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Choosing sides in Afghanistan
Hamid Karzai has been president of Afghanistan for a long time — since the end of 2001, when he was installed by a U.S.-led alliance. At the time, he seemed a charming, English-speaking leader with a colorful wardrobe who could craft a democratic,...
Tags: U.S. Elections, Elections, Armed Forces, U.S. Military, Central Intelligence Agency
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A right and proper death of the euro
William PfaffPARIS -- When the proposal was initially made for a common European currency, it seemed to this writer to be a good idea, with the flaw that it wouldn't work. Although inexpert in economics (being a product of the age of arithmetic), it struck me as an...Tags: Nazi Party, Germany, Foreign Exchange Market, International Organizations, Italy
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The initiation of Susan Rice
WASHINGTON -- A variety of insults have been deployed in opposition to Susan Rice's likely nomination for secretary of state: She is not qualified; she's too aggressive; she "misled" the public following the lethal attack on the American consulate in...
Tags: Johnnie Carson, Lindsey O. Graham, Elections, Benghazi, U.S. Senate
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Susan Rice Pick Has Great Potential, High Risk
The Hartford CourantThe Republican assault on Susan Rice is a fabricated scandal, attacking her for repeating CIA talking points, almost verbatim, to explain the Benghazi attacks. The U.N. ambassador's version, even with its omissions, may turn out to be closer to the...Tags: Russia, Benghazi, U.S. Senate, Central Intelligence Agency, Bill Clinton
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Major European aerospace merger sends shockwaves around the globe
William PfaffPARIS -- The first of the presidential debates is supposed to be confined to domestic American issues, which is nearly all that the candidates have talked about during the campaign until now. Foreign affairs have forced their way into the campaign on a...Tags: National Government, Charles de Gaulle, Military Equipment, William Pfaff, Companies and Corporations
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Book review: 'The Obamians' examines a small, powerful inner circle
Back in 2004, when James Mann wrote "Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush's War Cabinet," he took full advantage of the sarcastic nickname that President George W. Bush's foreign policy advisors gave themselves. It not only captured their...
Tags: Los Angeles Times, China, Wars and Interventions, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Afghanistan
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Big ideas, small impact
One evening in September 2009, I squeezed into a room packed with American Marines and British military officers at Camp Leatherneck, the desert base that served as headquarters for the 10,000 Marines who made up the first wave of President Barack Obama's...
Tags: U.S. Army, Chicago Tribune, Authors, The Washington Post, Rebellions
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Recalling more about the divine, irreplaceable Nora Ephron
Liz Smith"SHE WAS CONFIDENT and she was consistent. Her voice proved that clear logic combined with stark honesty creates the most perfect wit. I think she'll be an even bigger icon than Mark Twain." This is excellent writer Joan Juliet Buck on Nora Ephron....Tags: Roman Polanski, Julia Child, Deborah Norville, George Clooney, Hugh Jackman
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Bin Laden ordered squads to try to attack Obama's aircraft
World NowWASHINGTON -- Osama bin Laden ordered terrorist teams in mid-2010 to blow up the planes of President Obama and Gen. David H. Petraeus, then commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, when they visited Afghanistan or Pakistan, according to a declassified... -
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Nonfiction
The Age of Movies
The Selected Writings of Pauline Kael
Edited by Sanford Schwartz
Library of America, $40
Witty, entertaining and often exhilarating, this wide-ranging collection of pieces captures the film critic at her best.
Alice James
A...Tags: Gun Control, Fiction, Ernest Hemingway, CBS Corp., Civil Unrest
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Pakistani mangoes hit Chicago and the U.S.
Despite a recent souring of U.S.-Pakistan relations, a new trade development promises to sweeten things up.
It’s the debut of Pakistani mangoes, the first shipment of which touched down at O’Hare on Thursday night. After a quick trip to...Tags: Illinois, Foods and Beverages, Mark Kirk, Jesse Jackson, Mangos
May 28, 2013
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Feb 24, 2012
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