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The danger in Gingrich's promises
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote that if Mitt Romney won the South Carolina primary, the Republican presidential race would be over and he would be the nominee. But Mr. Romney didn't win, and that means it's time to consider the unthinkable: What would life...Tags: Mitt Romney, Israel, Healthcare Laws, The New York Times, Newt Gingrich
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The Taliban's olive branch
American officials are welcoming a Taliban statement that the Afghan insurgents will set up an office in the Persian Gulf state of Qatar. The move is being seen as a first step toward peace talks aimed at reconciling the Taliban and the Western-backed...Tags: Taliban, NATO, Qatar, Rebellions, Al-Qaeda
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U.S. is wrong on Palestine
This week, the Palestinians will petition the U.N. Security Council for admission as a full member state. Admitting Palestine would be a nightmare for Israel and a serious problem for the United States. Nonetheless, President Barack Obama made the wrong...Tags: Israel, Johns Hopkins University, Iran, Religious Conflicts, Foreign Aid
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The legacy of 9/11
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks and serves as a point to measure the indelible impact that day has had on the American people. In recent weeks, much has been written and broadcast about the shock and horror of that day and its...Tags: Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Osama bin Laden, U.S. Navy, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Afghanistan
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Time to leave Iraq
President Barack Obama's announcement Friday that American troops will be out of Iraq by the end of the year was greeted with jeers in Congress and on the presidential campaign trail from Republicans who said the U.S. was ignominiously bowing to...Tags: Government, Democracy, Iraq War (2003-2011), Barack Obama, Yemen
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Fuel mileage standards: Washington gets something right
Lost in all the recent furor over the federal debt-ceiling and gridlocked Washington was a major breakthrough for the Obama administration and good news for the economy, national security and environment. Thanks to an accord reached with automakers,...Tags: Ecosystems, Prius, Automotive Equipment, Global Warming, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Lesson from Norway: All ethnic groups are susceptible to lure of terrorism.
Norwegian terrorism suspect Anders Behring Breivik may have attained what he hoped for — worldwide notoriety. The young man has shaken Norway to its roots and out of its complacency. Apparently, for a whole decade, he functioned as a one-man sleeper...Tags: Osama bin Laden, Nicolas Sarkozy, Parties and Movements, Armed Conflicts, France
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Customs inspectors in Baltimore keep pests out
The sweet aroma of rice fills the air as David Ng steps forward in a Southeast Baltimore warehouse to inspect a shipment of hundreds of sacks of imported basmati rice. He folds back the stitched seams of the 40-pound burlap sacks holding grain that have...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Skin, Imports, Office and Retail Spaces, Symptoms
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Alleged Iran bomb plot: An intolerable provocation
The bizarre plot federal law enforcement officials described Tuesday in which elements of the Iranian government are accused of trying to blow up Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the U.S. with explosives planted in a Washington restaurant sounds like...Tags: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Tehran (Iran), Hillary Clinton, Iran, Terrorism
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Record heat index? You don't want to be there
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:“Capt. Jack” writes: “I saw a heat index of 126 for Iowa… Is that a record? What’s the heat index record high for this part of the country?” According to Wikipedia, a report from Dhahran,...Tags: Amy Davis
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The so-called anti-Sharia law movement: A chilling example of the paranoid style in American politics
Del. Ron George from Annapolis objects to those who make light of the anti-Sharia movement in the U.S. ("Sharia law is a real threat to American liberties," Aug. 24.) He argues that imposing Sharia law is the stated goal of Islamic extremists like al-...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Taliban, Constitutional Issues, Hamas, Guerrilla Activity
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Sharia law is a real threat to our liberties
Your editorial dismissing the anti-Sharia law movement as "bigotry" was both troubling and misinformed ("Fueling anti-Islamic fears," Aug.8). It is the large parts of the Sharia code itself that are bigoted, not its opponents. Sharia is both the...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Human Rights, Hamas, Anne Arundel County, Maryland General Assembly
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