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Iraqi pact works to the benefit of Obama

Opinion: Iraq’s prime minister just did Barack Obama a huge favor. By finally approving a status-of-forces


Don’t let the dour economy sour your spirit of giving

Editorial: The depressing numbers validating the severity of America’s economic meltdown pounce upon us at a


Saudis practice religious intolerance

Opinion: If you are the undisputed monarch of a wealthy nation, you probably think you can say or do most


Farm subsidies, sure thing; help automakers, no way

Opinion: Farm subsidies, sure thing; help automakers, no way EDITOR: I am a retired Delphi employee. The


Building a mammoth

Scripps Howard: A team of scientists have reconstructed most of the genetic code of the woolly


There’s no scramble for Ohio Senate seat

Opinion: Upon further review, a number of Mahoning County politicians have decided that being a state senator


Obama lets bin Laden know that his days are numbered

Editorial: Is there a connection between the piracy on the high seas off the coast of East Africa and the


South is home sweet home for the Republican Party

Opinion: In a nation turned blue, the South remains largely red. That’s the takeaway from the 2008 election,


CEOs being paid well for doing badly

Opinion: WASHINGTON — This could only happen in America. The insurance giant AIG that is more than a little


We need more boots on the ground

Opinion: KABUL, Afghanistan — American troops in Afghanistan are fighting what will soon become Barack


U.S. automakers have history of goodwill

Opinion: NEW YORK — It is easy to feel disassociated from Detroit in this city of imported products,


Lieberman owes Obama

Scripps Howard: Barack Obama perhaps didn’t directly intervene to save Joe Lieberman’s chairmanship


“I wouldn’t wish what I’m going through on anyone, my worst enemy.”

Opinion: “I wouldn’t wish what I’m going through on anyone, my worst enemy.” Republican Sen. Ted Stevens


Phantoms give a great show

Opinion: Phantoms give a great show EDITOR: Our family of seven had the opportunity to see the Phantoms


“The entire world seems to be sinking into recession. ... Slowly but surely they are losing

Opinion: “The entire world seems to be sinking into recession. ... Slowly but surely they are losing hope in