Opinion: In the editorial pages: Left-rail roundup

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Maliki barge: Somebody needs to keep the Iraqi coalition from breaking up.

Holland unveiled: A Dutch ban on burkas will foster extremism, not fight it.

Ex-gay or ex-cathedra?: Half a hosanna for the U.S. Catholic bishops’ mixed message to gays and lesbians.