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Reagan Budget Director: “Absolutely” Raise Taxes, Just Like Reagan Did
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The War Is Over. Start Packing!
(Photo: Tom Haymes/Flickr) We got our man. Wave the flag, kiss a nurse (or a sailor) and start packing the equipment. It's time …
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Killing Resolves Nothing
The plane I was on landed in Washington, DC, Sunday night, and the pilot came on the intercom to tell everyone to celebrate: our government had killed Osama bin …
May 7 Ecuadorian Referendum Fast Approaches
Once again, Ecuador finds itself deeply divided leading up to the country's sixth popular referendum scheduled for Saturday, May 7. The current campaign exemplifies the ideological fragmentation currently afflicting …
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PR Industry Fills Vacuum Left by Shrinking Newsrooms
This story has been co-published [1] with the Columbia Journalism Review [2].
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Life in Limbo for Japanese Near Nuclear Plant
Tenei, Japan - For seven generations, Yoshitoshi Sewa and his ancestors have tilled this farm in a gently curving valley filled with green rice paddies. But now he will …
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News in Brief: Clinton Tells Taliban to Cut Ties to al-Qaeda, and More …
Clinton Tells Taliban to Cut Ties to al-Qaeda
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Hamas and Fatah Reconciliation: Good for Peace
In one word: Bravo! The news about the reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas is good for peace. If the final difficulties are ironed out and a …
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Time to Sever the Saudi Ties That Bind
Apparently, King Abdullah of the House of Saud (the man with the unseemly title “Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques”) got his feelings hurt that America objected when the …
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Bin Laden’s Death: Triumph or Tumult Ahead?
On September 11, 2001, I stood on the perimeter of Lafayette Park, gazing across the lawn to the White House for a good long while, on my walk home …