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US must tout human rights

Opinion: In the years immediately following the collapse of the Soviet Union, one would frequently hear


Communities brace for Pentagon cuts

Opinion: By James Jay Carafano Heritage Foundation They are flustered in Great Falls, Mont. Dallas is


‘Pay-for-delay’ going away

Opinion: Chicago Tribune: For years now, the makers of brand-name and generic prescription drugs have worked together in a collusive practice that adds billions of dollars to the cost of health care.


Feeding the hungry is no crime

Opinion: Feeding the hungry is no crime Recently a local veterinar- ian expressed his concern that


Youngstown schools district not off hook with resignation

Editorial: Youngstown city schools of- ficials should not take comfort from the resignation of the state’s


In defense of Bachmann

Opinion: Like the ghosts of Shakespeare’s Banquo or Dickens’ Jacob Marley, the specter of the late commie-


Disability rights go global

Opinion: By Bob Dole McClatchy-Tribune When I delivered my maiden speech on the Senate floor on April 14,


Mitt Romney, in his own words

Opinion: WASHINGTON The art of spin, I suppose, involves making the best of what you’ve got and managing to


A new ‘Southern Strategy’

Opinion: By Deepa Kumar McClatchy-Tribune When Mitt Romney claimed that Israel’s “culture” is responsible


Olympic committee goes for gold

Opinion: Olympic committee goes for gold San Jose Mercury News: No one goes for the gold quite like the


Football faces big problem

Opinion: WASHINGTON Are you ready for some football? First, however, are you ready for some autopsies?


Congress can least afford to lose a Steven LaTourette

Editorial: When this newspaper endorsed U.S. Rep. Steven LaTourette for re-election to Congress in 2008, we


EPA regs will pay dividends

Opinion: By Michael E. KRAFT McClatchy-Tribune GREEN BAY, Wis. There is great deal of confusion about


What policy differences?

Opinion: What policy differences? Chicago Tribune: During the first two stops on his foreign tour, Mitt


Unregulated derivatives will sink us

Opinion: By Peter Goldmark Newsday Imagine there are no official stock exchanges. Anybody can cook up