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Published Friday, December 05, 2008

Rescue required

In a remarkable gathering in Philadelphia on Tuesday, 48 of the nation's incoming governors met with President-elect Barack Obama in the hopes that the federal government would throw them a budgetary lifeline.

All atwitter about twittering

"I have discovered that all human evil comes from this, man's being unable to sit still in a room."

Waging war against drug laws

America ended Prohibition 75 years ago this week. The ban on the sale of alcohol unleashed a crime wave, as gangsters fought over the illicit booze trade. It sure didn't stop drinking. People turned to speakeasies and bathtub gin for their daily cocktail.

Letters

Big Three can turn to Big Oil
Who has the most to gain from the Big Three automakers' bailout? That's easy. The oil companies. They have recorded record profits. Exxon alone posted billions in profit. Let the oil companies bail out the automakers. They could loan the automakers all the money they need and leave the government alone. Most of Congress (Senate and House) do business with the oil companies anyway. This way the auto companies have a vested interest to build better cars for the American people.


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December 4
Our view: Costly alternative
David S. Broder: Risk comes with continuity
Thomas Sowell: 'Community service' far from it
Letters

December 3
Our View: All or nothing
Smart bombs: Mistake by the lake
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Heavy price for a bargain
Letters

December 2
Our view: Unnecessary editing
Froma Harrop: Now's time for health reform
Cal Thomas: Taxpayers have had enough
Letters

December 1
Outside Voices: A reminder of terror
In their words

November 30
Green light, already
The power of subtle change
Nebraska uncovers pervasive need
Smart bombs
City budget accounts for uncertain times
Letters

November 29
Stop using studs
Eliminating risk can be risky
Another blow to India
Obama girls an ideal to aspire to
Geithner's interest in math started early
Letters

November 28
Our View: Washington forced into lawsuit to speed up project
Kathleen Parker: In basic civics, Americans get 'F'
Downsized media fall to false news
Letters

November 27
Proclamation of 1863
Obama applying keen intellect
Gratitude runs contrary to culture
Letters

November 26
A heavy weight
Faith makes sense of world
Short story is fiction
Letters

November 25
Our view: A heavy weight
Our View: Good medicine
Iraq victory in general's sight
Rekha Basu: Taking a stand against torture
Letters

November 24
In their words
Outside voices: Nebraska's gaffe

November 23
It's about conduct
Signs point to health care fix
Bush leaves truth in shambles
Smart bombs
Detention policy is Guantanamo's real test
Letters

November 22
Our View: America has a healthier attitude toward smoking
Michael Barone: Bush legacy waits for history
Kathleen Parker: The strength of speech
Trudy Rubin: Obama got break on Iraq
Guest opinion: Remove churches' role in making marriage legal
Letters

November 21
Our view: A voice for veterans
Kathleen Parker: Religious base is killing GOP
Froma Harrop: Playing it cool over Lieberman
Letters

November 20
Our view: Unhealthy restraint
Martin Feldstein: Bankruptcy may be best bet
Leonard Pitts Jr.: GOP should ditch fear tactics
Letters

November 19
Our view: A vision on wheels
David S. Broder: Clinton's a bad fit for State
Letters
Smart bombs: Don't discount shopping

November 18
Our view: Avoid easy stereotypes
Cal Thomas: CEO puts stock in people
Jeffrey D. Sachs: Public, private partners
Letters

November 17
Outside Voices: A new rescue plan
In their words

November 16
Our view: Resuscitate search
David S. Broder: Bleak outlook for GOP
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Where's our education urgency?
Smart bombs
Ronald M. Green: Obama should follow Bush stem cell policy
Letters

November 15
Our view: Keep pressure on
Michael Barone: Should Detroit Three fail?
Chuck Raasch: America's next chapter
DeWayne Wickham: Obama tapped new majority
J.R. Labbe: Dubai in 21st century a city of contrasts
Letters

November 14
Our view: A waste of money
Kathleen Parker: A moment's slip, a lifetime fall
Froma Harrop: We're already beyond race
Letters

November 13
Our view: Economic framework
David S. Broder: Obama off to promising start
Kevin Ferris: Prayers for a president
Letters

November 12
Our view: Staying optimistic
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Progress and disappointment
Letters
Smart bombs

November 11
Our view: Clash, then calm
Cal Thomas: Evangelicals need new path
Dick Polman: It'll be hard to be centrist
Letters

November 10
Our View: History in jeopardy
Michael Barone: Obama's win was no mandate
Chuck Raasch: Election left questions, concerns
In their words

November 9
Our View: Public should speak up on facility contract
David S. Broder: Governors hold GOP hopes
Rebecca Nappi: Living in a new financial reality
Smart bombs
Ombudsman: Fairness requires balance of opinions
Rekha Basu: Obama campaign inspired even the most unlikely voters
Letters

November 8
Our view: Execution's price
Kathleen Parker: Dot would have been proud
Froma Harrop: Facing the challenge of change
Susan Estrich: Obama's victory and ours
Doug Floyd: Pardon the mess as S-R reconstructs
Jeff Katz: Prospective adoptive parents blanch at bureaucratic hurdles
Letters

November 7
Our view: Smart money
Froma Harrop: Homeowner bailout risky
Outside view: Abolish Electoral College
Courtland Milloy: Erasing the old lines of division
Heather Wylie: Dissenting employees true public servants
Sean Kirst: No need to feel sorry for civil-rights barrier-breakers
Letters

November 6
Outside view: Access without abuse
Our view: Beyond race
David S. Broder: Getting past hyper-partisanship
Cal Thomas: Media bias a form of arrogance
H. Gilbert Welch: Breast exams can look too closely
Bob Ray Sanders: At long last, hope has a place at the table

November 5
Our View: Staying engaged
Kathleen Parker: Our historic cupcake election
Christopher Cox: Updating the SEC
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Newspapers dying, but need remains
American consumer can't cure world's ills
Standard-bearers to be missed in war against racist mascot
Letters



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