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Chief Illiniwek will dance no more

Opinion: The news is out that the University of Illinois will drop its Chief Illiniwek mascot. It just goes


Can a Saudi dealmaker rescue President Bush?

Opinion: By JACKSON DIEHL WASHINGTON POST For 22 years Prince Bandar bin Sultan wheeled and dealed his


U.S. should use Arctic as strategic oil reserve

Opinion: By GAL LUFT WASHINGTON POST In his State of the Union address last month, President Bush


Calderon should take on Chavez

Opinion: When President Bush visits Mexico next month, the top question in his mind is likely to be whether


Rep. Ryan has the chance to flex his political muscle

Editorial: When he was making a bid for a seat on the powerful House Appropriations Committee, Congressman Tim


Today is Tuesday, Feb. 20, the 51st day of 2007. There are 314 days left in the year. On this date

Opinion: Today is Tuesday, Feb. 20, the 51st day of 2007. There are 314 days left in the year. On this date


A fair shake

Opinion: Washington Post: Two years ago, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom released a


"If there's going to be a Palestinian state, then the Quartet principles would obviously have to be

Opinion: "If there's going to be a Palestinian state, then the Quartet principles would obviously have to be


Enforcing the curfew is key to breaking juvenile crime

Opinion: Enforcing the curfew is key to breaking juvenile crime EDITOR: Unruly adolescents have taken


Once, Bush was all for defining missions

Opinion: By MARSHA MERCER Media General News Service WASHINGTON -- Name the presidential hopeful who


Today is Monday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2007. There are 315 days left in the year. This is

Opinion: Today is Monday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2007. There are 315 days left in the year. This is


"I do believe that Congress should assert itself, though, and make it very clear that there is no

Opinion: "I do believe that Congress should assert itself, though, and make it very clear that there is no


Parents should resist the rush to vaccinate children

Opinion: Parents should resist the rush to vaccinate children EDITOR: Rotavirus is the number one cause


The Iran options

Opinion: Washington Post: President Bush's actions toward Iran are consistent with two very different


Progress seldom lives up to expectations

Opinion: I'd like to know what happened to the jet pack. At the start of the movie "Thunderball," James