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TODAY'S GLOBE EDITORIALS
More needless carnage
The shooting rampage that left six dead in Washington state is only the latest example of too many guns and too little mental healthcare. (Boston Globe)
Killing messengers in Russia
Since 1990, at least 291 journalists have been killed or disappeared in Russia, and only a handful of cases have resulted in convictions. (Boston Globe)
Short Fuse
Romney: Blue states blue. Mitt Romney's true loyalties were on display when he urged the states GOP activists to volunteer in New Hampshire.
Vogue India: Untouchable chic. The magazine committed a serious fashion faux pas with its spread of peasants sporting designer accessories costing more than they earn in several months. (Boston Globe)
Vogue India: Untouchable chic. The magazine committed a serious fashion faux pas with its spread of peasants sporting designer accessories costing more than they earn in several months. (Boston Globe)
TODAY'S LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
- Across-aisle appeal
- Weighing the race
- 'Partisan rancor'
- Products of good homes (and 'bad' ones)
- Weighing the life of the unborn
- Medical residency, parenthood don't mix
- ...but was it art?
TODAY'S OP-ED COLUMNS
Chasing nuclear energy windmills
John McCain wants 45 new nuclear power plants by 2030. But whatever energy relief could come from nuclear generation, the cost is a mushroom cloud. (By Derrick Z. Jackson, Boston Globe)
Russia's role in the Iran crisis
Russia is quite happy with the current standoff as it can only benefit from Iran's gradual reorientation toward the East (By Ray Takeyh and Nikolas Gvosdev, Boston Globe)
Woody Allen has his groove back
I had left the director for dead. Which makes it all the more thrilling, and humbling, to see him get his groove back in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona." (By Ed Siegel, Boston Globe)
Quotes of Note
"Stand up, stand up, stand up and fight. Nothing is inevitable here. We're Americans, and we never give up. We never quit. We never hide from history. We make history."-- Senator JOHN McCAIN, accepting the Republican nomination for president (Boston Globe)