

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Columnists debate immigration bill
Updated: 2006-04-07 16:03:50
Description: San Francisco Chronicle opinion columnist Debra J. Saunders and editorial board writer Louis Freedberg debate the reaction to the immigration bill now moving through the U.S. Senate. Saunders......more...

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Debra J. Saunders - High schools, low standards - Why an exit exam makes sense
Updated: 2006-02-16 00:00:00
Description: San Francisco Chronicle opinion columnist Debra J. Saunders podcasts about an effort led by attorney Arturo Gonzalez to put off a new exit exam for California high school students. She says the......more...

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Debra J. Saunders - End war against pot users
Updated: 2005-10-20 00:00:00
Description: San Francisco Chronicle opinion columnist Debra J. Saunders says marijuana arrests now exceed those for violent crimes. It's time to end the drug war against pot users.......more...

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Debra J. Saunders -- Bush bashers pay the political price in Europe
Updated: 2005-10-13 00:00:00
Description: San Francisco Chronicle opinion columnist Debra J. Saunders says the anti-Bush politicians in Old Europe are, one by one, being rejected by their electorates.......more...

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The right to Wi-Fi
Updated: 2005-10-06 00:00:00
Description: San Francisco Chronicle opinion columnist Debra J. Saunders wonders about Mayor Gavin Newsom's belief that there's a fundamental right to Wi-Fi .Be sure to read her column on this topic in......more...

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Foster care in California offers children no refuge
Updated: 2005-09-16 18:32:17
Description: After spending years in foster care , Sade is fast-approaching her 18th birthday -- and emancipation from a system that offered her little care and even less preparation for life outside the......more...

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Debra J. Saunders -- Those big-spending Republicans
Updated: 2005-09-22 01:45:00
Description: Chronicle Opinion columnist Debra J. Saunders podcasts her view that when a Democrat is in the White House, GOP members of Congress at least give lip service to the idea of watching taxpayers'......more...

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Immigration bill key to state's farming industry
Updated: 2005-09-01 04:01:21
Description: Chronicle Deputy Editorial Page Editor Lois Kazakoff talks with editorial board writer Louis Freedberg about the increased crackdown on illegal immigration, and how that impacts California's ......more...

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Debra J. Saunders -- London's Human Zoo is for the birds
Updated: 2005-10-31 00:00:00
Description: Chronicle opinion columnist Debra J. Saunders podcasts her outrage over London's Human Zoo, which she says gives mankind a bad name....more...

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Debra J. Saunders -- Pols give ethics a bad name
Updated: 2005-07-14 05:00:20
Description: Editorial page columnist Debra J.......more...

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