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Laurels & Lances

On the "Watch List": Black Friday, government as grocer and government as brewer.

Our Pakistani 'friends': Harboring an enemy

Reports that the leader of the Afghan Taliban has found safe haven in Karachi reinforce the ever-shifting, ever-blurry, ever-treacherous line that distinguishes U.S. allies from U.S. enemies in supposedly friendly Pakistan.

Greensburg Laurels & Lances

Laurel: To fencing off a public danger.

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UPMC's rationale

By Paul Wood

There has been much public discussion regarding UPMC's plans for its Braddock, McKeesport and Monroeville facilities without full knowledge of all the facts, leading to an incorrect and incomplete picture.

Voluntarism or self- interest?

By Walter Williams

How many things in our lives would we like to depend upon the generosity and selflessness of our fellow man, and do you think we would like the outcome?

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Dateline D.C.

Pirates of the Potomac

Sitting and watching television on a sunny afternoon here is as good as sitting in front of a log fire for creating visions and learning the truth. (2009-11-22)

Whispers

In hiding? No, in the House

How does an elected official kill a little time while awaiting the legal disposition of 82 public corruption charges? (2009-11-22)

Opinion Q & A

Merry or humbug?

Audrey Guskey began her career in retailing at Gimbel's Department Store and was on Gimbel's Teen Board while in high school. An associate professor of marketing at Duquesne University for the past 22 years, she is considered one of the nation's leading consumer experts. (2009-11-21)

A Page of Books

Everybody wants Sarah

When Sarah Palin's memoir hits store shelves next month, it will be at the crux of forces and trends, both short- and long-term, shaping the future of the business of books. (2009-10-25)