LEONARD PITTS JR. A clash of cultures

We don't know why Faleh Hassan Almaleki came to this country in the mid-'90s, and it's unlikely he'll be able to tell us anytime soon. He's in jail in Maricopa County, Ariz., at this writing, in lieu of a $5 million cash bond.

RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR.: Mark a date for immigration bill

SAN DIEGO -- It's time to send Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York a slew of calendars.

GAIL COLLINS: But the signs were so obvious ...

CINCINNATI -- In Ohio, citizens marched to the polls on Tuesday and voted to allow gambling casinos in the state. This was a obviously a message to President Barack Obama that independent voters are not happy with the way the health care bill is going.

LEONARD PITTS JR.: In Chicago, justice and truth take backseat

Anthony McKinney got a life sentence for running down the street.

CAL THOMAS: Enablers and excusers of communism

On Nov. 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall was pulled down to the consternation of leftists, who still had faith socialism could work with the right leaders, and to the delight of conservatives, who believed that socialism and communism guaranteed mutually shared p

JOHN BOEHNER: Republicans have a much better plan

By John Boehner

MAUREEN DOWD: Who are you calling a narcissist, Rush?

WASHINGTON -- I had a four-hour dinner once with Rush Limbaugh at the "21" Club in Manhattan, back in the days when I was still writing profiles as a "reporterette," to use a Limbaugh coinage.

THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN: The best allies money can buy

In 2003, I was on a trip to Iraq and had arranged an appointment in the Green Zone with a member of the then-Iraqi Governing Council. Security was tight. I was with my Iraqi translator, a middle-aged man who had once been a teacher.

PAUL KRUGMAN: Stimulus plan too little of a good thing

The good news is that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, aka the Obama stimulus plan, is working the way textbook macroeconomics said it would. But that's also the bad news -- because the same textbook analysis says that the stimulus was far

EUGENE ROBINSON: A record you can believe in

WASHINGTON -- It's been a year since a healthy majority of American voters elected Barack Obama to change the world. Which is precisely what he's doing.

RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR.: In Dallas, watch your language

SAN DIEGO -- What's next? A resurgence of segregated swimming pools, where they only let Mexican-Americans swim on Fridays because they drain the pool on Saturdays? A return to segregated movie theaters, where Latinos sit in the balcony?

E.J. DIONNE JR.: Advice? Hug Obama, find the moderates

WASHINGTON -- Memo to Democrats: You will be defined by President Obama whether you like it or not, so you might as well embrace him for the benefits he can bring you.

TRUDY RUBIN: When Sen. Kerry met President Karzai

Whatever Afghanistan strategy President Obama chooses will hinge on whether U.S. officials can work with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

JONAH GOLDBERG: Perotistas on the march

One of the most macabre images I've ever heard described came in the aftermath of the Asian tsunami in 2004. Before the tidal wave crashed on shore, beachgoers stood around and idly gaped as the water drastically receded. Bewildered, they didn't

BOB HERBERT: Changing world requires action, passion

One of the most cherished items I own is a postcard that was sent from Mississippi to the Upper West Side of Manhattan in June 1964.

EUGENE ROBINSON: Can't split difference in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON -- Barack Obama didn't set out to be a "war president," but that's what history compels him to be. The nation and the world are fortunate that he doesn't have the reckless, ready-fire-aim mentality of George W. Bush.

CLARENCE PAGE: Obama's Fox strategy flawed

Surely President Obama and his advisors don't really think that their feud with Fox News will do anything but enhance the cable network's viewership. A deeper problem is what the flap over Fox reveals about Team Obama: They still seem to be more

DIANNE FEINSTEIN: Time for Legislature to solve state's water crisis

California's elected leaders have been called back to Sacramento for a special session to address California's chronic water shortages.

GARRY BREDEFELD: Grizzlies owners should keep up their end of deal

The on-going saga regarding the downtown stadium, unfortunately, continues. Ten years ago, the drama was about getting the stadium built, and finally it was completed. Half a million people visit the stadium annually and what was once an empty lot now gen

LEONARD PITTS JR.: A reason to rally around Rush Limbaugh

We are gathered here today in sympathy with our brother, Rush Limbaugh.

JOHN M. VALENTINO: Health reform vital to Valley business

If you're like me, you have experienced confusion and uncertainty as you analyze health care reform. The issues are complicated, partisan rhetoric is common and our individual health care experiences are relatively limited when contrasted to the real

RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR.: Stories that give you hope

SAN DIEGO -- Coming from a family that is something of a racial and ethnic stew -- her mother is Afro-Cuban, her father Australian with Irish roots -- CNN's Soledad O'Brien can choose to identify herself in any number of ways.

EUGENE ROBINSON: Family will do anything to be on 'real' TV

WASHINGTON -- Now we know the answer to one of the vexing questions of the modern age: Evidently, there is nothing at all that some people won't do to get on television.

CAL THOMAS: Don't ask, tell or legitimize

I am sympathetic to the story told by Joseph Rocha, who says in a Washington Post opinion column that he was discharged from the Navy because he is gay, though he says he never told anyone. Rocha says his male colleagues concluded he was gay when he would

JERRY DUNCAN: Facts about Grizzlies lease

Building a baseball stadium in downtown Fresno is one of the smartest things this city has ever done. Where before there was a rundown hotel and blighted buildings in a part of town few would ever go (and for the same cost of building a parking structure)

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