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Scramble is on for Boccieri’s Senate seat

Opinion: Should John Boccieri be successful in his congressional race in November there are already a number


HUD boss snubs Congress

Washington Post: Housing and Urban Develop-ment Secretary Alphonso Jackson is the subject of four


Health-care plans raise questions

Opinion: An important element is being overlooked in the health-care debate between the Democratic


Boardman finances defy paper’s simple explanation

Opinion: Boardman finances defy paper’s simple explanation EDITOR: For decades the philosophy of Boardman


Liberals aren’t as charitable as believed

Opinion: WASHINGTON — Residents of Austin, Texas, home of the state’s government and flagship university,


Home sales on the rise

Opinion: We are aware of admonitions that one swallow does not a summer make and the futility of clutching at


Understand folks beyond your block

Opinion: I was 15 or so at the time, the late 1960s, hanging out with two friends who lived nearby. Ours was


American death toll in Iraq hits 4,000; Bush stands firm

Editorial: It was a milestone that forced the war in Iraq back onto the front pages of newspapers and triggered


Pre-Olympics repression not new

Opinion: There is something bizarre yet familiar about the fact that China’s crackdown in Tibet has provoked


Lack of a degree was not a big secret at City Hall

Opinion: Lack of a degree was not a big secret at City Hall EDITOR: Being a new mayor, maybe Jay Williams


Politicians and people ignore signs of economic trouble

Editorial: Politicians and people ignore signs of economic trouble As troublesome economic indicators


Muslim arrogance evident at Harvard

Opinion: WASHINGTON — If a writer were to make the ultimate satiric remark about Islam’s increasing presence


Reading is fundamental to democracy

Opinion: WASHINGTON — A reliable applause line in Barack Obama’s campaign speeches comes when he warns that


Today is Wednesday, March 26, the 86th day of 2008. There are 280 days left in the year. On this

Today is Wednesday, March 26, the 86th day of 2008. There are 280 days left in the year. On this


Fashionably stupid: Barack Obama tests America’s cult of ignorance

Opinion: Early on in Robert Harris’ new novel, “The Ghost,” a literary editor says to an author who ghost-