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Cutting deficit is not easy

Opinion: The two Texans who head the Republican congressional campaign committees showed last weekend that,


A battery-dead idea

Opinion: By Mark J. Perry McClatchy-Tribune WASHINGTON In the current hype about electric vehicles,


Congress should be working to avoid future Gulf catastrophes

Editorial: Rough seas and the possibility of a tropical storm have brought a temporary halt to work on a


Clean energy is key

Opinion: By Michael E. KRAFT McClatchy-Tribune GREEN BAY, Wisc. It is politically fashionable to


Recession forcing Americans to change

Opinion: In another country also called America, there were no credit cards and excessive debt was seen as a


Washington is captive of political tribalism

Opinion: From afar, Washington increasingly looks as if it has descended into tribalism. We’ve always had our


The rich get a pass

Opinion: By jim hightower OtherWords Deficit hawks are on the fly in Washington, madly screeching that


In Afghanistan and Pakistan, action must follow the words

Editorial: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this week visited the two most important countries in


Don’t pass up Medicare bids

Opinion: Kansas City Star: The Medicare program pays nearly a third more for wheelchairs, oxygen equipment,


In Greene’s bid, life imitates art

Opinion: By KATHLEEN PARKER Washington Post Writers Group WASHINGTON It is often said that there are no


Obama shutting media out

Opinion: By Edward Wasserman McClatchy Newspapers In at least one area of political life the spirit of


Rental registration is bad idea

Opinion: Rental registration is bad idea I am writing this letter to let the people of Youngstown and the


The battle cry: Focus on jobs

Opinion: Kansas City Star: President Barack Obama and Congress must address American joblessness — and soon.


Tea-party bigotry disturbing

Opinion: Criticizing the current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is as timeless and American as


Israel, Syria could reconcile

Opinion: By Nick Bunzl Los Angeles Times Rumors of war, and of peace, often go hand in hand in the Middle