Op-Ed

 
Capping Wikileaks legally and quickly is vital
Andrew M. Borene - 07/30/10 11:05 AM ET

In times like this, in a nation of laws, we need to resort to our courts through criminal and civil litigation. There may not yet be a clear-cut statute that applies to a situation like this, but this issue is ripe and national security is at stake.

Trade, travel with Cuba the right policy, right now
Rep. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) - 07/29/10 05:00 PM ET

It isn’t every day a coalition of more than 140 organizations including Human Rights Watch, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the American Farm Bureau Federation all agree on a bill before Congress.

Lifting the travel ban would prop up Castro regime
Rep. Tom Rooney (R-Fla.) - 07/29/10 04:56 PM ET

The Castro regime is in dire financial trouble.

Employment stimulus a winning plan for Obama and Democrats
J. Morton Davis - 07/27/10 07:32 PM ET

Long-term unemployment is threatening to become permanent.

Commemorating twenty years of the ADA
Reps. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and Rep. James Langevin (D-RI)
 - 07/26/10 11:01 AM ET

Twenty years ago, the ADA demonstrated how much our country can change for the better when business and advocates, Democrats and Republicans work together for the common good. It’s an encouraging lesson as we work to live up to the ADA’s promise.

Paving a path to immigration reform
Dr. Richard Land - 07/22/10 06:31 PM ET

The time has come to resolve our nation’s immigration situation. With an estimated 12 million men, women and children living and working illegally in the United States, it is no less than a crisis.

Storm clouds gathering along U.S.-Mexico border
Texas Gov. Rick Perry - 07/21/10 05:52 PM ET

In late June, bullets fired during a skirmish in an ongoing and escalating drug war in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, struck El Paso City Hall.

Kids’ school meals need day in Senate
Margo Wootan - 07/21/10 05:46 PM ET

Right now, Congress has the chance to play a starring role in ending childhood obesity.

Afghan village force: Moving forward
Hekmat Karzai - 07/20/10 04:42 PM ET

Recently, there has been a rather tense dialogue between the Afghan government and the U.S. administration on creating a force at the village level, which can help in bringing peace and security. Creating such a force is one of the key pillars of the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan in tackling al Qaeda and the Taliban, an experiment some claim succeeded in Iraq. On the contrary, Afghans are quite worried about this development because of previous experiences and the conviction that such efforts are only short-term solutions and not a real exercise in achieving lasting peace and stability. 

Reduce our military footprint and bring troops home from Afghanistan
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) - 07/20/10 04:35 PM ET

Soon the war in Afghanistan will enter its 10th year. It is already the longest war in our nation’s history, longer than Vietnam and World War II. One thing remains clear — there is no end in sight.

 
12345678910Next >End »
 
bloglogo

More Briefing Room »

More Congress Blog »

More Pundits Blog »

More Twitter Room »

More Hillicon Valley »

More E2-Wire »

More Ballot Box »

More On The Money »

More Healthwatch »
You need Flash Player 8 (or higher) and JavaScript enabled to view this content

Get latest news from The Hill direct to your inbox, RSS reader and mobile devices.