Opinions: Afternoon Edition

Most Viewed Opinions Columns 1) The GOP's no-exit strategy The rules have changed: keep Democrats from reaching the exit -- on anything. 2) Unlawful health reform? Fighting federal law that requires all Americans to have health insurance. 3) Ramallah's road map to statehood A state-building plan that deserves the endorsement of the U.S. 4) Let's stick with mammograms The American Cancer Society believes the new screening recommendation will result in too many lives lost. 5) Deep freeze STRUGGLING to balance their budgets, many local governments in Maryland have frozen salaries for county employees and teachers, cut wages through unpaid furloughs, eliminated unfilled jobs and fired workers. The state government's workforce has fared no better. That's something for Montgomery Cou... 6) A carbon target for Copenhagen CLIMATE CHANGE was at the top of President Obama's agenda in China Tuesday, just three weeks before representatives from 192 countries meet in Copenhagen for a much-anticipated international climate conference. And he came tantalizingly close to saying what the rest of the world has been waiting... 7) The HIV travel ban THE UNITED STATES is a leader in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent to assist those living with the disease and to help the uninfected stay that way. But since 1987, there has been a blot on that leadership. While the United States was urging an end... 8) Holder's trials and errors His assault on those who believe America is at war with terrorists. 9) Bellying up to environmentalism Quit eating meat and dismantle the global food apparatus. 10) 5 myths about home sweet homeownership Even as we wade through the wreckage of the housing collapse, Americans remain a staunchly house-proud people. And our government is apparently determined to encourage us: This month, President Obama signed into law an extension and expansion of the popular homebuyer tax credit, which had been...