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Opinion | 11/20/09
As they confront Iran's nuclear aims, negotiators must mind the Shiite doctrine of deceit called 'taqiyya.'
Opinion | 11/20/09
If parents prime children only for success, how will they ever be able to survive in the real world?
Opinion | 11/19/09
China must allow currency to rise. The US must boost savings.
Opinion | 11/19/09
The disconnect between production and consumption threatens both China and America.
Opinion | 11/19/09
Urging Mexico to strive for a better health care system could relieve the burden on US taxpayers.
Opinion | 11/18/09
Devaluing the dollar is spoiling global economic recovery. The Fed and President Obama must reject easy money and ever-larger deficits.
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