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  • Don't destroy West Desert

    Imagine Utah's West Desert turning into a "pollution spewing ... dust bowl." Opponents to an application by the Southern Nevada Water Authority to pump water from the Snake Valley — which straddles the Utah-Nevada border — have warned in documents filed with Nevada's state engineer that drawing from this water source could spell ecological disaster.
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  • USS Cole demands justice

    Nearly eight years ago, 17 American sailors were killed and dozens wounded when the USS Cole, a Navy destroyer, was attacked while it refueled in the Yemeni port of Aden.
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  • Alvaro Vargas Llosa: Europe's new law fuels immigration debate

    The European Parliament's decision to pass a new law allowing member countries to imprison undocumented aliens for up to 18 months and deport children has reignited the debate over immigration, one of the most sensitive issues of our time.
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  • Walter E. Williams: Whether it's corn or oil, futures market no bed of roses

    Despite Congress' periodic hauling of weak-kneed oil executives before their committees to charge them with collusion and price-gouging, subsequent federal investigations turn up no evidence to support the charges.
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