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Situation in Kyrgyzstan poses problem for U.S.

Opinion: WASHINGTON — If you have never heard of Kyrgyzstan, the pivot of our newest foreign policy problem,


Seeing a new world

Seeing a new world St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Charles Darwin wasn’t the first to describe what he


“It’s an appalling tragedy for the nation.”

Opinion: “It’s an appalling tragedy for the nation.” Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Of Australia, as the death


A justice’s battle

Washington Post: Last week, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg disclosed the sad news that


Obama has chance to prove his commitment to military

Editorial: During last year’s presidential campaign, the Republican nominee, U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona,


Obama moving fast on Hispanics

Opinion: WASHINGTON — After a week in the capital interviewing senior Obama administration foreign policy


Is Westminster promoting doggie defects?

Opinion: This week, the dog world’s biggest shindig, the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, will descend on


States seeking another Medicaid bailout

Opinion: For the third time this decade, states are looking to Congress for help with their Medicaid costs.


Extended warranties have surprises for car owners

Opinion: Extended warranties have surprises for car owners EDITOR: Readers should be alerted to the


Kindness of strangers not always a good thing

Opinion: On Page 45 of its ethics code, The New York Times offers its newsroom employees a sample letter to


“It is as rocky as I’ve ever seen it. Businesses have seen such revenue shortfalls that

Opinion: “It is as rocky as I’ve ever seen it. Businesses have seen such revenue shortfalls that they are


Jews targeted in Latin America

Opinion: There is a rise in anti-Semitic incidents in Latin America in the aftermath of the Israeli-


Looming crisis hard to miss; County must act quickly

Editorial: Looming crisis hard to miss; County must act quickly Mahoning County government is facing a


Whether by gun or pen, it’s still robbery

Opinion: Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff contends that his $50 billion scam was a psychodrama of his


English marches toward its millionth word

Opinion: By the end of April 2009, the English language will be 1 million words strong. That is if you