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Robert Wilonsky, The Dallas Morning News (TNS)
Here in Dallas, no, we're not OK
It's devastating to become the World's Most Awful News Story — until the next one breaks.
Libertarian Party presidential nominee comes up short
Gary Johnson offers mostly simplistic answers to complex questions.
Eli Lake, Bloomberg View
Blair didn't lie his way into Iraq. Neither did Bush.
Long investigation concludes that British leader was wrong about Saddam Hussein's weapons capabilities. But an error is not a crime.
Lauren Carroll, PolitiFact
Case closed: Clinton's claims on e-mails fail
E-mails to her private server were classified, and she knew it.
Mike Hashimoto, The Dallas Morning News (TNS)
First, let's get the facts on police shootings
A deadly encounter that sounds/looks bad might change as more details become clear. Nothing is lost by taking time to judge.
Bruce Humphrys
Counterpoint: Minnesota Sinfonia has brought classical music to diverse audiences for three decades
Through free concerts, accessible venues and its Music in the Schools program, orchestra has worked to expose new audiences to music.
Megan McArdle, Bloomberg View
The political implications of Hillary Clinton's e-mails: Probably a wash
Swing voters will see Clinton as not very ethical, as they did before, and as they do Trump.
M.J. Moore
My hours with Elie Wiesel
When author and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel visited Winona State in 1990, I was a young English instructor assigned to stick by his side. Decades later, his words still resonate.
Editorial
Clinton must learn from e-mail mess
She also needs to show voters she's capable of better judgment.
Alejandro Baer
Elie Wiesel, 1928-2016: Through his efforts, a singular genocide is understood universally
The proliferation of attention to the Holocaust has been extraordinarily influential in the moral and political debates about atrocities.
Hussein Ibish, Foreign Policy
Elie Wiesel's moral imagination never reached Palestine
This need not tarnish his legacy. It simply makes him a product of his place and time, which is informative.
David Weigel
Donald Trump, Saddam Hussein and why people mistrust the media
Oh, so now this matters, when we need a distraction?
Editorial
Don't dismiss all car automation over Tesla crash
The model should not have been considered to be self-driving.
Dr. Dave Watkin
Health care as a business has hurt health care as a practice
For starters, here's what happens when the doctors are just the "providers" and the patients become the "customers."
Micah Zenko
Do not believe U.S. figures on drone strike civilian casualties
What was released last week is apparently the limit of reform for lethal counterterrorism strikes that this president will pursue.
Heather Sweeney
I was a military wife for 13 years; I won't do it again
Don't say: "You knew what you were getting yourself into." In reality, one doesn't have the slightest idea.
John Lawyer
The U.S. Constitution: Time to update, to ensure a functioning government
It's been 80 years since our last major readjustment of government, and incapacity and nightmare scenarios have mounted.
GAIL COLLINS
Alan J. Wilensky
For this year's veepstakes, let imagination be your guide
It's already been one of the strangest races in history; these modest recommendations keep it that way.
Eli Lake, Bloomberg View
Whatever declassified information reveals, Saudis have fueled rise of terrorism in subtle ways
Whether declassified information shows direct involvement, the kingdom has fueled the rise of violent groups in other, subtler ways.
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