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Pope is right on illegal aliens

Opinion: Pope Benedict XVI’s calls for humane treatment of undocumented immigrants during his trip to the


Chinese ship with weapons for Zimbabwe tells the story

Editorial: China’s true intentions when it comes to Africa were illustrated recently when a Chinese ship


Presidential election spotlights inconvenient truth about tax cuts

Opinion: WASHINGTON — It wouldn’t be a presidential campaign without charges that Democrats will raise your


This is the day to think about the Earth and how we treat it

Opinion: This is the day to think about the Earth and how we treat it EDITOR: Earth Day 2008 is the


“As Tony Blair said, we stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the American people and with President

Opinion: “As Tony Blair said, we stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the American people and with President


Are candidates focused on key issues?

Opinion: The other day I saw an elderly woman, bent over with osteoporosis, at the grocery store. She picked


Where have independent military officers gone?

Opinion: Where have independent military officers gone? EDITOR: While watching questioning of Gen.


JAPAN

JAPAN Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo, April 10: Disruptions of the Olympic torch relay, which is supposed to


A Blight at the Museum

A Blight at the Museum Washington Post: The resignation of the head of the Smithsonian Latino


Resist the temptation to demonize China

Opinion: As America struggles with financial austerity at home and heightened economic competition abroad,


‘Rewriting the law’ is taken to a whole new level

Editorial: ‘Rewriting the law’ is taken to a whole new level Imagine if Congress passed a law — both the


China’s a friend to corrupt regimes

Opinion: Thousands of protesters have mobbed the Olympic torch as it makes it way around the world to protest


Another look at police and fire jobs

Opinion: In Ray Bradbury’s science fiction novel, “Fahrenheit 451,” firemen don’t put out fires. In a


Planning future wars a problem

Opinion: The debate over Iraq, including the surge and new counterinsurgency strategy, is really a proxy for


Chancellor’s higher ed plan places onus on institutions

Editorial: There are 13 public universities, many of them with branch campuses, and 23 community colleges in