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Should the Taliban be brought to the table?

Opinion: The new buzz on Afghanistan is all about talking to the Taliban. In London, where nearly 70


CBS makes a bad call on Super Bowl ad

Opinion: Today, there are few corners of our communal life untouched by rancorous political division. CBS


Obama pulls jobs number out of thin air

Opinion: There was a recent flap because three different members of the Obama administration, on three


American generosity shines

Opinion: San Jose Mercury News: The pictures of devastation and the horrific numbers of dead and injured only


Recognizing a psychopath

Opinion: Recognizing a psychopath EDITOR: Special corporate interests already had American democracy on


Obama should adopt some GOP ideas

Opinion: President Obama was right to converse with congressional Republicans last Friday in Baltimore.


It’s time to coordinate care for the frail elderly

Opinion: Since the creation of Medicare and Medicaid nearly 45 years ago, the government has operated on the


The legacy of Mao Zedong is mass murder

Opinion: Can you name the greatest mass murderer of the 20th century? No, it wasn’t Hitler or Stalin. It was


Verdict in murder trial good news for America

Editorial: There are two encouraging aspects to the guilty verdict against Scott Roeder, the unrepentant


Haiti’s future depends on trees

Opinion: Presidents, rock stars and business leaders from around the world are pledging hundreds of millions


John Edwards confesses; so what?

Opinion: After more than two years of spin, half-truths and outright lies, John Edwards came clean. He


Check ‘no’ to a litmus test

Opinion: Check ‘no’ to a litmus test Los Angeles Times: We’re not in the habit of telling Republicans — or


BRITAIN

Opinion: BRITAIN Evening Standard, London, Jan. 27: The appearance before the Chilcot inquiry of Lord


Time will tell if Obama can calm critics

Opinion: Proving there’s nothing really new in politics, the reordered agenda in President Barack Obama’s


What now for health care?

Opinion: I’ve heard many people say it won’t be possible to pass a bipartisan health-care bill in today’s