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Obama Budget Pivots From Stimulus to Deficit Cuts
Washington – President Obama, pivoting at midterm from costly economic stimulus measures to deficit reduction, on Monday released a fiscal year 2012 budget that projects an annual deficit of …
Woman to Woman in Afghanistan
The cornerstone of any COIN effort is establishing security for the civilian populace. - Gen. David Petraeus
The President as Storyteller in Chief
The celebrations surrounding the 100th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's birth overlooked an important part of Reagan's success: his ability to craft an image to serve as the focus of …
E.J. Dionne Jr. | Can Obama Be Luke Skywalker
Washington - Welcome to the war over E2I2. The great budget battle of Bill Clinton's presidency was waged around a slightly different set of initials, also inspired by the …
Fight for a World Without Coal
The writer and philosopher Wendell Berry, armed with little more than a copy of William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” and his conscience, has been camped out for three days with …
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Nine Pictures of the Extreme Income/Wealth Gap
Many people don’t understand our country’s problem of concentration of income and wealth because they don’t see it. People just don't understand how much wealth there is at the …
Deep Ideological Divide on Jobs Drives Fight Over EPA’s CO2 Authority
Washington - Gargantuan hammers seemed to be the tool of choice for House Republicans at a congressional hearing about the reach of the Clean Air Act. So it's little …
An Egyptian Revolution? It’s Still Too Soon to Say
Events in Egypt over the last three weeks have truly been inspiring. A bottom-up movement — a true people's uprising — has managed to displace an autocratic ruler. Facilitating …
Bachmann and Beck
Karzai Threatens to Close Afghan Women’s Shelters
Women’s shelters in Afghanistan, long under fire from conservatives in the country, now face their toughest battle yet for survival. A government proposal now being considered would bar non-governmental …