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I think the last thing Iraq needs is democracy. Yes, I've been pounding my shoe on the table in favor of democratizing Iraq for a couple years now. And when I say the last thing Iraq needs is democracy, I don't mean it shouldn't have it. I mean elections should be the last on a long list of priorities for Iraq. More

Tourism has been down since the terrorist events of Sept. 11, 2001, but a surprising survey shows that one segment of leisure activity is up

Sometimes good things come from unexpected places. That was certainly the case last week when President Bush and the Republican-dominated Congress agreed to triple international AIDS funding. More

A panel of federal judges in Washington took a step in the right direction last week by striking down as unconstitutional large sections of a campaign finance law that was supposed to take big money out of elections

And they're off! As the race officially began Monday for artists to submit designs for the World Trade Center Memorial, a fiery fax campaign was under way to protest guidelines that prohibit designs from distinguishing between heroes and victims. More

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So let me get this straight. We know that for 25 years Saddam Hussein tortured and murdered his people. Then in three weeks, coalition forces removed him and his thug pals from power. Then a few days later, thousands of Iraqis took to the streets and beat themselves silly in a bloody display that made slasher flicks look tame. Do I have this right? More