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Allowing terrorists to regroup during flood crisis dangerous for Pak: Editorial
Pakistan must not allow terrorists to regroup and succeed in their mission of recruiting flood-affected people, an editorial in a leading Pakistan newspaper has...


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Malik's 'use of force' doctrine can never solve Balochistan crisis: Pak Editorial
An editorial in a leading Pakistani newspaper has said Interior Minister Rehman Malik's "use of force" option for restoring law and order in Balochistan would not...
Pak editorial welcomes Manmohan Singh's views, calls for speeding up Mumbai trial
An editorial in a leading Pakistani newspaper has said that the country must welcome Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh's call for continuing the process of engagement between the two...
KUHNER: Obama's Koran-burning hypocrisy
This line, "Only moral and intellectual primitives debate ideas by destroying the books of their opponents. Nazis, communists, radical Islamists- the practice has been common and...
The Nation: The Time For Bold Measures Is Now
September 10, 2010 The 2010 election campaign is in full swing, and the White House says President Obama is in "all economy, all the time" mode. That's good, as nothing has plagued his presidency...
Wall Street Corner to Post an Editorial Report on MOP Environmental Solutions
MOPN ) announced today that the Wall Street Corner will post its Editorial Report on MOP Environmental Solutions, Inc. According to the Editor and CEO, Larry Oakley, Wall Street Corner reaches over...
Editorial Urges Va. Gov. McDonnell To Apply For Federal Comprehensive Sex Education Money
Bob McDonnell (R) should have made sure that Virginia obtains every resource that can help support that work." Although McDonnell applied for federal funding for abstinence-only sex education, "he...
Hillary Clinton sends strong message to world
Hillary Clinton's blend of diligence, caution and toughness didn't always serve her well as a presidential candidate. But these attributes make her a powerful secretary of state, the unsung hero for...
On Foster Care / Our children, our responsibility
, we encourage comments that are on topic, relevant and to-the-point. We will remove comments that include profanity, personal attacks, racial slurs, threats of violence, or other inappropriate...
Craigslist surrenders, but who benefits?
As someone who gets almost all of his income providing time and companionship to consenting adults from around the world, I have been intently watching the drama of "America's Most Ambitions...
The case for sanctions on Iran
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will speak in the coming days at the U.N. General Assembly in New York where he will preach his hatred of the United States, the West and Israel. The backdrop of...
Crash near Neville Island ties up traffic
A multi-vehicle crash has prompted lane closures on Interstate 79 north of the Neville Island Bridge. The crash occurred on northbound I-79 near Exit 66, said PennDOT spokesman Jim Struzzi. There...
Motive still unclear in N. Side stabbing
Having uncovered no obvious signs of marital strife, police said they plan to search a Perry North man's medical records for clues about why he fatally stabbed his wife in their home. Facing charges...
I.H.T. Op-Ed Contributor: A Strategy for Afghanistan
It is time for Western governments to develop a new approach to their engagement in Afghanistan. The present counterinsurgency strategy is too ambitious, too draining and out of proportion to the...
Letters to the International Herald Tribune: Misleading Statistics
In his column “Nation-building works” (Views, Sept. 1) David Brooks overstates the statistical evidence when he compares conditions in Iraq today with those before the war. In 2003 the...
National Review: Time to Quit, Lisa
Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska outside the West Wing. Murkowski lost her primary, but is reportedly considering running as a third party candidate or as a write in...
The New Republic: Climate Bill Stumps Republicans
California Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Carly Fiorina at a debate with her rival Democrat, Barbara Boxer. Fiorina has has trouble knowing where to come down on climate...
Foreign Policy: Obama's Promises Not Fulfilled
speech would become instantly famous for Obama's chesty declaration that as president he would attack "high-value" terrorists in Pakistan even without Pakistani approval. That was the red meat; but...
Brian Monteith: Alex can hardly bear to continue
Alex Salmond made what should be his last opening of Parliament as First Minister this week. His administration looks tired with its burden of running the...
Susan Morrison: No interpretation needed for language of love.. and hate
in the right place to catch her on re-entry. They were on the 9.15am train to Glasgow. And they were noisily in love. There was billing and cooing in a language we couldn't understand. The face...
Leader: 'Many will think the cuts hard-hearted'
John Lewis, hospitals, hotels and cruise ships.Lothian customers have been especially supportive and loyal, but sales have slumped in the recession and this year costs are likely to be twice as much...
Woman injured in crash on Interstate 70
A woman was hurt when a tractor-trailer collided with a car Thursday night on Interstate 70 in South Strabane near Washington, Pa. The driver lost control of the truck while traveling west around 10...
Man dies in overnight shooting in Larimer
A man was shot and killed late last night in the city's Larimer neighborhood. City police said the victim was found lying on the front steps at 6502 Shetland Ave., bleeding from an apparent gunshot...
Smokers Seeing the Warning Signs
For the past year, the World Health Organization has been working on the first-ever comprehensive tobacco survey for Russia, the Global Adult Tobacco Survey 2009. The report, planned for release...
Military Caps Replaced by Plain Old Hats
Vladimir Putin — a post-recession evolution of his personnel policies. It is no coincidence that all three regions to supply economy-savvy governors hosted United Russia congresses attended by...
Russia Can Lead Commodities Trading Reform
Dmitry Medvedev condemned “speculators” last week for jacking up food prices and making unjustified profits. Knowing that higher prices will fuel food costs for the next year, the Kremlin...
Editorial: Marquez a wise choice for Colorado Supreme Court
Gov. Bill Ritter's selection of Monica Marquez as Colorado's newest Supreme Court justice was a bold move from a man not known for making bold moves. The 41-year-old lawyer, who has no prior...
Editorial: Peace prevails in reversal of plan on Koran burning
The international uproar over the inflammatory idea of a screwball Florida pastor to burn Korans seems to have ended peacefully Thursday. Given the recent furor over the proposal to build a mosque...
Cleaning Up Sept. 11 Ashes Was 'Like A Communion'
September 10, 2010 Jack Murray watched the Sept. 11 disaster unfold from the roof of his Manhattan apartment building. A welder by trade, he found his way to ground zero, where he cut steel beams...
BYU's move is good
– Nov. 26, 2009 I think BYU going independent is a good thing because they will be able to choose their own games. Having left the Mountain West Conference, I think they will do a lot better....
Market economy is biggest cooperative in history
No one in the world knows how to make the newspaper you are holding (and, if you're reading this on your phone, computer, iPad or Kindle, no one knows how to make those things either). Even the best...
American lifestyle and its 'gospel of wealth' undergoing changes
Maybe the first decade of the 21st century will come to be known as the great age of headroom. During those years, new houses had great rooms with 20-foot ceilings, and entire new art forms had to be...
Intolerance the mark of Florida church
Published: September 10, 2010 His church has only 50 members, but Terry Jones, a pastor in Gainesville, Fla., has become an American symbol of religious intolerance by proclaiming the ninth...
Joyce McMillan: Holyrood's tim'rous beasties
Miss McMillan, Scotland is part of the UK. The UK went to war on the side of the US over a pack of lies. Over 100,000 innocent people have been killed or murdered (if you like) because of this...
John McTernan: The dash for cash has begun and each department will be fighting to present the best case
John McTernan, former political secretary to Tony Blair and adviser on Scotland, wrote the following in an article in yesterday's Daily Telegraph, in which he rejected Daniel Hannan's proposal for a...
Obama should follow in FDR's footsteps
President Obama weighs his options for adding jobs and pumping up the economy — amid ever-louder calls for spending cuts — he might look back for guidance...
The wrong fix for Mexico
U.S. military bases in Colombia and funneled billions of dollars in military aid to fight the country's drug-trafficking left-wing insurgency. The last thing the United States needs today is a new...
Editorial: Hiding torture, legally
George W. Bush and Obama administrations that a trial would violate the "state secrets privilege." The court could have taken a narrower approach, allowing a trial to go forward and letting the judge...
So Many Books About 9/11; So Few About Katrina
Since 2001, fiction based on September 11 has become almost de rigueur among major novelists writing in English. In the aftermath of the attacks on the Word Trade Center, many of the most famous...
Uniontown man arrested after road rage incident
A Uniontown man is under arrest after opening fire on another driver following a road rage incident on Route 70 Thursday. Blair J. George Jr., 26, was awaiting arraignment Thursday night on charges...
Aliquippa overcome penalties, beats Beaver Falls, 27-14
One had to wonder what was thrown more Thursday night: the manila folder Aliquippa coach Mike Zmijanac carries with him on the sideline or the yellow flags in the officials' back pockets? Zmijanac...
Risha's record: The taxpayers deserve answers on his school deals
When it comes to costly cronyism and political patronage in the Mon Valley, a Risha runs through it. Patrick A. Risha, that is. The man who most recently was superintendent of the West Mifflin Area...
Foreign blueprint: Clinton sketches America's aims in a major address
The speech Wednesday by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York was a comprehensive look at U.S. foreign policy, almost mid-term in the Obama...
Right to disagree: The president should tolerate different viewpoints
Can American citizens be excluded from public presidential events because they disagree with the administration? A federal judge and appeals court, both in Denver, said yes. The U.S. Supreme Court...
Washington, D.C. Pundits: 2010 election is over
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara used computers and battlefield body counts to calculate the turning of the tide and America's inevitable victory in Vietnam, only to spend 40 years explaining...
Editorial: Read the Report
the latest report by the International Atomic Energy Agency, Iranian scientists are continuing their slow but steady production of low-enriched uranium and now have 6,108 pounds, up 15 percent from...
Op-Ed Columnist: Things Could Be Worse
“Japan’s problems now are the same as they were in the 1990s, when you were writing about them. It’s depressing.” So declared one economist I spoke to here. “But the...