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By Katherine vanden Heuvel From The Washington Post With his final election behind him, and the final attack ads safely off the air, President Obama now returns to his regularly…
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By Michael Moore Dear President Obama: Good luck on your journeys overseas this week, and congratulations on decisively winning your second term as our president! The first…
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By Franklin Foer From The New Republic In his campaign boilerplate, President Obama would charmingly joke about how the presidency had grayed his hair. But as a memoirist with…
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By Tom Schoenberg From Bloomberg News Alan Gross, a U.S. contractor arrested and jailed in Cuba, accused the government and his employer of ignoring the dangers of his…
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“You’re always talking about the international community. The international community has spoken here…” Along the Malecon Associated Press reporter Matthew Lee on Tuesday asked…
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By Sam Stein and Jennifer Bendery From The Huffington Post WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will enter high-stakes budget negotiations firmly committed to seeing the tax rates…
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By Robert Reich From his blog When he meets with Congressional leaders this Friday to begin discussions about avoiding the upcoming "fiscal cliff," the President should make…
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By Saul Landau and Nelson P. Valdés Can the United States export democracy to another country, the way it exports Coca Cola? Apparently the government, particularly, USAID, and the…
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By Bill Press Americans can breathe a sigh of relief. No more "I'm Barack Obama, and I approve this message." No more robocalls by celebrities asking for your support. No…
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By Paul Krugman From The New York Times To say the obvious: Democrats won an amazing victory. Not only did they hold the White House despite a still-troubled economy, in a year…
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