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Russia balks while Syria burns

Opinion: Russia balks while Syria burns Los Angeles Times: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is putting a


Dum Dums at the parade

Opinion: Yes, I went to the Austintown Fourth of July Parade. Yes, I got a lot of candy. And, yes, that’s


Obama picked winners and losers

Opinion: Obama picked winners and losers Political favoritism is proba- bly the best description for the


A test of wills in Chicago

Opinion: CHICAGO The title of the nation’s largest labor union — the National Education Association — seems


Afghanistan’s future murky

Opinion: Will Egypt’s first democratically elected president pursue democracy? The what-might-have-beens


Leave immigration issue alone

Opinion: The Commercial Appeal, Memphis: The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling this week in the Arizona immigration


Lessons to be learned from plan for Cleveland schools

Editorial: Gov. John Kasich traveled to Cleveland Monday to sign a law designed to transform the troubled


Bait and switch on health-care reform

Opinion: When is a tax not a tax? When President Obama says it isn’t, or when the Supreme Court says it is?


We should show our gratitude

Opinion: We should show our gratitude Shame on the individuals who were instrumental in bringing about


A libertarian quest

Opinion: By Lane Filler Newsday In politics, as in children’s after-school specials, kids willing to do


Revolution about equality

Opinion: By Sam Pizzigati OtherWords Not too long ago, Americans only dressed up in George Washington


Celebrate self-government

Opinion: By Julia Shaw Heritage Foundation Every Fourth of July, Americans celebrate with fireworks and


American brand still rules

Opinion: By Robert D. HORMATS McClatchy-Tribune As we gather this week to celebrate the 4th of July, I am


Getting to know our presidents

Opinion: Americans are drawn to explore the hidden, inner lives of their political leaders; the more


A holiday tip: Think about what we hold to be self-evident

Editorial: One of the marvelous things about the Fourth of July holiday is that it can be so many things to so