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Islamic State is a symptom, not the disease
Commentary, Nation World
Andrew J. Bacevich 
Sep 17, 2014
“Comprehensive strategy.” That’s the operative phrase that the Obama administration has employed in rolling out its new campaign to take on the Islami...
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RTW: Catt Co. residents should support preservation
Commentary, Readers Turn To Write
Mark H. Dunkelman, Nancy Bargar and Kyle Stetz, Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Sep 16, 2014
On Sept. 7, 1914, more than 200 Civil War veterans gathered on Court Street in Little Valley to dedicate the Cattaraugus County Memorial and Historica...
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Congress should modernize tax code this year
Commentary, Nation World
Pat Toomey 
Sep 16, 2014
Many of my colleagues in Congress insist we should pass legislation to stop or dissuade corporate inversions. I agree. But as we do so, let us first b...
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US airlines and the great reclining seat wars
Commentary, Nation World
Steven Conn 
Sep 16, 2014
There’s an old “Seinfeld” episode where Jerry and Elaine are about to board a plane and the gate attendant tells them she can bump one of them into fi...
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Mideast complexities confound US coalition effort
Commentary, Nation World
DAN PERRY, Associated Press 
Sep 15, 2014
The Middle East has confounded outsiders for years, so it is no surprise that another U.S.-led project with a straightforward goal — destroying a mara...
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RTW: Iran not the answer in facing ISIS
Commentary, Readers Turn To Write
Bernard Fancher, Olean Times Herald 
Sep 15, 2014
A recent op‑ed by McClatchy‑Tribune columnist John Crisp (“Move Against Islamic State by US Must Involve Iran,” Sept. 9, Olean Times Herald) persuasiv...
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There is no good reason for Scottish independence
Commentary, Nation World
Brendan Simms and Jason Pack 
Sep 15, 2014
The gravest immediate threat to the West’s long-term security does not emanate from Vladimir Putin or from the militants of the Islamic State. Rather,...
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Letter: Women face violence every day
Commentary, Leters to the Editor
Sep 12, 2014
Many of you have likely had more than ample opportunity to see, listen and read hundreds of opinions regarding the domestic violence assault against J...
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No end in sight for America’s Mideast war duties
Commentary, Nation World
DAVID CRARY AP National Writer 
Sep 10, 2014
Thirteen years after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, this was supposed to be a season of relief, with Iraq managing on its own and most U.S. troops final...
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