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President George W. Bush watches Justice Anthony Kennedy swear in Judge Brett Kavanaugh in 2006.

Brett Kavanaugh will follow in Anthony Kennedy's collegial Supreme Court footsteps

As clerks for both Brett Kavanaugh and Anthony Kennedy, we've seen these men up close. Kavanaugh will be a fair and independent Supreme Court justice.

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Barack Obama and George W. Bush at a memorial service for Sen. John McCain on Sept. 1, 2018, in the Washington National Cathedral.

Sen. John McCain's funeral put Washington's vicious political hypocrisy fully on display
The same politicians and outlets mourning Sen. John McCain's death previously lambasted him. Both Bush and Obama supporters attacked him viciously.

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President Richard Nixon and Vice President Gerald Ford in 1974.

Parody: Donald Trump listens to Richard Nixon's Watergate tapes for inspiration
Columnist imagines that Richard Nixon has a big fan in today's White House. Special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation echoes Watergate.

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Judge Brett Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill on Aug. 23, 2018.

Questions we'd like to ask Judge Brett Kavanaugh at his confirmation hearing
At confirmation hearing, no speeches please. Find out whether Kavanaugh falls within broad judicial mainstream and respects court precedent: Our view

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Stop comparing Donald Trump to Abraham Lincoln. He's no Honest Abe.
From racial equality to American exceptionalism, Trump and Lincoln saw the world completely differently. Comparisons of the two presidents are bizarre.

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In Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearings, here's what to expect: Sen. Grassley
At confirmation hearings, Senators should ask Kavanaugh about his qualifications to sit on the Supreme Court, not seek clues to his future rulings.

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Protesters celebrate after the Confederate statue known as

When rioters tore down UNC's Confederate monument Silent Sam, I saw mob rule triumph
Outside agitators helped destroy public property on UNC's campus. They must be held accountable or else our leaders will set a dangerous precedent.

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Community members gather for a prayer service in honor of Mollie Tibbetts at St. Patrick Church in Brooklyn Iowa Aug. 22, 2018.

Mollie Tibbetts' father: Don't distort her death to advance racist views
Rob Tibbetts writes: "Do not appropriate Mollie’s soul in advancing views she believed were profoundly racist."

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Students head back to school after Labor Day, as parents and this year's kindergartners both have differing sets of worries.

School shootings and armed teachers: Sending my kindergartner to school in 2018
My daughter heads to kindergarten this week. She's worried about nap time and lunches, while I'm worried about school shootings and armed teachers.