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    <title><![CDATA[   U.S. women's soccer team wins a shot at gold ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:48 CDT</pubDate>
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        BEIJING | United States goalkeeper Hope Solo wanted to take on Brazil last fall in a major showdown. She&amp;rsquo;ll get her chance now at the Olympics.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Right to bear arms focused on militias, not individuals ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:18 CST</pubDate>
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        If the Second Amendment (original meaning) is obsolete, irrelevant, or merely stupid, the remedy is evident: Pass a law! Or, in this case, amend the Constitution. That task belongs to the legislature, not the judiciary.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Our military is building a bridge to lasting peace ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:36 CST</pubDate>
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        The iconic symbols of freedom, prosperity and hope are the American soldier, sailor, airman and Marine.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   KC School District moving right direction ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 21:24 CST</pubDate>
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        The Kansas City School District is in full turnaround mode, as well it should be. The district has been failing its children. Educational achievement is unacceptably poor.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Saving more lives responsibly ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:25 CST</pubDate>
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        We read with concern the article &amp;ldquo;Angioplasty: Change of Heart&amp;rdquo; (11/16) by Alan Bavley. Rather than indicting the field of interventional cardiology, it would be refreshing to see The Star publish an article on the remarkable evolution of angioplasty and stent techniques, and the countless lives that have benefited from these procedures.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Thanksgiving a time to say many thanks for giving ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:16 CST</pubDate>
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        Judging from recent news, this holiday season looks to be anything but &amp;ldquo;the most wonderful time of the year.&amp;rdquo;      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   She was known for taking better care of others than herself ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:32 CST</pubDate>
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        Arlene Powell&amp;rsquo;s fondest wish as a cook was to serve her customers steak. It hadn&amp;rsquo;t been a problem when she worked at the American Legion in El Dorado, Ark. Or when she cooked at the Wacky Burger restaurant in Lake Elsinor, Calif.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Pro-Con: Should U.S. presidents grant pardons? YES ]]></title>
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        Pardons aren&amp;rsquo;t illegitimate. They&amp;rsquo;re constitutional (Article II, Section 2). They&amp;rsquo;re also compassionate. We need more of them.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   The ‘good' Funkhouser vs. the ‘bad' ]]></title>
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        Hard times are coming for America&#39;s large municipalities. Atlanta&#39;s employees face a 10 percent pay cut. St. Louis County&#39;s workers probably won&#39;t get pay raises next year. Philadelphia plans to shutter 11 of its 54 libraries.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Gay-rights groups are culture-war aggressors ]]></title>
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        Did you catch the political ad in which two Jews ring the doorbell of a nice working-class family? They barge in and rifle through the wife&#39;s purse and then the man&#39;s wallet for any cash. Cackling, they smash the daughter&#39;s piggy bank and pinch every penny. &#147;We need it for the Wall Street bailout!&#148; they exclaim.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Pro-Con: Did the Big Three automakers CEOs behave outrageously by traveling in corporate jets to their bailout hearings? NO ]]></title>
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        Using rough numbers, a single CEO spending $20,000 to fly to Washington to ask for $20 billion is spending 1 one millionth of the proposed bailout. For GM or Ford or Chrysler, 20 grand just isn&#39;t a lot of money.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Pro-Con: Did the Big Three automakers CEOs behave outrageously by traveling in corporate jets to their bailout hearings? YES ]]></title>
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        Nobody was asking that the CEOs apologize for their personal wealth and career successes. But when the corporation that rewards you so extravagantly is going down the toilet, a little humility and sensitivity is in order.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Pro-Con: Was justice served with the prosecution of Lori Drew, the MySpace Mom? YES ]]></title>
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        It&#39;s been a little over two years since 13-year-old Megan Meier hung herself in her closet, following the horrific blows delivered to her by an adult, Lori Drew, who used the Internet to lure and then destroy the fragile and depressed teen.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Pro-Con: Was justice served with the prosecution of Lori Drew, the MySpace Mom? NO ]]></title>
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        This case highlights a fundamental concern about the proper role of the criminal law. Would Lori Drew&#39;s admittedly abominable acts have been better handled through the civil courts? People are always doing nasty things to each other, occasionally with catastrophic consequences, yet we rarely expect the government to step in, preferring in a democracy to keep the state&#39;s reach from becoming overbroad.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Difficult challenges remain for U.S. in Afghanistan ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:34 CST</pubDate>
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        While violence in Iraq has diminished to levels comparable to early 2004, violence in Afghanistan has intensified.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Bio-research lab would give Kansas a boost ]]></title>
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        A federal agency&#39;s recommendation to build a $563 million bio-research lab in Manhattan, Kan., is a powerful shot in the arm for the state&#39;s economy and the region&#39;s research aspirations.      
    
  

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