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Terrorism is a real threat and likely to be with us for decades, but over-responding to the provocations of extremists does us more damage than the terrorists ever could.
Terrorism is a real threat and likely to be with us for decades, but over-responding to the provocations of extremists does us more damage than the terrorists ever could.
Steve Clemons | Posted 11.24.2007 | Politics
There are 17 names on my favorite poster. If the Bush administration had not taken this country on the disastrous course it has, just think about the GOP names the poster could have had.
Joe and Valerie Wilson | Posted 11.22.2007 | Politics
So far there is no apparent desire for redemption driving the press to report on the treachery of senior officials. Instead, the mainstream press has compounded its complicity by giving the Bush administration yet another free pass and shifting blame.
AP | Posted 11.12.2007 | Politics
Former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said Sunday he was foolish to have revealed Valerie Plame's CIA identity. Armitage's acknowledgment...
Charlie Rose | Posted 11.07.2007 | Politics
Our conversation examines how we can revitalize American influence and leadership with Smart Power -- a mix hard power, or force, and soft power, or attraction to our society and way of life.
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Joseph Nye | Posted 11.29.2007 | Politics