Controversies
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The economy: Free-market capitalism, RIP
feature The meltdown of the economy has upended all our assumptions about free-market capitalism.
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Russia: The specter of Cold War II
feature Russia’s brutal invasion of Georgia last month left the West dazed, “disunited,’’ and wondering if we’ve entered a new Cold War.
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The economic crisis: On Main Street, fear leads to frugality
feature Consumers, even the superwealthy ones, are closing up their wallets and altering their spending behavior.
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Star Wars: Why did the U.S. shoot down a satellite?
feature It was a story that could have ended very badly, said Mona Charen in National Review Online. Some 153 miles overhead, the
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Global warming: Do ‘green’ initiatives matter?
feature George W. Bush has blown his final chance on climate change, said The Washington Post in an editorial. With only nine months left in office, the president still had time to correct his “terrible legacy of inaction” on global
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The economy: Is the stimulus plan already too late?
feature "You know we have a crisis,
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Bush: How will history judge him?
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McClellan’s memoir: Why did he blow the whistle?
feature “Now he tells us,” said The Philadelphia Inquirer in an editorial. When he served as George W. Bush’s press secretary for three years, Scott McClellan heatedly defended his boss, the Iraq war, and the administrati
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Iraq: As violence ebbs, is reconciliation possible?
feature "Baghdad has undergone a remarkable transformation,
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Baseball: Will the steroid report change anything?
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Islamic justice: Turning a teddy bear into a crime
feature Muslims often wonder why so many non-Muslims are
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Controversy of the week
feature Subsidized health care: How poor is needy?
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The CIA’s secret plan: Did Cheney commit a crime?
feature Dick Cheney has come under scrutiny for ordering the CIA not to tell Congress about a post-9/11 plan to assassinate al Qaida operatives with paramilitary hit teams.
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Death in Kansas: An act of domestic terrorism?
feature Scott Roeder, the anti-abortion activist who allegedly gunned down Dr. George Tiller in church, was no lone nut—his rage was shaped by Christian extremist groups, which actually exulted in the assassination.
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