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Bush still trying to find way in Iraq

Opinion: When President Bush addressed the nation Monday on the fourth anniversary of the Iraq war, he said


On the SidE. . .

Opinion: ON THE SIDE. . . This and that from the world of Valley politics. WHAT'S IN A NAME? There's a


Begging your pardon is unseemly

Opinion: By JOEL STEIN LOS ANGELES TIMES It's not that I care if "Scooter" Libby gets pardoned. Sure, he


Rice stars as Great Mideast Pretender

Opinion: By JACKSON DIEHL WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON -- For years cynical statesmen have played a game of


President's leadership voice is fading

Opinion: President Bush appealed for patience as the Iraq war entered its fifth year. In a televised address


Today's talk shows fall short of standard

Opinion: Talk shows began to fascinate me when I was a teenager, many years ago. The first was the old radio


Congress has become more theologically diverse

Opinion: By ROBERT WHITCOMB PROVIDENCE JOURNAL Congress is branching out. Not only is there now the first


West's free spirit not so free, after all

Opinion: PHOENIX -- In the West, where the deer and the antelope used to play, the spirit of "leave us alone"


Smarter sanctions

Opinion: Los Angeles Times: Economic sanctions have a bad reputation. That's unfortunate, because the kind of


After four years, victory in Iraq remains elusive

Opinion: WASHINGTON -- This week marks the fourth anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war, and the


Time to reclaim troubled high schools

Opinion: By THOMAS TOCH and NETTIE LEGTERS BALTIMORE SUN News from the U.S. Department of Education that


Time for fiscal discipline

Opinion: Washington Post: Democrats in control of the Senate face a critical first test this week of their


Blind justice spares a killer and fails the victim's family

Editorial: Appeals courts must be dispassionate arbiters and dispensers of blind justice, but in fulfilling