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Faces of terror
Jihad Jane proves ethnic profiling is dumb idea
Evil is not a color. It has no particular religion nor creed, nor style of dress, nor gender nor geographic home. Evil is an equal opportunity employer. One hopes we learn at least that much from the adventures of Jihad Jane. That, according to... Full story
Shadow of debt
Nation's deficit could become Obama's legacy
Ten years ago, when President Bill Clinton announced his 2001 budget, he stood before a made-for-TV backdrop reading “America: Debt Free By 2013.” No, that wasn’t a joke. Remember that months earlier Clinton had whipped out a... Full story
Run, Sarah, Run
Palin’s 2012 candidacy would provide nation with moment of truth
Dear Sarah Palin: I hear you’re pondering a run for the White House in 2012. Last week, you told Fox News it would be “absurd” to rule it out. I’m writing to ask that you rule it in. I very badly want you to run for —... Full story
Battle over gay rights
Officials should abolish 'don't ask, don't tell' policy
It was a milestone for gay and lesbian rights when the secretary of defense and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff testified Tuesday before Congress in favor of abolishing the military’s unjust “don’t ask, don’t... Full story
Walk away
U.S. should fight terrorism in Yemen, instead of in Afghanistan
Al-Qaida in Yemen has grown so strong and adept that the United States, Britain, France, Germany and Japan were forced to close their embassies in Sanaa, Yemen, this week — so seriously are they taking al-Qaida’s “live and active... Full story
Glimmer of Hope: Threads of progress visible in Mideast
BETHLEHEM, West Bank — When the Roman Catholic patriarch of the Holy Land, Fouad Tual, celebrated Mass in the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem this Christmas Eve, events in the town and region over this past year gave more and more... Full story
As time flies ...
Americans have seen major changes in travel, technology over past decade
Remember getting through an airport without removing your shoes, dumping your water bottle or showing ID? Remember when buying plane tickets by phone was faster than using a clunky Web site with a dial-up connection? Remember when you needed a... Full story
In Rehnquist's defense
Chief justice's friend rebuts Ted Kennedy’s depiction of him
Readers of Ted Kennedy’s memoir, True Compass — consistently near the top of all best-seller lists since late September — will occasionally find the late senator in a contrite frame of mind. Of Chappaquiddick, for example, he... Full story
To infinity and back?
Without international help, funding, space program will stay earthbound
Maybe someone should stick a copy of The Right Stuff into the DVD player on President Barack Obama’s long flight back from his mission to Asia. That inspirational movie about America’s first astronauts might help Obama make a decision... Full story
Conserve coral reefs
Scientists say we must protect the environment or face irreversible losses
Today, many of our planet’s natural areas are seriously threatened by human incursion, overexploitation and global warming: Less than a fifth of the world’s original forest cover remains in unfragmented tracts, while just one-third of... Full story
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