All Commentary
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The Monitor's View: The Obama and McCain split on Guantánamo
They are both partly wrong in their reactions to a high court ruling on the rights of Guantánamo detainees.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about the Olympics in Chicago, industry lobbies, free markets, brash volunteerism, and presidential candidates.
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Opinion: The death of U.S. strategy in Iraq
What outcome can justify the costs of fighting on?
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Opinion: Airlines are charging for the wrong bags
Fees for carry-on luggage make much more sense.
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The Monitor's View: Europe's unfinished house
Building European unity takes time. An Irish vote to halt it should not discourage.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about international aid, the US and secession, knife bans in Britain, and mandating Sundays as 'off' days.
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Opinion: The real reason running mates matter
Of the past 11 VPs, 7 went on to become their party's presidential nominee.
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Opinion: Candidates: Stop misusing religion
Faith tours? Clergy endorsements? That's not America.
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The Monitor's View: For mass transit, mass investment
With record ridership and fuel prices, subways, trains, and buses are strapped.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about overpopulation, meat and food crises, appeasement, and faith in politics.
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Opinion: Obama's appeal in the Muslim world
An Arab Muslim foresees a possible new era of positive US leadership.
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Opinion: A dad's wisdom grows on you
It took me a while to appreciate my dad's precision in the garden.
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The Monitor's View: Terror in retreat
The US and Colombia are winning a campaign against rebels and Chávez.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about treatment of war prisoners, improving voting systems, and Ron Paul's chances in this year's election.
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Opinion: Send more U.S. students abroad
We can't be competitive globally if we lack exposure beyond US borders.
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Opinion: What Tiananmen crushed in me
As an American student in China, I saw idealism bloom – then get trampled.
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The Monitor's View: Shalom to a new pro-Israel lobby
An alternative to AIPAC, the new group 'J Street" could help US leaders be more even-handed.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about US withdrawal from Iraq, nationality in hockey, and balancing sports with academics.
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Opinion: Do granite countertops mask our emptiness?
My hunch is that we're fixated on perfecting our home interiors because we don't want to work on ourselves.
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Opinion: Spotlight on China, darkness in Tibet
Tibet is shouting. But China isn't listening.
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