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Incursion Into Gaza
Israel must try to end this conflict as soon as possible and in a way that increases the chances for negotiating a broad regional peace.
The Best Interests of the Child
The Arkansas law that makes it illegal for gay and unmarried couples to adopt or become foster parents interferes with the ability to place children in the best homes.
Still Broken After All These Years
New York’s government is still an anti-democratic disgrace. The only bright spot this year is that senators have an opportunity to improve the way they do business.
Appreciations
Senator Claiborne Pell’s Vision
Senator Pell, who died last week, is best known as the father of Pell Grants. For the author they were miraculous.
Letters
Thomas Libetti
Multimedia
Bloggingheads: Grim Inauguration?
Eve Fairbanks of The New Republic and Robert Farley of the University of Kentucky discuss what kind of inauguration speech Barack Obama should give.
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The Face of Slavery
Nicholas D. Kristof visits Cambodia and meets Long Pross, a young woman who was forced into sexual slavery.
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BOB HERBERT
The Afghan Quagmire
The time to go all out in Afghanistan was in the immediate aftermath of the 2001 terror attacks. That time has passed.
DAVID BROOKS
The Confidence War
This isn’t a war of attrition between Israelis and Palestinians. It’s a series of psychological exchanges designed to shift the balance of morale.
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Op-Ed Contributors
Where Is Our Ferdinand Pecora?
Congress should conduct an inquest into the economic crisis. For inspiration, it can turn to Ferdinand Pecora’s questioning in Senate hearings that demystified the 1929 crash.
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How Intelligent a Choice?
Underwhelming support for Leon Panetta from Dianne Feinstein.
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Think Again
The 10 Best American Movies
One take on the best American movies, not of 2008 but of all time.
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Barack Obama’s inauguration is only a few weeks away. Before Bill Clinton was sworn in as president, Edmund Morris looked out his window at the Capitol Dome and back upon a century of inaugurations.
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