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There's nothing fair about women earning less

Opinion: By SUE HUTCHISON SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS You would think we might have been shocked when a recent


Wanted: New foreign policy wonks

Opinion: By JOHN C. BERSIA MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE WASHINGTON -- Will the United States retain its global


World Bank's problem systemic

Opinion: WASHINGTON -- The kerfuffle over whether Paul Wolfowitz, the World Bank's president, behaved badly


Today is Thursday, May 10, the 130th day of 2007. There are 235 days left in the year. On this date in 1869, a golden spike is driven at Promontory, Utah, marking the completion of the first

Opinion: Today is Thursday, May 10, the 130th day of 2007. There are 235 days left in the year. On this date


President Bush is Gonzales' safety net

Opinion: By ELIZABETH HOLTZMAN LOS ANGELES TIMES No matter how many members of Congress lose confidence


The Estonian narrative

Opinion: Scripps Howard: Russia is a terribly insecure nation, uncertain of its place among nations but


"Today we dodged a bullet. In fact, when you look at the type of weapons that this group was trying to purchase, we may have dodged a lot of bullets."

Opinion: "Today we dodged a bullet. In fact, when you look at the type of weapons that this group was trying


County officials, employees must repay vote of confidence

Editorial: County officials had reason to celebrate last night. The passage of the county's half-percent sales


"It was a huge explosion, its force threw me a few meters away from my wife. I saw many people on

Opinion: "It was a huge explosion, its force threw me a few meters away from my wife. I saw many people on


Guarding freedom of press

Opinion: Kansas City Star: World Press Freedom Day passed quietly in the United States last week. But it


Talks between U.S., Iran essential

Opinion: He was supposed to sit across from her at the dinner table. Everyone was waiting to see if they


Crack down on animal cruelty and save lives

Opinion: Crack down on animal cruelty and save lives EDITOR: People who abuse and torture animals for the


French election victory for conservatism

Opinion: C'etait genial! When applied to the French presidential election in which Conservative Nicolas


There's a legal way to enter U.S.

Opinion: Last week, in marches across the country, there were loud voices again in the debate about illegal


Farm labor shortage is not fantasy

Opinion: By GREGORY RODRIGUEZ LOS ANGELES TIMES AVONDALE, Colo. -- Spring is about to spring up here in