It seems to us . . .

Updated: 11/07/09 8:38 AM

LEADERSHIP LAPSE: At last, bipartisanship in Albany. Both parties are dissing the governor.

In today's technologically charged environment, it's easy to forget that there are struggling nations still lacking access to the most basic health care — and that many of the world's children are suffering, as a result.

A reform for health insurers

Updated: 11/06/09 6:58 AM

Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo last week unveiled his latest reform of an industry in need of supervision. This time, following his upending of the college loan scam, he has targeted health insurers.

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Why we celebrate

Updated: 11/07/09 8:38 AM

We thought it meant the end of international contention. We thought it meant the nuclear menace was no more. We thought it meant Russia and America, the two powers of the future envisioned by de Tocqueville, could be friends. We thought it meant the end of espionage. We thought it might even be the end of history.

The myth of ’08 demolished

Updated: 11/07/09 8:38 AM

WASHINGTON — Sure, Election Day 2009 will scare moderate Democrats and make passage of Obamacare more difficult. Sure, it makes it easier for resurgent Republicans to raise money and recruit candidates for 2010. But the most important effect of Tuesday’s elections is historical. It demolishes the great realignment myth of 2008.

Killing the messengers

Updated: 11/07/09 8:38 AM

Anthony McKinney got a life sentence for running down the street.

AfPak strategy must-have elements

Updated: 11/06/09 6:58 AM

I’m headed back to Afghanistan and Pakistan at a critical juncture, one which will shape President Obama’s foreign-policy legacy. The president will have to roll out his AfPak strategy very soon and explain it to the American public. His long review has fed the perception in South Asia that the United States is heading for the exit, which adds to the Taliban’s momentum.

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No one promised life would be fair

Updated: 11/07/09 8:38 AM

Life isn’t fair. I guess we’ve all said that at one time or another — for many reasons. Maybe we even yelled it as kids. “No fair!” And if we’ve lived a long time, it has simply become a part of our overall belief.

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Another Voice

State must protect farmland so we can feed ourselves

Updated: 11/07/09 8:38 AM

It’s fall in Western New York, a time of apples, grapes and pumpkins—a time of abundance. Food seems plentiful, but can New York farms grow enough food to feed the residents of our state?

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