Articles filed under Opinion
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Clowns in control no laughing matterSep 14, 2010 11:00 pm - It is important to understand the plot line in the tragedy called Washington politics before one can appreciate the play, or not. When conservatives hold to their convic...
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Don't measure the drapes yet, GOPSep 13, 2010 11:00 pm - President Harry Truman started his 1948 re-election campaign low on public support and even lower in cash. So the story goes, at one point Truman's whistle-stop train to...
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Your bid, Mr. AbbasSep 12, 2010 11:00 pm - The prospects are dim but the process is right. The Obama administration is to be commended for structuring the latest rounds of Middle East talks correctly. Finally, we...
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Letter to Muslims worldwideSep 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Dear Muslim world, I am writing you today as an American citizen who is deeply embarrassed by current events in my country. First, let me say that I am not representin...
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Clunker school of economicsSep 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Looking back with pride, the British are commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, when Churchill said of the pilots fighting the Luftwaffe: Never "wa...
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A 'framework' seriously bentSep 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Just how corrupt is the U.S.-backed government in Afghanistan? It should be clear by now that President Hamid Karzai doesn't want us to know. He'd prefer that we just ke...
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In hopes of American warmth at EidSep 09, 2010 11:00 pm - The presents are wrapped, the new clothes are ironed and the cookies are baked. My family and I are all set for Eid. Muslims follow a lunar calendar, so Eid falls 10 day...
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Weighing free speech, safety of troopsSep 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Here's a really bad idea: Burn the Quran to send a message. Exactly what message is being sent is a matter of some debate. The 50-member "Dove World Outreach Center" and...
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Telling of some stories relies on readers' reasonSep 08, 2010 11:00 pm - I have talked in this space in the past about ubiquitous news stories whose origins cannot be divined or explained but which must be followed because people have become ...
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A president defined by othersSep 07, 2010 11:00 pm - One of the unintended results of the redecoration of the Oval Office was the downsizing of Barack Obama. In last week's prime-time address to the nation, the president s...