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Sudden celebrity of Panarin troubling

Opinion: The Russians are coming, or rather one Russian — Igor Panarin — has rapidly received remarkable


Economy should recover in mid 2009

Opinion: The year gone by has been pretty awful, and many say the prospects for 2009 aren’t much better. The


Moral idiocy encourages terrorists

Opinion: CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Israel’s decision to take military action against Hamas rocket attacks targeting


It’s the worst of the worst in Somalia

Opinion: Have you ever wondered which is the most corrupt nation on the planet? Transparency International’s


Israel simply energizing enemy

Opinion: LOS ANGELES — The catastrophe unfolding in Gaza has the dark force of a recurring Middle Eastern


“Financial markets are only likely to regain their confidence if the authorities create a

Opinion: “Financial markets are only likely to regain their confidence if the authorities create a tightly


Protectionism has hazards

Protectionism has hazards Kansas City Star: Economic historians agree that a trade war in the


Japan offers true meaning of New Year

Opinion: New Year’s Day is the hardest holiday to make sense of precisely because it’s the easiest one to


Health care system is on life support

Opinion: WASHINGTON — Health care, says the man most concerned with that 17 percent of America’s economy, can


Valley residents have reason for some optimism this year

Editorial: Although the Mahoning Valley bid farewell to 2008 with a sigh of relief, given the collapsing


Good riddance to a very stormy 2008

Opinion: It was a year when the saying “waiting for the other shoe to drop” took on a whole new meaning after


Buckle up: We’re in for a bumpy ride in ’09

Opinion: CORNWALL, N.Y. — There is no use waiting to exhale. The new years is going to be tough, too. The


“Giving Hamas a respite just to regroup, rearm is a mistake. The pressure on the Hamas

Opinion: “Giving Hamas a respite just to regroup, rearm is a mistake. The pressure on the Hamas military


Poof goes the GOP

Chicago Tribune: Just how stupid are Republican Party leaders? We’re about to find out. Chip


Cliche watch: Words matter

Cliche watch: Words matter McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT) The following editorial