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US Press: pick of the papers

The ten must-read opinion pieces from today's US papers.

By NS staff writer Published 06 March 2012 14:57

1. GOP should pick Mitt Romney (Houston Chronicle)

The Republican primary race has descended into a bickering, bloody mess, accurately described by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and others as a circular firing squad. The Chroncile says: Stop the shooting.

2. Super PACs are ruining GOP (Politico)

Today is not Super Tuesday, argues Bill Schneider. It's super PAC Tuesday, and it's destroying the GOP.

3. How I would check Iran's nuclear ambition (Washington Post)

Mitt Romney describes how, as president, he would go further than Obama.

4. Limbaugh out of line - and apology was weak, too (San Francisco Chronicle)

Talk radio's Rush Limbaugh took civic discourse to a new low with his misogynistic belittling of Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke, says this editorial.

5. Rick Santorum Isn't Crazy (New York Times)

Whatever one thinks of the Republican presidential candidate's views on church and state, his opinion is not beyond the pale, writes Stanley Fish.

6. Natural electoral selection (Boston Globe) ($)

The natural selection that's occurring in the GOP race is pushing candidates into niches, says Farah Stockman -- but the nominee may have trouble attracting the mainstream.

7. Ultrasound in abortion should be a woman's choice (USA Today)

Decisions about legal medical procedures should be up to physicians and their patients, not state legislators.

8. US must expand, not suppress, voting rights (Chicago Sun Times)

According to Jesse Jackson, the current drive is the greatest insult to the Voting Rights Act since it was passed 47 years ago.

9. Romney in Ohio: Want College? Can't Afford It? Too Bad (New York Times)

David Firestone describes what modern Republican austerity looks like.

10. Girl Scouts evil? (Philadelphia Daily News)

The war on women - especially their contraceptive and reproductive rights - has entered a new, younger battleground, reports this leading article.

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Wed, 2012-03-07 01:25 — Claus-Erik Hamle (not verified)

BUT THE US AIMS TO ACHIEVE A DISARMING FIRST STRIKE CAPABILITY. According to Der Spiegel 49/2011 it will be operational by 2020. Of course, this leads to Launch On Warning and suicide by mistake. Because of the bloody fools in the Pentagon. They developed GPS for Minuteman-3 and Trident-2 to be able to hit within 30 meters of the target, necessary to destroy Russian missile silos. They are so stupid and crazy in the Pentagon that they don´t realize that this leads to Launch On Warning. For that reason Brigadier Harbottle stated famously on public radio: "They are bloody fools in the Pentagon."

Wed, 2012-03-14 23:28 — Boubacar (not verified)

TamYou know what? The lowest oetrpl (gas) price here (PRUK) is 129.9 a litre. That's around 5.90 a gallon (they changed it to litres so we wouldn't have CVA's at the pumps). That equates to around $9.28 a gallon - and guess what? We're still driving, and SUVs and sports cars are as popular as ever. The argument of pricing people out of their cars is stupid, the depreciation and insurance on a car is enough to make oetrpl prices annoying but not decisive (especially when you have to drive to work).As to the actual point, we have three identically idiotic and self-serving parties here (the leaders of which make me wonder if there's a lab producing party leader clones). I'd vote UKIP but then I'd be harangued for 'letting Labour/Conservatives/Liberals back in' not that I can tell the difference. At least there are minor variations in your politicians.If you don't want him, can we have the 'invisible man' for Prime Minister please. I'd say Lady Thatcher was needed but we'll never be lucky enough to see her like in power again :-(