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Time fails with its Person of the Year

Opinion: WASHINGTON -- Time magazine asked a large number of people to name the Person of the Year. They were


There aren't enough troops to meet demand

Opinion: By KEVIN RYAN WASHINGTON POST When America's top general in charge of Iraq, John Abizaid, told


Iranians aren't fooled by gimmicks

Opinion: By JOHN C. BERSIA ORLANDO SENTINEL In life, an obstreperous child requires attention, whether


Today is Wednesday, Dec. 20, the 354th day of 2006. There are 11 days left in the year. On this date in 1803, the Louisiana Purchase is completed as ownership of the territory is formally transferred

Opinion: Today is Wednesday, Dec. 20, the 354th day of 2006. There are 11 days left in the year. On this date


Nothing cruel about Diaz's execution

Opinion: Which of the following scenarios constitutes cruel and unusual punishment, as prohibited by the


Rumsfeld gets a far better send-off than he deserved

Editorial: Perhaps it should not be surprising that in a nation that gives trophies to kids just for showing up


Is a new Mideast wishful thinking?

Opinion: By FRED HIATT WASHINGTON POST Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice obviously thinks that former


Blessed be the lawyers

Opinion: Los Angeles Times: The decision by two Virginia congregations to leave the Episcopal Church of the


Problems plague voting

Opinion: By RAY MARTINEZ III and AVIEL D. RUBIN LONG ISLAND NEWSDAY After another general election in


"The supply of our patience may have exceeded the international demand for that patience, and we should be a little less patient and pick up the pace and work faster."

Opinion: "The supply of our patience may have exceeded the international demand for that patience, and we


Cracking the currency puzzle

Opinion: By SEBASTIAN MALLABY WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON -- Five years ago, China joined the World Trade


President lets Democrats off the hook

Opinion: By JAMES P. PINKERTON LONG ISLAND NEWSDAY In politics, you can win by losing -- and lose by


MySpace, not yours

Opinion: Washington Post: Increasingly, candidates for state attorney general nationwide have been


Immigration laws aren't working

Opinion: By TAMAR JACOBY WASHINGTON POST At dawn last Tuesday more than a thousand Immigration and