The Comment Channel
Leading article: A defeat that transforms the electoral landscape

The defeat of Joe Lieberman in his bid to be re-elected Senator for the state of Connecticut marks a turning point in US politics of the post-9/11 era
Leading article: Belatedly, justice is done

The stabbing of 10-year-old Damilola Taylor on a Peckham housing estate six years ago is one of those crimes that has defined the consciousness of modern Britain
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Paul Vallely: A 10-year-old's murder and a very public sense of failure
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Yvonne Roberts: This childish spat raises a vital issue
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Richard Smith: Save our charities from the government
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Michael Brown: The dishonesty of this spurious debate
- Andrew Buncombe: Result leaves Hillary Clinton with tough choice to make over Iraq
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Cooper Brown: He's out there
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Catherine Townsend: Sleeping Around
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The Third Leader: Lest we forget
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Adrian Hamilton: Blair may be sincere, but this crisis reveals the poverty of his policy on the Middle East
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Johann Hari: Do I really need this artificial happiness?
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Miles Kington: Wanted! Cricketers to play against Limpley Stoke
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Mary Dejevsky: Israel has an entitlement to defend its security, and a UN resolution on its side
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Philip Hensher: Blaming it on sexist prejudice won't wash