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Dublin, Ireland’s City Council, in a unanimous vote, agreed to fly the Palestinian flag over Dublin’s City Hall as a display of support for the people of Gaza.

A culture of ideological corruption that has infected Washington since 2001 is coming unwound, and it's about time. From the first days of the Bush administration, things that were supposed to be insulated from ideological influence -- like science and public broadcasting -- have been deliberately skewed to reflect conservatism, particularly social conservatism, thus putting at risk the efficacy and trustworthiness of government. The Food and Drug Administration's handling of the emergency contraceptive Plan B is a prime example of how science has been undermined. The Plan B medication can prevent pregnancy if it is taken within 72 hours of...

Albany -- Is this a Senate race or country music? Cheating husbands. An out-of-wedlock child. Prison bars. Strong, independent women standing by their wayward men. The stuff of late nights, neon-lit jukeboxes and smoky roadhouses? Not quite. These women are Hillary Rodham Clinton and Jeanine Pirro, both lawyers and both with homes in a tony suburb north of New York City, and they're on a possible political collision course. Clinton is the former first lady seeking a second term as New York's junior Democratic senator, and just possibly eyeing a run for the White House in 2008. Pirro, a district...