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Non-Muslims in Iraq are facing extinction

Opinion: Recent bombings in Iraq’s Kurdish area nearly annihilated two Yazidi villages, killing hundreds of


German terrorism cell is exposed before it can strike

Islamic terrorism obviously knows no borders. German authorities have apparently thwarted a bomb


Islam and the West six years after 9/11

Opinion: Six years after 9/11, why are we still talking about “Islam and the West”? After all, Islam is a


New Orleans represents glaring failure

Opinion: WASHINGTON — There are those who say that New Orleans is a lost cause and that whole districts that


Full disclosure of incidents in Iraq, Afghanistan urged

Regardless of one’s opinion of the United States’ military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan, there


“We’re still preparing as if Senator Craig will resign Sept. 30, but the outcome of the

Opinion: “We’re still preparing as if Senator Craig will resign Sept. 30, but the outcome of the legal case


Auto industry can learn from ’57

Opinion: WASHINGTON — Lea-ving no talent untapped in its quest for perfection, the Ford Motor Co. asked


Blues festival should have gotten more public support

Opinion: Blues festival should have gotten more public support EDITOR: I went to the Mahoning River Blues


Basra: British bellweather

Opinion: As President Bush was in northwestern Iraq crediting the surge with changing Anbar province, “once


Mexico rewards students with cash

Opinion: If you asked me what was the most significant news from Latin America last week, I would pick a


Health care available to all Americans

Opinion: During the first 30 years of my life, I had no health insurance. Neither did a lot of other people,


“We won’t continue to supply oxygen (to Gaza) in the form of electricity, fuel and water

Opinion: “We won’t continue to supply oxygen (to Gaza) in the form of electricity, fuel and water when they


This is the summer of voter discontent

Opinion: Here’s one way for politicians to know they’ve hit rock bottom: Authors don’t want a book plug from


Iraq’s collapse must concern U.S.

Opinion: Now that the Labor Day weekend is over, the big Iraq show begins in the nation’s capital. Congress


Rome didn’t fall in a day

Some local officials were busy whistling past the graveyard last week, or more accurately quibbling