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Robert C. Gallo -- Inner Cities Need an AIDS Relief Program

Robert C. Gallo — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

Bush's PEPFAR made a real dent in Africa's HIV/AIDS plight. Now we need a program for America's cities.

How to Ground The Street

Eliot L. Spitzer — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

Even though I have to watch from the sidelines, I hope that Obama will have the strength and wisdom to do again what FDR did.

I Took His Class. Now He's Being Tested.

Carlos Lozada — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

I took his class. Now he's being tested.

The Center-Right Nation Exits Stage Left

Tod Lindberg — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

This month's drubbing is the latest sign that the political center of gravity is shifting.

5 Myths About an Election of Mythic Proportions

Chris Cillizza — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

The GOP didn't suffer a death blow. There wasn't a surge of young voters. And more.

In Japan, the Picture Isn't Quite So Bright

Ayako Doi — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

Why is Japan less positive than the rest of the world about Obama?

A Recession Can Clear The Air

Charles Morris — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

Virtually all of America's financial and political artillery has been dragooned into the great task of heading off a recession. This is exactly the wrong way to go. As painful as it will be in the short run, a recession is just what we need.

The Money Has Come From Somewhere

Joel Garreau — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

I've never understood how I manage to make my mortgage payments.

The Case of the Seven Aphorisms

Dahlia Lithwick — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

The Supreme Court grapples with the primordial ooze of the Summum case.

Raise the Gas Tax

Post — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

THE PRICE OF crude oil closed at $57.04 a barrel on Friday. That's about $90 cheaper than it was in July. The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline Friday was $2.15, nearly $2 less than it was in July. This is definitely good news for the battered American consumer. But we fear that the...

Nicaragua's Spoiled Ballot

Post — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

THROUGH MUCH of the 1980s, the United States waged a proxy war to prevent Daniel Ortega and his Sandinista party from consolidating a dictatorship in Nicaragua. In 1990, Mr. Ortega finally agreed to hold a presidential election, which he lost; since then Central America's poorest country has...

Full Speed Ahead

Post — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

AKEY REPORT on Maryland's Purple Line should clear up any lingering doubts about the transitway's viability. The study, conducted by the state, concluded that multiple variations of the line meet federal funding requirements and that any of the proposed options would have a minimal impact on the...

Deborah Howell on Remedying Perceptions of Media Bias

Deborah Howell — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

The Post should work harder on eliminating even the perception of bias, without sacrificing its reporting.

Making Too Much of a Victory in Virginia

Post — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

A Nov. 6 front-page article asserted that "Virginia Democrats have completed a major takeover of politics." The numbers don't really support that. According to unofficial results from the Virginia Board of Elections, the state had 5,034,660 registered voters in 2008; 3,724,200 cast ballots. The...

The Chesapeake Needs More Than Lawsuits

Post — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

The Nov. 8 editorial "Chesapeake Bay Watch" rightly highlighted the abysmal health of the Chesapeake Bay and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's failed strategy of viewing the courts as an environmental savior.

Stuff That Will Last

Post — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

The Nov. 11 Business article "Tapping Into Shoppers' Psyches" was interesting, but none of the retailers described in the story are tapping into what my psyche wants this season: quality goods that will last for years. Even in higher-end stores, much of the inventory is cheaply made. All I can think...

David S. Broder -- The GOP Loses Ground

David S. Broder — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

The deeper one digs into the returns from this past election, the more portentous the results seem.

Jim Hoagland -- A Congolese Challenge for Obama

Jim Hoagland — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

While world leaders gathered here to unleash soothing words on the financial tsunami swamping their economies, the daring "responsibility to protect" doctrine adopted by U.N. members three years ago was being buried in the killing fields of eastern Congo.

George F. Will on Bipartisan 'Socialism'

George F. Will — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

Government is now everywhere, and despite assurances, it won't be temporary or nonpolitical.

David Ignatius -- Terrorists Wary of Obama's Victory

David Ignatius — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

Let's try for a moment to read the mind of an al-Qaeda operative in the remote mountains of Waziristan as he listens to the news on the radio. His worldview has been roiled recently by two events -- one confounding his image of the West and the other confirming it.

Inner Cities Need an AIDS Relief Program

Robert C. Gallo — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

A lasting legacy of both President Bush and recent Congresses will be the largest global health initiative in history. Bush's efforts to reduce HIV infection and mortality rates through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) have made the first real dent in Africa's HIV/AIDS plight....

Inner Cities Need an AIDS Relief Program

Robert C. Gallo — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

New Look, Vision at Smithsonian's National Museum of American History

Post — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

It was just a dime store dinette, not the sort of place destined to make history. But on a winter afternoon a half-century ago, that Woolworth's counter in Greensboro, N.C., was the setting for a transformative moment in America's struggle for freedom.

Guard Your Rights at the Metro Station

Post — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

"NOTICE: Backpacks, carry-on items and other containers are subject to inspection."

How the Washington Nationals Can Gain New Fans

Post — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

For Washington baseball fans, life guarantees only three things: death, taxes and endless discussions about attendance at Washington Nationals games.

Obama Crossed a Divide That My Class Couldn't

Post — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

As Mr. Obama goes to Washington, I think back to my youth. Half a century ago, when I was growing up in the nation's capital, if you had told me that a black man would someday occupy the White House, I would have laughed at the idea.

A Circuit the Next President Needs to Complete

Post — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

One of the most important tasks that the Constitution delegates to the president is the appointment of federal judges. One of the first assignments that Barack Obama should undertake in discharging this critical responsibility as president is to find excellent judges to fill the four openings on the...

What Obama Means for... Black America

Jonetta Rose Barras — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

African Americans have just entered the no-excuses zone.

The Right Needs to Get Centered

Rich Lowry — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

Conservatism has no clear leaders and no idea where it went wrong.

What Obama Means for... King's Legacy

Ta-Nehisi Coates — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

Those of us who thought racism would keep Obama from the White House would be smart to think about why we were so wrong.

What Obama Means for... America's Global Image

Desmond Tutu — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

CAPE TOWN I am rubbing my eyes in disbelief and wonder. It can't be true that Barack Obama, the son of a Kenyan, is the next president of the United States.

Job One

Post — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

Zbigniew Brzezinski, T. Boone Pickens, Carly Fiorina, Ted Turner and others on the new president's agenda.

More Pain to Come, Even if He's Perfect

Joseph Stiglitz — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

The financial crisis bolstered Obama's win -- and could hasten his downfall.

The U.S. Has Power. What It Needs Is Authority.

Ron Suskind — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

The U.S. has power. What it could use is a little authority.

Not Quite Crystal Clear

Post — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

And the winner is . . . we're not sure yet. We'd planned to announce the results of Outlook's 14th election-predictions contest today, but the electorate didn't quite oblige.

We Didn't Just Lose a Race. We Lost Our Bearings.

Dov S. Zakheim — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

Obama won thanks to an intellectual decline within the Republican Party.

Missing the Campaign? Try the Politics of Sports.

Dave Zirin — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

Have you considered the politics of sports?

Mr. Obama's War

Post — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

WILL THE "war on terror" continue once the Obama administration is in office? In one sense the answer is easy: Barack Obama made clear during the election campaign that he takes the threat of al-Qaeda and other extremist groups seriously. He's been hawkish in proposing more troops for Afghanistan as...

A Better Vote

Post — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

THE MILLIONS of Americans who participated in Tuesday's historic presidential election should take a bow. From waiting in lines way too long to questioning challenges to their right to cast a ballot, voters showed remarkable persistence and patience. The need for such forbearance, though, suggests...

A Bailout for Metro

Post — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

THE CREDIT crisis has pushed transit agencies to the brink of financial catastrophe. At least 30 transit agencies, including the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, are at risk of defaulting on billions of dollars of loans, a calamity that could lead to services being slashed and fares...

An Obama Tilt in Campaign Coverage

Deborah Howell — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

The Post did a lot of good campaign coverage, but readers have been consistently critical of the lack of probing issues coverage and what they see as a tilt toward Democratic candidate Barack Obama. My surveys show that they are right on both counts.

An Obama Tilt in Campaign Coverage

Deborah Howell — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

The Post provided a lot of good campaign coverage, but readers have been consistently critical of the lack of probing issues coverage and what they saw as a tilt toward Democrat Barack Obama. My surveys, which ended on Election Day, show that they are right on both counts.

Doing What We Can in Congo

Post — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

The Nov. 3 editorial "Misery in Congo" rightly acknowledged that the 17,000-strong peacekeeping force of the U.N. Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) is too small. But within its modest means, MONUC is doing everything it can to address the crisis.

Better Than Bankruptcy

Post — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

It's hard to understand why anyone would suggest that it would have been better for American International Group (AIG) to file for bankruptcy court protection than to receive help from the Federal Reserve ["Effectiveness of AIG's $143 Billion Rescue Questioned," news story, Nov. 3].

Governors Know Best

David S. Broder — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

After the celebrations of the success of Barack Obama, Joe Biden and the congressional Democrats, it is time to tip the hat to some other people -- with names such as John Hoeven, Jon Huntsman, Jim Douglas and Mitch Daniels. They are Republicans reelected Tuesday as governors of North Dakota, Uta...

Health Care Can't Wait

Edward M. Kennedy — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

The story of America has been a journey toward being a fairer and more just nation. We have encountered many barriers along the way, and at times we have stumbled. But again and again, we have come together to surmount the obstacles in our path and realize more fully the promise of America.

Feeling the Love

Donna Britt — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

Before I saw my son crumpled on the floor, I thought I understood what Barack Obama signified.

Nuance on the March

Jim Hoagland — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

Blunt and pugnacious will soon give way to supple and below-the-radar. Say goodbye to the Bush era in foreign policy and hello to the Obama moment.

Democratic Ironies, Republican Afflictions

George F. Will — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

The Capitol Steps, an ensemble that entertains Washington with political satire that often is indistinguishable from the news, begins its current show with a public address announcement advising the audience to note where the auditorium's exits are. But "in the event of an emergency, please remai...

Correction

Post — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

Because of an editing error, the Nov. 7 op-ed column "Vows That Can't Be Voted Down" incorrectly suggested that the Mormon Church had contributed funds to efforts to pass Proposition 8, the constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage in California. The op-ed should have said "members of the...

Sweeping the Red Out of Our Region

Post — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

Slowly but surely, voters in the Washington area are purging Republicans from the ranks of local government.

The Night We Made History

Post — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

It was probably close to 11 p.m. when I realized I was missing out on something monumental. In my very small but comfortable dorm at Georgetown University, I sat with my face glued to the computer screen trying to focus on my neglected Spanish homework. The volume on my television had even been...

2008: Year of the Young Voter

Post — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

Nov. 4, 2008. In more than 20 years of studying and working on college campuses, I had never seen such electoral fervor among our nation's youth. In Virginia, about 42 percent of newly registered voters are college-age. Only five hours after the polls opened on Tuesday, it was already clear to me...

Think Green About Parking in D.C.

Post — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

On Oct. 16, the D.C. Zoning Commission met to discuss reducing or eliminating parking requirements for new developments. The meeting may have come a little late, considering that new developments such as the DC USA shopping mall, the Harris Teeter in Adams Morgan, and the Columbia Heights Giant all...

Making Diplomas Mean Something

Post — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST

Five decades after the Brown v. Board of Education decision helped nourish new dreams, our inability to educate poor African American and Latino children in our public schools remains a badge of shame ["One-Sixth of Md. Seniors Falling Short for Diplomas," front page, Oct. 29].