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Israeli Politicians Call for Major Military Action in Gaza
Reporting from Jerusalem - As Palestinian militants tried to forge a tentative cease-fire agreement with Israel on Sunday, pressure was building on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to retaliate …
Austerity Politics Descends on US States
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, right, talks with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) prior to President Barack Obama's remarks on the economy at a General Electric plant in Schenectady, …
Crisis of Confidence: How Washington Lost Faith in America’s Courts
As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, the unexpected extent of the damage Americans have done to themselves and their institutions is coming into better focus. The event …
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After Bruising Political Fights, Two Governors Alter Their Tones
Sayner, Wis. — After Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican in his first months in office, announced early this year that he wanted to cut collective bargaining rights for public …
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Jubilation Sweeps Tripoli as Rebels Hunt Desperate Qaddafi
Benghazi, Libya — The long, brutal reign of Col. Moammar Gadhafi appeared to collapse Sunday as rebels swept into Tripoli, captured three of his sons and set off wild …
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Obama, Go Big, Long and Global
Washington - President Obama has only one option as he ponders a world economy teetering on the edge: He needs to go big, go long and go global. …
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Little Resistance as Rebels Enter Tripoli and Qaddafi Defenses Collapse
Tripoli, Libya - Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s grip on power dissolved with astonishing speed on Monday as rebels marched into the capital and arrested two of his sons, while residents …
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When Conflict Gets Impersonally Personal
Charles Sumner. (Photo: Matthew Brady / Wikimedia) In the field of conflict resolution, we define a consensual conflict as one that is conducted about some division of …
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Lemmingly, We Roll Along
There has been unusually wide (and for the most part supportive) reaction to my article of Aug, 7 on Afghanistan, “More U.S. Soldiers Die in Vain,” which was picked …
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Egyptian Protesters Reject Israel’s “Regrets” Over Deadly Border Clash
Israel “deeply regrets” the deaths of Egyptian security forces who were killed this week in the pursuit of gunmen who'd carried out a deadly ambush on the Israeli side …