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Matter of Opinion archive for March 24, 2009

TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2009

Would GU invite Obama to speak? 81 

Obama will deliver a commencement address at Notre Dame. This has some Catholics upset, since some of his views don't square with Catholic teaching. I recall Planned Parenthood not being allowed at Gonzaga. Then again, McCain has been there, even though he is for the…

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History lesson about states' rights 

Idaho legislator Dick Harwood harvested a truckload of attention with his comment that the United States is a "confederacy." Betsy Russell wrote about it on today's front page.Harwood is pushing a memorial to Congress and the president declaring that Idaho is sovereign and asks the…

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