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An underlying conceit of the new spin about benchmarks and timetables for Afghanistan is the notion that pivotal events there can be choreographed from Washington. So, a day ahead …

I. Rescuing the Dream At the end of a week in mid-October when the Dow Jones soared past 10,000, Goldman Sachs recorded “just another fantastic quarter” with a …

Parisa Hafezi and Reza Derakhshi, Reuters report:

Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Mexico City - Uncertainty has defined the mood in Honduras since its president Manuel Zelaya was arrested and deposed on June 28 – with the condemnation …

Samut Sakhon, Thailand - Soon after Winko joined his fellow captives on a Thai fishing vessel, he witnessed his first killing. The murdered man was, like Winko, a newly …

Toronto, Canada - There are moments in a country’s history when collective myths become so divorced from reality that almost everyone can hear them burst with a pop. It …

Spy agencies foil Obama plan for transparency. Washington - President Obama will maintain a lid of secrecy on millions of pages of military and intelligence documents that were scheduled …

Washington - The most surprising and disappointing aspect of our politics is how little pushback there has been against the vile, extremist rhetoric that has characterized such a large …

The puzzling thing about politicians of either party who claim to be “centrist” or “moderate” is how much they sometimes sound like party-line right-wing Republicans. Distinguishing among these species …

A government investigation found that fraud and abuse are diverting millions of dollars in contracts intended to go to businesses owned by service-disabled veterans. Millions of dollars worth of …