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Egypt Rejects US AID Offer
Egypt has rejected an offer of $150 million in US aid to help overcome the economic losses triggered by the January 25th Revolution and to support the country's embryonic …
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Strong Job Report Shows US Economy Gaining Steam
The United States economy added far more jobs than expected in April as the recovery continued to pick up steam. The Department of Labor said Friday that …
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Obama’s Pakistan Policy Sets Low Bar for Aid
In March, the Obama administration certified to Congress that Pakistan had shown a “sustained commitment” to ending its support for Islamic militants. Two days later, the top U.S. military …
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It’s Time to Stop Celebrating and Go Back to Kansas
Back in the 1960s, Senator George Aiken of Vermont offered two American presidents a plan for dealing with the Vietnam War: declare victory and go home. Roundly ignored at …
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News in Brief: Obama’s Approval Rating Increases After Bin Laden’s Death, and More
Obama's Approval Rating Increases After Bin Laden's Death President Obama's approval rating has shot up since the killing of Osama bin Laden, according to The New York …
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Killing Bin Laden Will Not Make America Safer
Soon after the killing of Osama bin Laden hit the news, thousands of Americans were celebrating outside the White House and at Ground Zero in New York. Arab experts …
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Jihadi Butch Cassidy
We have, once again, played right into Osama bin Laden's hands. This might seem like an odd assertion, since the al-Qaeda mastermind is finally dead at the hands of …
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We Killed Osama bin Laden, Now Let’s Kill the Myth
The United States is jubilant over the killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. However, it will be some time before history catches up with the mythology that arose …
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Obama Administration Plans Corporate Tax Cut in Year of Record Profits
President Barack Obama reviews his fiscal policy speech with advisers in the Oval Office, April 13, 2011. Pictured, from left, are: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner; National Economic Council Director …
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The “American Hooliganism” on Which China and Russia Rely
(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) Vladimir Putin thinks we’re hooligans. Remarking on monetary policy in the United States, the Russian prime …