Thursday, 5 October 2017

Thursday's Opinions: Why the majority keeps losing on guns

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Why the majority keeps losing on guns
Our democracy has been perverted.
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Jimmy Carter: What I've learned from North Korea's leaders
It's time for peace talks, and Rex Tillerson is on the right track.
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The Nobel committee should go ahead and infuriate China
Liu Xia suffered along with her husband, who won the prize in 2010.
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Bikini-clad baristas serve up a lesson in free speech
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The next Islamic State would be deadlier
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The stamina of the American consumer
Consumer confidence seems more wide than deep.
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The Post’s View
This GOP tax proposal isn't fair. Here's what would be.
Putting a cap on tax deductions would close loopholes without singling out one tax break, one area of the country or one set of wealthy people.
 
The Senate's Russia probe is still far from over
The Senate Intelligence Committee should take the time it needs to be thorough in its investigation.
 
Let the Rohingya return to Burma — immediately
And hold those responsible for the Muslim minority group's horrific exodus to account.
 
 
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Stakeout at Dulles Airport launched Politico bombshell on Tom Price’s charter-flight scandal
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Steady Tillerson is here to stay
Tillerson has the patience and maturity to deal with the world — and the State Department, for that matter — as it really is.
 
Yes, Rep. Tim Murphy is a hypocrite on abortion. That’s not the worst part.
Americans' reluctance to identify with people who have had abortions does not stop even when they or their partner have had (or planned to have) an abortion.
 
Pence operative would hand Senate to Democrats
Will sane Republicans flee?
 
John Thompson, an exoneree and relentless voice for criminal-justice reform, has died
He was twice wrongly convicted, then the Supreme Court refused to hold prosecutors accountable.
 
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