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Gov-elect Kasich, GOP get advice from business group

Editorial: Government’s primary role is to provide for the health, safety and welfare of the citizenry, but at


Political end runs in Congress bad for US

Opinion: The Constitution of the United States begins with the words “We the people.” But neither the


Ghosts of Abu Ghraib still haunt Iraq

Opinion: By Uthman al-Mukhtar The Institute for War & Peace Reporting BAGHDAD The name has been


Military discrimination ends

Opinion: By Kathi Wolfe McClatchy-Tribune As a lesbian, I am celebrating the end of “don’t ask, don’t


Hooked on the Internet? There’s hope

Opinion: By Katherine Ellison Los Angeles Times In the time-honored tradition of Alcoholics Anonymous, I


Love, politics in cynical age

Opinion: Ask an American about the connection between love and politics, and he’ll probably conjure up


Reverse the trade flow

Opinion: Reverse the trade flow How can the Labor Depart- ment, the Commerce Department, and the U.S.


A clear view of Kwanzaa holds lessons for us all

Editorial: Today, 44 years after its first observance, Kwanzaa remains steeped in misunderstanding and mystery.


Out of control

Opinion: The Poughkeepsie (N.Y) Journal: Amid all the charts, the mounds of data-related evidence, the wealth


Schools taking wrong path

Opinion: By Fred McKissack McClatchy-Tribune Having been born a year after the Civil Rights Act was


Health-care reform is risky

Opinion: The recent court decision striking down the linchpin provision of the health care bill is a reminder


Here’s what mattered this year

Opinion: Now that 2010 is almost over, it’s time to look at some of the stories that should have made the


Approval of treaty provides a start toward a safer world

Editorial: It is a commentary on the new def- inition of congressional politics when a measure passes the


Heaven on earth is melting away

Opinion: By Fen Montaigne Los Angeles Times On a November evening, with the spring sun in northern


Biden accomplishes mission

Opinion: The vice president calls, more than an hour after the appointed time but with an impeccable excuse: He was presiding over the Senate’s vote to ratify the New START treaty.

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