November 26, 2007
Howard’s painful finale
SEATTLE, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The writing had been on the wall for more than a year. But even 48 hours ago I did not quite…
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November 12, 2007
Radek Sikorski’s Patriotism
LONDON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- The people of Poland have spoken. Thankfully, they have dumped Jaroslaw Kaczynski and his xenophobic Law and Justice Party, or PiS,…
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November 1, 2007
Wisdom from the streets
TORONTO, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- A few weeks ago, on one of my regular visits to the United Kingdom, I found myself talking to the cabbie…
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October 19, 2007
Morocco’s exemplary election
RABAT, Morocco, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Last month Morocco proved why it is well on its way to becoming a model for elections in Africa and…
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September 21, 2007
Taking Aliyev at his word
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept. 21 (UPI, The Washington Post) -- The delegation moved through security and up the elevators to a grand foyer. From the window,…
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September 4, 2007
A deceptively quiet Golan
GOLAN HEIGHTS, Israel, Sept. 4 (UPI, The Washington Post) -- A tour bus perched atop the Golan Heights waits for tourists taking pictures of U.N.…
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August 25, 2007
Liquidate them if necessary
MOSCOW, Aug. 25 (UPI, The Washington Post) -- Forty-six years ago, in August 1961, the Berlin Wall was built. As a teenager I would walk…
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August 9, 2007
Leading by example
YEKATERINBURG, Russia, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- President Bush has advocated creating democracy worldwide -- a meritorious goal whose strategic implementation has been an abject failure.…
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July 31, 2007
Conversing with Berezovsky
MELBOURNE, Jul. 31 (UPI, The Washington Post) -- Who really knows Boris Berezovsky? Of all the articles written, books published, of all the portraits on…
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July 17, 2007
Twisting the shadow of 9/11
PRAGUE, Czech Republic, July 17 (UPI, The Washington Post) -- "If that's what you need, that's what you got," was the latest Bush-speak delivered in…
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