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Obamas Welcome Guests With Curry At State Dinner

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 11.24.2009 | Style

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WASHINGTON — The first state dinner of the Obama White House had it all: Oscar-winning entertainers, Hollywood moguls, a knockout guest chef and...

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Finding an End to a Costly War

Peter Lems | Posted 11.20.2009 | World

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The cost of war in in dollars alone requires a choice not only to stop sending troops but also to withdraw all U.S. military forces and invest in civilian-led development of Afghanistan's devastated communities.

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Will Obama Help Change Asia's Racism?

David A. Love | Posted 11.21.2009 | World

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President Obama's visit to Asia showed how long a journey it's been since the 1955 Bandung Conference, the historic meeting of African and Asian states striving for self-determination.

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To Obama in China: Don't Shy Away From Sudan, Congo

John Prendergast | Posted 11.16.2009 | World

Read More: Oil, Darfur, Investments, Sudan, Foreign Affairs, China, Barack Obama, World News

President Obama needs to publicly engage in the challenges threatening Sudan and Congo, and not doing so with key player China would be an opportunity missed.

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Hatoyama's U.S. Policy May Backfire

Devin Stewart | Posted 11.12.2009 | World

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If Japan truly wants to serve as a "bridge" between the United States and Asia or the West and East, it will need good relations with both sides.

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Obama's Magical Surrealism in Honduras

Bob Ostertag | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

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In light of the Honduran elections, Obama's representative decided that might be a good time to ridicule all the Latin American democracies.

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The World's Original "Banana Republic" Strong-Arms the World's "Last Remaining Superpower?"

Bob Ostertag | Posted 11.09.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras Coup, Central America, Foreign Affairs, Lobbyists, Honduras, Breaking Politics News, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Foreign Policy, World News

The deal to reinstate Honduran President Manuel Zelaya unraveled this week, leaving the U.S. as the only government in the western hemisphere willing to let the recent military coup there stand.

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Easter Island Indigenous Population Considers Travel Restrictions On Immigrants

globalpost.com | Posted 11.06.2009 | World

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SANTIAGO, Chile -- They are the face of Chilean guidebooks: giant statues made of volcanic rock scattered across Easter Island. Constructed centuri...

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Saudi Arabia Vows To Continue Airstrikes Against Yemen "Infiltrators"

AP | DONNA ABU-NASR | Posted 11.06.2009 | World

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia said Friday it carried out airstrikes against "infiltrators" from Yemen that were limited to areas inside Sa...

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Burma Takes On Wa Rebels In North, Both Sides Brace For Conflict

nytimes.com | The INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE | Posted 11.05.2009 | World

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MONG HPEN, Myanmar Conquering armies of centuries past avoided this remote, mountainous area along the present-day border with China, a place once des...

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Terrorist Or Activist? A Young Colombian, Gabriel Gonzalez, Fights For His Country, His Reputation (VIDEO)

Diane Tucker | Posted 11.09.2009 | World

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Last week Tom Brokaw presented a human rights award to Gabriel Gonzalez. The thoughtful young man then flew home to Colombia, where he is charged with being a terrorist and faces seven years in prison.

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No Safe Haven for Suspected War Criminals

Daniel Machover | Posted 11.05.2009 | World

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Personal attacks on Justice Richard Goldstone and his colleagues are a distraction from a proper analysis of their report's contents and from the clear need to build upon and act on its recommendations.

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Israel Seizes Iranian Arms Bound For Hezbollah, Say Officials

AP | ARON HELLER | Posted 11.05.2009 | World

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JERUSALEM — Open crates from a cargo ship seized Wednesday by Israel revealed dark green missiles inside. Containers from the vessel bore writin...

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Standing Against the 'Wrong is Right' Goldstone Resolution

Rep. Dennis Kucinich | Posted 11.03.2009 | World

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If this Congress votes today to condemn a report it has not read, concerning events it has totally ignored, about violations of law of which it is unaware, it will have brought shame to this great institution.

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Kenya: Corrupt Cops Caught In The Act (VIDEO)

ntv | Posted 11.02.2009 | World

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By NTV Traffic police officers caught on camera collecting bribes from motorists have been interdicted. Get HuffPost World On Facebook and Twitter...

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Russia Infuriates Poland With "Simulated' Nuclear Attack

Telegraph | Matthew Day in Warsaw | Posted 11.02.2009 | World

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Russia has provoked outrage in Poland by simulating an air and sea attack on the country during military exercises. ...

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Clinton Moderates Settlements Statement After Palestinian Anger

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 11.03.2009 | World

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MARRAKECH, Morocco — Trying to mute Arab criticism that the Obama administration had retreated from its tough stance on Israeli settlements, U.S...

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Rawalpindi: Bombing Kills 35 Near Pakistan's Capital

AP | ASHRAF KHAN and SEBASTIAN ABBOT | Posted 11.03.2009 | World

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RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — A suicide bomb killed 35 people near Pakistan's military headquarters Monday while a second blast wounded several police,...

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Iran: Uranium Counteroffer Draws Harsh Rebuke

AP | NASSER KARIMI and SLOBODAN LEKIC | Posted 10.30.2009 | World

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TEHRAN — Iran insists on simultaneously exchanging its low-enriched uranium for nuclear fuel produced overseas, the state news agency said Frida...

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Justice Goldstone and the Jews

Tony Judt | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

Read More: War Crimes, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Gaza, Goldstone Report, Foreign Affairs, Richard Goldstone, Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamas, Israel, World News

We Jews should be very proud of Richard Goldstone. It would be hard to fictionalize a more convincing biography for an engaged and ethically uncompromising jurist.

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Afghan Panel Rejects U.N.'s Election Runoff Advice

Guardian | Jon Boone | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

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The chances of another disastrous round of voting in Afghanistan's presidential race increased dramatically today after the country's election authori...

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The Lawyers Who Would Torture

David A. Love | Posted 10.29.2009 | Books

Throughout history we have witnessed the ways in which societies compromise their legal systems to oppress the many, benefit the few, and sanction the unconscionable.

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Saudi Riots Reveal Society's Fissures

Global Post | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

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By Caryle Murphy KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia -- Within a week, two events on the manicured corniche of this seaside town set tongues wagging and heads sha...

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Journalist Embeds With Colombian Army During Mission Against The FARC

globalpost.com | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

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LA MACARENA, Colombia -- Accompanying frontline Colombian soldiers is not something I would have tried when I first arrived here 12 years ago. At the ...

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UN In Afghanistan On Lockdown As It Re-Evaluates Mission After Deadly Attack

AP | ROBERT H. REID and HEIDI VOGT | Posted 10.30.2009 | World

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