The Buffalo News : Opinion

Saturday, May 17, 2008

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Campaigns should promise civility
George McGovern and Barry Goldwater disagreed about the Vietnam War, Social Security, military spending and tax policy. But they have two things in common: They both lost election landslides that shaped their parties more than most election victories do, and they share a very good idea about how Americans should conduct their campaigns.
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Edwards gets a microphone, again
WASHINGTON — Well, at least they didn’t kiss.
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Living and dying with injustice
I asked you a question.
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Crop subsidies survive
A hungry individual can feel a lot better about himself if, instead of eating another doughnut or Twinkie, he munches on a nice New York apple.
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Hearing the ‘R’ word cuts like a knife

In most homes, a common family rule is not to curse or use swear words.

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Another Voice

New Yorkers can have greater efficiency, if they want it

Why should Western New Yorkers care about “21st Century Local Government,” the just-released recommendations of the governor’s Commission on Local Government Efficiency and Competitiveness?

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Concern mounts over ingredient in Plastics

PHILADELPHIA — Inside her Ursinus College lab, biology professor Rebecca Roberts dons rubber gloves and watches as her students inject spleen samples from mice with a reactive substance.

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