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Find editorial, opinion & Op-Ed articles from Brooks, Dowd, Friedman, Herbert, Kristof, Krugman, Safire & more. Read or e-mail a letter to the editor. 
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<title>The U.N. Oil Scandal</title>
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The United Nations bureaucracy had no power to prevent illicit oil or arms deals outside the oil-for-food program.
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<title>Showdown for Press Freedom</title>
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The First Amendment suffered a blow in October when a federal judge sentenced two reporters to prison for refusing to reveal their confidential sources.
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A Soldier's Story: The Curious Transformation of a Son of Dynasty
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Mayor Richard Daley's 29-year-old son was a managing partner at Companion Capital. By next month, he'll be a grunt in the United States Army.
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<author>By LAWRENCE DOWNES</author>
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<title>Giving Birth: The Caesarean Debate (6 Letters)</title>
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<title>Army Recruiters, Go Home (3 Letters)</title>
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<title>Safety Since Bhopal</title>
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<title>African AIDS Epidemic</title>
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<title>Jingle Bell Schlock</title>
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It's a scientific fact, or should be, that Christmas music can turn you into a fruitcake.
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<author>By MAUREEN DOWD</author>
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<title>Fly Me to the Moon</title>
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Summoning our energies to produce a 21st-century fuel is George W. Bush's opportunity to be both Nixon to China and J.F.K. to the moon - in one move.
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<title>The Eastern Front, 2004</title>
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The Ukraine is a challenge that the European Union cannot ignore but is reluctant to address.
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<author>By TONY JUDT</author>
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<title>The King and I</title>
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It strikes me as ironic that my song has become the standard reference work on the subject of King Tut.
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<author>By STEVE MARTIN</author>
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