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A Deadly Legacy in Iraq
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
An investigation in The Times exposed shocking failings by the Pentagon that allowed highly dangerous chemical weapons to be left behind in Iraq. 
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Jan Bajtlik
Op-Ed Contributor
Resurrecting Smallpox? Easier Than You Think
By LEONARD ADLEMAN
The virus’s genome is already online. You just need the right lab. Comments
Op-Ed | Timothy Egan
Potlatch for Politicians
By TIMOTHY EGAN
The first Americans could be kingmakers for control of the Senate. Comments
LINDA GREENHOUSE
Something Happening Here
In the space of eight days, the Supreme Court managed to touch on many of American society’s hottest of hot-button issues without actually issuing an opinion. Comments
BINA SHAH
A ‘Homeland’ We Pakistanis Don’t Recognize
Hollywood invents a complex woman and sends her to a land of monsters who lack our own complexity. Comments
Gail Collins and Nicholas Kristof are off today.
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The Supreme Court Acts for Texas Women
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
The order will allow more clinics offering safe and legal abortion to continue operating pending a final court resolution.
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In Kentucky’s Senate Race, a Democrat Runs Away From Obama
By JULIET LAPIDOS
An unpopular Mitch McConnell seems preferable to an Alison Lundergan Grimes if she’s in the party of President Obama.
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Ending This Fee for All
By DEVIN FERGUS
Regulators must get tougher on the hidden charges that assail consumers. Comments
Room for Debate
Freezing Plans for Motherhood and Staying on the Job
Should doctors encourage young women to freeze their eggs? Do companies send the wrong message by covering the procedure?
Opinionator | Private Lives
The Divorcée’s French Class
By ELLEN ANN FENTRESS
It wasn’t about pronunciation or conjugating verbs. It was about starting over.
Op-Ed Contributor
Ed Miliband’s Labour Shortage
By RAFAEL BEHR
An endorsement from Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York can’t prop up a party leader who has failed to thrive.
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Deadly Alliances Against Muslims
In Myanmar and Sri Lanka, Buddhists unite in a hateful campaign.
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Is Obama a Great President or a Drag on the Democratic Ticket?
By JOHN GUIDA
Paul Krugman rates Obama as among the greatest of modern presidents. But if he’s so consequential, why are his approval ratings in the dumps in so many places?
Taking Note
Alison Lundergan Grimes and Mitch McConnell, United in Vagueness
By JULIET LAPIDOS
Both candidates reached absurd heights in the art of weasel-wording.
Op-Talk
Is Egg Freezing Really a Benefit?
By ANNA NORTH
Some ask whether companies that cover this procedure really just want women to delay maternity leave.
Letters
A British Signal on Israel and Palestine
Michael A. Salberg of the Anti-Defamation League and others respond to a front-page article.
Loris Lora
Opinionator | Disunion
The Death of Taney
By TIMOTHY S. HUEBNER
Lincoln’s legacy came a step closer to being sealed with the news that the Supreme Court justice, and his great nemesis, had died.
Op-Talk
Yes Means Yes: The Big Consent Debate
By HANNA KOZLOWSKA
A longstanding debate about what constitutes consent in sexual interaction has been reignited by the conversation about sexual violence on campus — and elsewhere.
Opinionator | The Conversation
Independents’ Day
By DAVID BROOKS and GAIL COLLINS
Brooks and Collins on unusual campaign developments in Kansas and South Dakota.
Opinionator | The Stone
Debating God: Notes on an Unanswered Question
By GARY GUTTING
I spent the past few months interviewing philosophers on religion. Here is what I found out.
Op-Ed Contributor
How Pakistan Fails Its Children
By MOSHARRAF ZAIDI
The Taliban didn’t build these worthless schools. The government did. Comments
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Three Short Films About Peace
By ERROL MORRIS
Errol Morris
They deposed a dictator, helped defeat Communism and started a movement to end famine. In this series, the Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee, the former Polish president Lech Walesa and the rocker Bob Geldof talk about their campaigns for peace.
Taking Note
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In North Carolina, ISIS Is the New Wedge Issue
By David Firestone
October 14, 2014, 5:34 PM
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