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Iran leader says Israel a ‘cancerous tumor’ to be destroyed
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s supreme leader on Friday called Israel a “cancerous tumor” that “will undoubtedly be uprooted and destroyed” in an annual speech in support of the Palestinians, renewing threats against Iran’s archenemy in […]
Opinion
LEDBETTER: Are central banks embracing too much risk?
Central banks are usually thought of as very conservative institutions; if they were cars they would be safe, family sedans. Lately, though, some central banks have been doing the market equivalent of zipping around in […]
Opinion
Ending the Sisyphean task of recruiting car companies to N.C.
Want to get a major car manufacturing plant to come to North Carolina? Vote for a U.S. senator who will get on the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee first. Then a car manufacturing plant may follow […]