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Israelis don’t need the lectures

Opinion: JERUSALEM In the intifada that began in 2000, Palestinian terrorism killed more than 1,000


We’re playing Fidel’s game

Opinion: Here’s the question being asked by almost anybody who is following the latest news from Cuba — what


U.S. needs a strong Europe

Opinion: By Michael Burri Philadelphia Inquirer In 2006, foreign-policy oddsmakers were touting the


U.S. aid to Pakistan crucial

Opinion: Torrential rains continue to torment Pakistan, flooding one-fifth of the country and affecting 15


Obama is dismantling America

Opinion: One of the few campaign promises that Barack Obama has kept was this: “We are going to change the


The Constitution provides a better guide on religion and property rights than does fear

Editorial: Franklin D. Roosevelt told a trou- bled nation in 1933: “We have nothing to fear but fear itself.”


In China, throwing away chopsticks is a big deal

Opinion: By Daniel K. GARDNER Los Angeles Times China’s Ministry of Commerce, together with five other


Are slackers getting a pass?

Opinion: WASHINGTON Congress has acted, after a cruel delay, to renew the extension of unemployment


Feds should not be involved

Opinion: Kansas City Star: Google and Verizon deserve a couple of cheers for trying to go over the head of


Ethanol subsidies no longer needed

Opinion: By Joel Velasco McClatchy-Tribune WASHINGTON Corn-based ethanol has been America’s leading


Downsizing defense is necessary

Opinion: As Republicans take their case to the voters in November about the Obama administration’s massive


BP uses ‘chain gang’ for the clean up of Gulf oil spill

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords With BP’s well capped and CEO Tony Hayward exiled to Russia, perhaps


Top job in Youngstown schools attracts interesting applicants

Editorial: We aren’t prepared to declare that the academically and fiscally challenged Youngstown City School


Delphi retirees aren’t only ones not getting pensions they earned

Opinion: Delphi retirees aren’t only ones not getting pensions they earned I would like to thank Mary Ann


Update subsidies to pressure OPEC

Opinion: By John D. GRAHAM McClatchy-Tribune BLOOMINGTON, Ind. The U.S. government supports domestic