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Iranian president hung by noose of free speech

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Should the United States invade a foreign country for its oil? If that question were posed in a poll, the vast majority of Americans would no doubt answer with a resounding "no." We're the good guys in the world, spreading democracy, freeing the oppressed, opposing tyrants. We wouldn't invade a sovereign country strictly out of a selfish lust for its resources, would we? Of course we would. We've already supported coups, sent armies and invaded at least one country to protect our access ...

How religious do we want our presidential candidates to be? Andrea Sarvady, a left-leaning columnist, writes the commentary this week, and Shaunti Feldhahn, a right-leaning columnist, responds. ** ** ** ANDREA SARVADY (COMMENTARY): Quick quiz: Which recent presidential candidate encouraged us to "question with boldness even the existence of God"? Answer: None, of course. The speaker was Thomas Jefferson, whose tolerance ...

In a world of uncertainty, there's always one group you can count on: the tobacco industry. Their executives aren't quite as riveting as they were years ago, when they were the last people in America swearing there was no link between cigarettes and cancer. Now they sponsor stop-smoking sites and cultural events to play the corporate solid citizen, but they're still selling the same old thing -- yellow teeth, smelly upholstery, wrinkles, emphysema, lung cancer and death. To do this they need to think outside the ...

Antoine Ghanem was an easy target. Few bodyguards, no one would think that a member of parliament who represented the Armenians of Lebanon was a target. The little street in which he lived n tall tower blocks, boutiques, flower shops, was not a place where you would try to kill an enemy of Syria n if he was an enemy of Syria n but Antoine was blasted to pieces in his car as he left his home yesterday evening. And that means there is one left in the ...

Man with revealing hospital gown asks if universal health coverage would be too much to ask for

Delusion is the fuel Bush pours into war machines

Cheney entices Bush to invade Iran by mentioning stolen sports memorabilia

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