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World leaders lay out plan for elimination of malaria

Editorial: For most people in the West, malaria is one of those diseases they only think about when an epidemic


Nation needs a president who is prudent

Opinion: WASHINGTON — So, folks, here we are on the brink of financial disaster caused by incredible


Make room for more detail — and a little blood

Opinion: You watched last night’s debate and today you may be feeling pretty good about your candidate — or


“I don’t see any reason why we can’t work together as Zimbabweans. We are all sons

Opinion: “I don’t see any reason why we can’t work together as Zimbabweans. We are all sons of the soil, as


There should be no debate about having the debate

Editorial: There should be no debate about having the debate As this was written Thursday evening, there had


Defense Chief Gates making a lot of sense

Opinion: As the presidential candidates bone up on foreign-policy, they should study the speeches of Defense


Economy does not need bailout sought by Bush

Opinion: Now that all five big investment banks — Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, Goldman Sachs


Taxpayers will be protected in bailout

Opinion: As events on Wall Street continue to unfold, the House of Representatives is conducting


Too big to fail vs. too little to be saved

Opinion: I called Washington to say I’m ready to help ease the financial crisis. “We appreciate that,” said


North Korea’s reverse

North Korea’s reverse Washington Post: In June, the Bush administration’s diplomacy with North


Aey may fight to the end, but he won’t win

Opinion: The attempt by David Aey to become eligible to run as a write-in candidate for Mahoning County


Bush bids farewell to the U.N. by urging anti-terror stance

Editorial: President Bush criticized the United Nations Tuesday for failing to take “an unequivocal moral


“As the 21st century unfolds, some may be tempted to assume that the threat has receded. This

Opinion: “As the 21st century unfolds, some may be tempted to assume that the threat has receded. This would


Republicans now embracing victimhood

Opinion: Do you remember that old joke about conservatives being liberals who’d been mugged by reality? Well,


Market ‘magic’ relied on greed

Opinion: WASHINGTON — In the convulsed carnival of personal greed and public irresponsibility of these last