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Austerity vs. stimulus battle being fought on another front

Editorial: While Republicans and Demo- crats in Washington face off over whether government austerity or


World’s best hope for a mild Arab spring

Opinion: Is it reasonable to hope for, to expect, a happy ending to the Arab uprisings? For the answer, we


Holding transcripts hostage

Opinion: By Dave Lindorff Los Angeles Times Students traditionally have a soft spot for their alma


Prisoners expected a rose garden?

Opinion: Prisoners expected a rose garden? I am a God-fearing woman and believe in forgiveness, even


Press won’t confront Obama

Opinion: By Edward Wasserman McClatchy Newspapers When President Obama addressed the American Society of


Don’t delay leaving Afghanistan

Opinion: Don’t delay leaving Afghanistan Seattle Times: No argument is necessary about whether President


Tax reform’s hard choices

Opinion: Tax reform’s hard choices Los Angeles Times: Republicans and Democrats agree that the federal tax


Science and religion differ

Opinion: Science and religion differ It’s official, science has de- termined that swearing and any


Scrap the greenback

Opinion: By Dave Dugoff Baltimore Sun Americans embrace innovation. It is in our DNA. We are always on


2012 grads must labor mightily to join a changing work force

Editorial: Despite depressing media messag- es to the contrary, all is not gloom and doom for the future of the


Rubio must make some key shifts

Opinion: Sen. Marco Rubio, the 40-year-old rising star of the Republican Party and among top contenders to be


Inside a cynical process

Opinion: A small headline in the 2nd section of the Wall Street Journal recently told a bigger story than a


Texting and driving still gets a slap on the wrist in Ohio

Editorial: Ohio is on the verge of doing the absolute minimum to combat what two- thirds of the other states


Mitt Romney is staying put

Opinion: If you’ve been holding your breath to see whether Mitt Romney would pivot to the center now that


An assault on the Bill of Rights

Opinion: WASHINGTON Controversies can be wonderfully clarified when people follow the logic of illogical