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Meet John Doe 1, 2, 3, 4 in the ‘Oakhill’ case

Opinion: The indictment that details charges of widespread political corruption in Mahoning County featured


Obama’s plan for free college will tighten China’s grip on US

Opinion: Obama’s plan for free college will tighten China’s grip on US This letter is in response to two


Immigration has been a great strength for America

Opinion: By Robert P. GEORGE The Philadelphia Inquirer How do immigrants become Americans? It goes


Obama should appoint a panel to work on reforming tax code

Editorial: President Barack Obama, in his first State of the Union address to a Republican-controlled


Saudis should spare the rod

Opinion: Los Angeles Times: A blogger in Saudi Arabia who was convicted of insulting Islam and sentenced to


Overturn Citizens United

Opinion: By Brian Gilmore Tribune News Service Five years after the Citizens United decision, it is time


Palestinians’ decision to join the ICC is worthy of support

Opinion: By Kenneth Roth Los Angeles Times The Israel exception to Western governments’ human rights


Welfare state is exploding

Opinion: WASHINGTON America’s national character will have to be changed if progressives are going to


Next big health care shift is coming

Opinion: By Christopher Flavelle Bloomberg News The next big shift is coming in U.S. health care, and


‘Serial’ fails to search for truth

Opinion: “Free Adnan” T-shirts are now for sale in support of a Maryland man serving life for killing his


Is Nigeria weak on terrorists?

Opinion: The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer: France wasn’t the only nation under attack from brutal Islamic


GOP targets Social Security

Opinion: By Mike Ervin Tribune News Service The GOP has a fresh strategy to attack Social Security:


Let’s hope Paterno heard ‘good news’

Opinion: By Christine M. FLOWERS Philadelphia Daily News I hope there’s a wire service in the afterlife.


US under scrutiny in Europe

Opinion: By Ann Jones Los Angeles Times OSLO, Norway In my long nomadic life, I’ve been to both poles


Bishop Murry offers insights, credibility to panel on policing

Editorial: Too often over the years, leaders from presidents on down have conjured up fanciful-sounding task