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Mnar Muhawesh
Counterpoint: Don't bash watchdogs in Syria's 'information war'
Look to see who is behind the curtain: Just because websites like MintPress are trying to expose the roots of U.S. intervention doesn't mean we are on Assad's payroll.
Cynthia M. Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TNS)
Brigid O'Farrell
Progress has been slow but steady for women in construction
Challenges remain, but so does determination, as one tradeswoman on the State Capitol recently told President Obama.
John Rash
Protect the press to preserve democracy
U.S. should back a call to create the position of special representative of the U.N. secretary-general for the safety of journalists.
Editorial
House Democrats are standing in the way of new rules on retirement advice
Financial advisers would have to put the needs of clients first.
Ahmed Tharwat
An open letter to Egypt's president: Let my nephew go!
You claim to love Egypt, yet you've imprisoned a promising young man without charge.
Editorial
Let's compare Colorado shooting with California stabbings
Three innocents were shot dead, while four who were stabbed will live.
Editorial, The Economist
Angela Merkel: An indispensable European leader for her era
There is talk that her time in power is coming to an end. That is unlikely. A fraying European Union needs her presence.
Lori Sturdevant
Equal justice under the law isn't something that can be achieved halfheartedly
Take it from a former county attorney, now looking back on his life — his actions and inaction.
D.J. Tice
On MSOP, judge targets repeat offenders — against the rule of law
At least one person is doing his duty when it comes to the Minnesota Sex Offender Program.
Arne Carlson
Walter Mondale's political career in retrospect — and in respect
Statesmen are all too rare, and they warrant universal admiration that goes well beyond any political label.
Mitch Pearlstein
Racism in schools is overstated
I won't say it doesn't exist. I will say that an excessive focus on it is an obstacle in addressing very real achievement issues.
James Downie
Ben Carson's amazing ignorance
Journalists should drop the confrontational questions and just let him talk -- that will expose his vacuity.
Oren Gross
Denounce the hooligans who jeered a guest lecturer at the U
Shouting down a visiting Israeli professor at the Law School was an affront to basic rights and had a disturbing anti-Semitic tone.
Amy McBeth
Editorial counterpoint: BNSF goes far beyond 'minimum' for oil-train safety
The railroad has made huge investments in safety and improvements.
George F. Will
On Reagan, Bill O'Reilly book enters 'no-facts zone'
The "investigative historian" spills unsubstantiated slander in his bestseller.
Megan McArdle, Bloomberg View
Why reports of the GOP's demise are exaggerated
Tea party upset in Kentucky, reddening presidential polls, show Democrats in deep trouble. Here's the reason.
Jonathan Bernstein
Lame crusade to get money out of politics gets out of politics
Law professor's single-issue "candidacy" and overblown claims harmed his cause.
Kavitha Davidson, Bloomberg View
Economically, the World Series struck out (as sports events usually do)
Claims of big payoffs for host cities just don't stand up to scrutiny.
Cam Winton
Counterpoint: Consider all we got with Mayor Betsy Hodges
The record is mixed, of course. But rooting for the mayor as she sorts out successes and missteps is the best way to root for our city.
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