MB Civic

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/05/opinion/05sun2.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

Overlooking Oversight

“In late May, Congress extended three enhanced surveillance powers that were granted to the government after the 9/11 attacks — two in the Patriot Act and one from a related intelligence law. In doing so, lawmakers neatly managed to avoid any lapse in those powers.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/05/opinion/05friedman.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

Advice For China, by Thomas L. Friedman

“President Hu Jintao gets a rundown of some important lessons.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/05/opinion/05kristof.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

Our Fantasy Nation?, by Nicholas D. Kristof

“Guess which country the Republican Eden resembles.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/05/opinion/05Benedict.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

The Next Outbreak, by Jeff Benedict

“America has failed to keep up with the threat from new E. coli strains.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/05/opinion/05dowd.html?ref=opinion&pagewanted=print

An Archbishop Burns While Rome Fiddles, by Maureen Dowd

“An Irish cleric is a hero for daring to state the obvious.”