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Trump ignores national security concerns with ZTE decision
Chinese company guilty of selling services, equipment to Iran and North Korea.
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Despite Mideast upheaval, Iraq pulled off a democratic election
And, against all odds, voting was competitive, fair and mostly peaceful.
Noah Feldman
U.S. Supreme Court ruling on sports betting is a victory for states' rights
It centered on the "anti-commandeering doctrine," relating to what Congress can tell states to do. Beyond the direct effects for the gambling case, it's a hint about the court's direction.
Marshall H. Tanick
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Is it legal to bar tobacco sales to those under 21?
Minneapolis looks poised to join the trend, but recent lawsuits challenging age restrictions on another matter — gun sales — are worth noting.
Alex Nowrasteh
How Trump is really changing immigration
In addition to his emphasis on stopping illegal border crossings, he's making it harder for people to come here legally. Here's an overview.
Yossi Klein Halevi
Israelis and Palestinians need to honor a two-story solution
Solving our conflict will require each side to contract its maximalist dreams, a violation of its perception of justice. And each must acknowledge the sacrifice of the other.
Editorial, Bloomberg View
Trump offers a weak prescription on drug costs
His proposal offers only small changes that will have little impact.
Dong Hyuk Lee and Amanda Bennett
Voice of America has a role to play on the Korean Peninsula
Let's give North Koreans the outside information they crave. Like we've done successfully with other countries before.
John M. Crisp, Tribune News Service (TNS)
Nominations are battlegrounds. But the Haspel nomination is maybe worth a fight?
It reflects the American ambivalence about torture.
Ramesh Ponnuru, Bloomberg View
Partisan battle lines on confirmations are hardening
A spin through recent history shows the trend and how it bodes ill for the future.
Leonid Bershidsky
Why Germans are getting fed up with America
The establishment is frustrated but patient. The voters are increasingly anti-American.
Mike Gamache and, ANNETTE THOMPSON
It's time to change the makeup of the unelected Met Council
Having communities pick local elected officials would make the council more accountable and bring it into federal compliance.
Editorial, Dallas Morning News
Dealing with Iran now will take even more strategic thinking
Trump team needs to show precise, steady execution of new way forward.
Editorial
CIA nominee blew her chance to repudiate dark chapter
Gina Haspel needed to say torture she oversaw was immoral.
John Rash
Rash Report: 'In the Intense Now' of political protest, in 1968 and today
Walker Art Center's "Legacy of '68" film series sparks comparisons to current world turbulence.
Joe Shneider
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Attack of the invasive species: Data understate the degree of lake infestations
Statistics say 7 percent of state lakes have invaders, but the rate is vastly higher for larger bodies.
ALVIN EASTER
A new view of life thanks to 'Herbie,' my motorized chair
Observations on Dinkytown's mean streets, some awkward seats — and a furry friend.
LAWRENCE DOWNES
If only all the troubles in paradise were as easy as a volcano
It's a long, slow eruption, "a disaster you can walk away from" — highly localized and, in a certain frame of mind, even lovely.
DeWayne Davis, Arielle Rosenberg and Rob Eller-Isaacs
In America's war on the poor, it's time to fight back
Join us in our "National Call for Moral Revival" and help us put an end to discriminatory circumstances like the ones you'll read about in this article.
GARY M. JOHNSON
Private-college tuition: You could be the next contestant on 'The Price is Right'
Schools can't afford the growing financial needs of their students. So they're playing them off one another.
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