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Delay proves fatal

Delay proves fatal Scripps Howard News Service: The Indian Meteorological Service says it gave


“Teams are talking about bodies floating around in the water ... It’s a huge, huge

Opinion: “Teams are talking about bodies floating around in the water ... It’s a huge, huge problem just to


China under Olympic microscope

Opinion: WASHINGTON — If China thought the August Olympics were going to provide some great heralding of its


Long presidential campaign not good

Opinion: This campaign has gone on entirely too long. I’m not saying that because I have any particular


Battle rages over war bill

Opinion: Congressional Democrats are heading toward another confrontation with President Bush and this time


America shouldn’t have a list of those who would die

Opinion: America shouldn’t have a list of those who would die EDITOR: I am writing in response to an


Israel in an unwinnable war with Hamas

Opinion: WASHINGTON — Last Tuesday, Israel faced the fallout from a Palestinian family of five perishing in


“The combination of the cyclone and the referendum within a few days of each other makes an

Opinion: “The combination of the cyclone and the referendum within a few days of each other makes an angry


Fed’s rules for credit cards

Opinion: Scripps Howard: The Bush administration has been notoriously regulation-averse, preferring to let


Democrats must unite for the greater good

Opinion: Democrats must unite for the greater good EDITOR: As the Democratic presidential primary season


Eight Belles’ death bad news for horse racing

Opinion: For years, on behalf of PETA, I’ve written polite opinion pieces urging the thoroughbred racing


Spending strays from national statistics

Opinion: It turns out most people spend about 1.2 percent of their income on water and sewage. We spend a


Death and destruction visit another S.E. Asian country

Editorial: Another impoverished nation has felt Mother Nature’s fury, and once again the people in power bear


Obama, Wright sucker their audiences

Opinion: Sometimes unrelated events nevertheless tell a coherent story. One newspaper story that caught my


Cobalt restores faith in American autos

Opinion: It had been 20 years since I bought a car for myself. Six days ago, that long drought ended. I