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Editorials represent the views of The Washington Post as an institution, as determined through debate among members of the editorial board. The board includes: Editorial Page Editor Fred Hiatt; Deputy Editorial Page Editor Jackson Diehl; Jo-Ann Armao , who specializes in education and District affairs; Jonathan Capehart, who focuses on national politics; Lee Hockstader, who writes about political and other issues affecting Virginia and Maryland; Charles Lane, who concentrates on economic policy, trade and globalization; Stephen Stromberg, who specializes in energy, the environment, public health and other federal policy; and editorial cartoonist Tom Toles. Op-ed editor Autumn Brewington and letters editor Michael Larabee also take part in board discussions. The board highlights issues it thinks are important and responds to news events, mindful of stands it has taken in previous editorials and principles that have animated Post editorial boards over time. Articles in the news pages sometimes prompt ideas for editorials, but every editorial is based on original reporting. News reporters and editors never contribute to editorial board discussions, and editorial board members don’t have any role in news coverage.
Leading to failure
Credible threats of force could force change in Syria — but the U.S. prefers feckless diplomacy.
Obamacare’s contingency planning
Giving health-care reform a few months to take hold isn’t a bailout.
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- Bob McDonnell’s indictment proves the ‘Virginia Way’ will have to change
- Lawmakers should offer up a fiscally responsible ‘tax extenders’ bill
- D.C. needs to publish its audit on Mayor Gray’s campaign
- Congress needs to get serious about cybersecurity
- Martin Luther King Jr. and the catalyst of change
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