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Editorial

Responding to a Tragedy

REMEMBER WHEN Con Edison used to be apologetic about street excavations and inconveniencing the public? They used to beg the indulgence of the pedestrians and commuters with the slogan, "Dig we must for a better New York."

Dangerous Mindset ; Working Against Bush Plan Is Not Terrorism

EDUCATION Secretary Rod Paige acknowledges that he used an "inappropriate" choice of words this week in calling the National Education Association a "terrorist organization." Inappropriate is putting it mildly. After Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist is about the worst thing you can call someone. In his private White House meeting with governors, Mr. Paige wasn't referring to al-Qaeda, the 9/11 hijackers, or suicide bombers. He was talking about a teachers' union. Is there any teacher who wouldn't be...

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Political controls? The self-righteous "sky is falling" tone of a report accusing the Bush administration of tailoring science to narrow political goals may be a tipoff that at least some of its authors have an agenda other than the disinterested pursuit of truth. Some authors of the 46-page study, organized by the liberal Massachusetts-based Union of Concerned Scientists, certainly have strong political views about Presi-dent Bush.

Your Views

'Anti-Semitism killed Christ' Regarding Mel Gibson's film, "The Passion of the Christ," and the question of who killed Jesus:

Gay Weddings' Best Man: George W. Bush

MORE THAN 3,000 same-sex couples have been "married" in San Francisco since Feb. 12, and they all had the same best man. George W. Bush may have been unable to attend those ceremonies, but, for better or worse, he was there in spirit.

The Real Oscar Winners

WE PLACE too much value on first place. How bad is second place? The Oscars are coming. Each category gets five nominations. The first place gets an Oscar. The four others are declared losers. Why? To be voted one of five in any category should make you a winner. In 1956, I was nominated for my performance in "Lust for Life." At the time of the Oscar presentation, I was in Munich working on another picture, "Paths of Glory."