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By KURT EICHENWALD
The Bush administration was told, as early as May 2001, about the threat of an attack by Al Qaeda.
![Singular Sensations]() Opinionator | Me, Myself and Math
By STEVEN STROGATZ
In the first installment of a new series on math: cowlicks and other singularities, plus the topology of fingerprints.
![D'Souza Responds]() Opinionator
By STANLEY FISH
Reader comments about a new documentary by Dinesh D'Souza are relayed to the filmmaker, who replies.
![Other Men's Flowers]() Opinionator | Draft
By SAM LEITH
The techniques that served Cicero will just as effectively serve modern writers of opinion.
![The Unexpected Impact of Coded Appeals]() Campaign Stops
By CHRISTOPHER FEDERICO, HOWARD LAVINE and CHRISTOPHER JOHNSTON
College-educated whites are simultaneously more racially tolerant and more likely to express the racial resentment that they do feel politically.
Op-Ed Contributor
By BRUCE GILLEY
Relying on middle powers like Indonesia and Egypt to negotiate with China and resolve regional disputes will benefit American foreign policy.
![Is Organic Food Worth the Expense?]() Room for Debate
A recent study questions the nutritional value of organic food, but are there other benefits? Is it smart to go organic in a time of global food shortages?
![The Casino Is Coming to Town]() Latitude
By JONATHAN BLITZER
The government of Madrid hocked too much public trust to lure to the city a mega gambling project with uncertain financing.
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Editorial
Voters trying to understand the policies of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are going to have a harder time than ever.
Editorial
The murder conviction of Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, a Sunni Muslim politician, has inflamed sectarian passions.
Editorial
A new report by the Institute of Medicine explains how hundreds of billions of dollars is spent on unnecessary services and other needless costs.
Editorial
The controversy over the state's next chief justice shows why it's still necessary to enforce voting-rights laws.
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By ROSS DOUTHAT
Trailing after the convention, the Republican nominee needs to emulate George W. Bush in 2004.
![Margin of Error Error]() The Conscience of a Liberal
By PAUL KRUGMAN
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By CARL SAFINA
About 20 years ago, the beautiful and otherworldly red lionfish started showing up in south Florida and the Caribbean. Now they're a plague.
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