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The Off-Off-Year Elections
If there were broad messages in the grab bag of contests, they were for both parties.
Some Sense on Defense Spending
President Obama must work hard to make sure that his hard-won victories to reduce defense spending stay won.
Protection for Investors
The Investor Protection Act of 2009 should not exempt small public companies from the audit requirement.
Driving Without English
The abuses by Dallas police officers who fined drivers for not speaking English exemplify why cops should not be turned into immigration agents.
Questions for a Trade Official
President Obama�s nominee for the nation�s chief agricultural negotiator should represent a broad view of American agriculture.
Letters
Lewis Scott
Multimedia
Bloggingheads: Public Option Kabuki?
Tim Fernholz, left, of The American Prospect and Matt Lewis of Politics Daily debate whether the public option will be in the final Senate bill.
The Man Who Opened the Gate
Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the columnist Roger Cohen describes how a former East German border guard kept that fateful night peaceful, rather than filled with bloodshed.
Columnists
MAUREEN DOWD
Who Are You Calling a Narcissist, Rush?
Rush Limbaugh is more than ever the face of the Republican Party. He�s also the mouth.
THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
The Best Allies Money Can Buy
America has been able to fight two wars with few allies because we�ve hired the help.
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Op-Ed Contributors
A Job Too Big for One Man
A year since his election, President Obama seems to have a strategy, but he alone can�t end America�s struggle with race.
The Year of Living Postracially
A year ago, voters elected the first president of African descent. Therefore, here's a volunteer to be the first secretary of postracial affairs.
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Blogs
Happy Days
Happy Ending
The last essay for the blog in 2009 discusses how death helps us look upon life with the seriousness it merits.
Columns
The Wild Side
License to Wonder
Yes, science relies on facts, but also on speculation and inspiration.
By Design
Not New, but Improved
A big step forward in product design simply involves using better materials.
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From the Archive
Op-Classic, 1990: Haunted by Halloween
The holiday is for our dead, not for our children, wrote Robertson Davies.
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