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Terrorism is a clear and present danger

The United States — like India, a soft target — is losing its margin of safety.

Congress should let states jam prison phone signals

Las Casas is nurturing young artists

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Everyone can fight vehicle burglaries

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Bush was not stupid, just wrong-headed

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Maria Anglin: To get a jump on holidays, let's call it Thanksmas time

I've made a decision — I'm going to hold my breath and jump in, and I'm going to start the holiday season right now.

Iraqi people paved way for Iraq-U.S. security pacts

Two events and one document frame the historical context of two pending agreements that will guide U.S.-Iraqi relations over the next three to 10 years: the Status of Forces Agreement, or SOFA, and the Strategic Framework Agreement, or SFA.

Misguided moralism limiting foster parent pool, hurting children

Kathy Clay Little: Is it not also a sin to have a little child suffering because he or she does not have the love, nurturing and security of parents?

Obama giving the world new optimism about U.S.

But to put America on the right track, says Mansour O. El-Kikhia, Obama must face global issues head on.

Somebody's gotta lose

Bruce Davidson reflects on those who don't get the winning votes.

Returning to the past is a sobering prospect

T.R. Ferenbach: Today everyone would like for things to return to normal. But what do we mean by normal?

Targeting democracy

Jonathan Gurwitz: While you were eating turkey and presumably giving thanks to God, jihadists were engaged in their own blasphemous feast — an orgy of blood and murder in India.

We deserve a break this holiday weekend, for the hard slog lies ahead

Victor Landa: Thank goodness for Thanksgiving. It's a welcome breather before the final push to end the year. Especially this year, which is ending on a flat note.