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John Updike: 1932-2009

Philadelphia Inquirer: Prolific. That word springs up in almost every newspaper, radio and TV


“We were not able to vote during the 2005 elections because of the deteriorating security

Opinion: “We were not able to vote during the 2005 elections because of the deteriorating security situation.


Who are we trying to fool?

Opinion: Who are we trying to fool? EDITOR: When people use the expression, “The greatest nation on


Post-election deaths in Kenya turn spotlight on America

Editorial: Could the 1,000 deaths that accompanied the election in December 2007 in the East African nation of


Reagan’s handling of economy instructive

Opinion: Just before Inauguration Day, President-elect Barack Obama refused to comment on Israel’s battle


Deadly peanut butter demands action

Opinion: While the Bush administration’s failures in financial regulation are getting much-needed attention,


Is the two-state solution in Mideast dead?

Opinion: WASHINGTON — Exactly 40 years ago this year, I went to the Middle East for the first time, and I was


‘100 Years’ book has good news for U.S.

Opinion: Just when almost everybody is predicting a gradual decline of U.S. power in the world, a well-known


“The FDA failing to follow up after this incident, does that mean that products that are not

Opinion: “The FDA failing to follow up after this incident, does that mean that products that are not good


America is bound to fail in the Mideast

Opinion: Like Linus van Pelt sitting alone in the pumpkin patch, George Mitchell, Obama’s special envoy to


Note to Congress: Doing nothing is not an option

Editorial: Note to Congress: Doing nothing is not an option The U.S. House has spoken — at least for now — on


America’s attorney general should be elected

Opinion: NEW DELHI — We should admit it. There was a breakdown in the balanced operation of the U.S.


GOP slaps Obama’s outstretched hand

Opinion: Bipartisanship, like beauty, may be in the eye of the beholder. To President Barack Obama and the


Common sense prevails

Common sense prevails Washington Post: Vicky Crawford was approached in 2002 by a human resources


Iran sees an opportunity in Iraq

Opinion: BAGHDAD — Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s visit to Iran earlier this month — his fourth since