Yahoo! News: Most Recommended OpinionMost Recommended OpinionObama's opportunity in the Middle East (The Christian Science Monitor)- July 21, 2008 The Christian Science Monitor - Sen. Barack Obama is visiting with leaders in Europe and the Middle East this week to "deepen important relationships and exchange views with nations vital to the country's national security," said a spokeswoman. In short, Senator Obama will seek to repair friendships that have frayed in the past seven years.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/ygans Why France can't see past the burqa (The Christian Science Monitor)- July 21, 2008 The Christian Science Monitor - Moroccan-born Faiza Mabchour speaks French fluently, has three children born in France, and a French husband. Yet France's top administrative court last month denied her bid for citizenship.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/ysokol A congressman's arrogance (USATODAY.com)- July 21, 2008 USATODAY.com - According to the latest USA TODAYGallup Poll, just 14% of voters have a favorable view of Congress. Ouch! Even President Bush polls at twice that number.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/acon... REDUNDANCY GOOD, REDUNDANCY BAD (James Kilpatrick)- July 21, 2008 James Kilpatrick - Every critic of the writing art, most memorably Professor William Strunk of Cornell, has inveighed against redundancy. E.B. White quoted him in "The Elements of Style." Let us listen up.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ucjk/redundan... HUMPHREY GAVE GREATEST CONVENTION SPEECH YOU'VE NEVER HEARD (David Shribman)- July 19, 2008 David Shribman - MINNEAPOLIS -- If you have an eye for these things, you might have noticed that Sen. Barack Obama is going to deliver his acceptance speech in a football stadium on Aug. 28. The last man to deliver an acceptance speech in a stadium was John F. Kennedy. The last important speech to be delivered on an Aug. 28 was given by the Rev. Martin Luther King 45 years ago.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ucds/humphrey... JIMMY CARTER'S ENERGY IDEAS DESERVE A SECOND CHANCE (Cynthia Tucker)- July 19, 2008 Cynthia Tucker - Even in his home state of Georgia, former President Jimmy Carter does not receive universal acclaim. He is regarded by many as a weak-kneed appeaser or a naive do-gooder with a puritanical bent.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ucas/jimmycar... |