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America paid tribute yesterday to Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy, to whom President Bush posthumously awarded the nation's highest military decoration for valor - the Medal of Honor - in a White...more >

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SMOKE & MIRRORS
THE days of deception on the health risks of ciga rettes aren't over after all - although now the distortion's coming from the "good guys." For decades, the industry-funded Tobacco Institute denied the harmful consequences of smoking and did a great disservice to public health. Today, however, it's anti-smoking advocates spreading the disinformation - overstating...MORE >
WHEN SKID ROW GOES CITYWIDE
FOR years now, on any given evening, downtown Los Angeles has looked like a photo shoot from the Great Depression, with more than 5,000 homeless camped on sidewalks and streets. Some tents are tidy, well kept and seemingly well provisioned; others are filthy and decrepit. And some people are just sleeping on benches or concrete. All are living without bathrooms - or any running water except from...MORE >
NO 'NIGHTMARE'
THE former top com mander in Iraq - Army Lt.-Gen. Ricardo Sanchez (ret.) - recently called the situation in Iraq "a nightmare with no end in sight." Citing insufficient prewar planning and a strained military, he painted a dismal picture of American prospects there. War critics painted a similar picture when violence in Iraq peaked in '05 and '06 - using terms like "civil...MORE >
HUCKABEE'S SWEET SPOT
FORMER Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee told a gathering of social conservatives in Washington last weekend, in a boffo speech that received repeated standing ovations, that "it's important that...MORE >

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Every Sunday in the Post

SMOKE & MIRRORS

Research study from Epidemiologic Perspectives and Innovation
NY Health Tsar feature from New York Magazine
Michael Siegel\'s blog

posted: October 23, 2007 08:06

FEERICK'S TAINTED PROBE

Troopergate update from Politics on the Hudson
Opinion from Hot Air blog
Editorial from The Auburn Citizen

posted: October 23, 2007 06:10

GOP'S LINE-ITEM LUNACY

Romney analysis from The New Yorker
President Bush on Line-Item Veto

posted: October 22, 2007 09:57

BILLIONAIRES ON FARM GRAVY TRAIN

Farm bill reform campaign from Oxfam
Opinion from the Billings Gazette
Poll from the Western Farm Press
Research from Environmental Working Group

posted: October 22, 2007 08:28

HUCKABEE'S SWEET SPOT

Opinion from the American Spectator
Analysis from Time magazine
Huckabee video from FoxNews.com

posted: October 23, 2007 07:05

A HERO'S HUMANITY

Feature story from CBS News
News story from the Stamford Advocate
Feature story from the Boston Herald

posted: October 23, 2007 06:10

RUDY'S MACHINE

Fred Barnes column from The Weekly Standard
GOP debate analysis from Real Clear Politics

posted: October 22, 2007 08:44

TAKE OUT THE TRASH, SHELLY

Opinion from the Gotham Gazette
Opinion from Downtown Express
Recycling Station bill from NYS Assembly

posted: October 22, 2007 06:13

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TORRE'S LAST STAND: INSULT OR JUST BUSINESS?

THE ISSUE: Yankees Manager Joe Torre's rejection of the contract offered to him for next season.I think Joe Torre has lost sight of reality ("We Made You," Oct. 21). If he thinks being paid $5 million a year and being the highest-paid manager in the history of baseball is an insult, then I say good riddance. The Yankees won plenty of championships before Torre got...

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