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The PR President by Bruce Klinger
Jan 25, 2010 3:00am
When Barack Obama was inaugurated a year ago, supporters made euphoric predictions of sweeping foreign-policy successes. He advocated dialogue with even the most despotic leaders, making the restoration of America’s global image his administration’s predominant international objective.The world has proved to be a tougher place than Obama’s team expected, and...
Haiti's Heartbreak
Jan 14, 2010 4:00am
Our hearts and prayers go out to those injured and lost, their families and friends, the people of the city of Port-au-Prince, and our Caribbean neighbor, Haiti in this dark and painful hour. Though we are separated by seas and cultures, we share their pain and mourn their loss in...
What We Can Do To Help Haiti, Now and Beyond by Bill Clinton
Jan 14, 2010 3:00am
By Bill Clinton Thursday, January 14, 2010 As I write, we don't know the extent of the damage wrought by the earthquake that rocked the coast of Haiti on Tuesday. But a tragic number of people have been killed or injured, and early estimates...
10 Trends Shaping 2010 by Chuck Raasch
Jan 12, 2010 3:00am
WASHINGTON — The year 2010 opens with 10 unique trends shaping the November elections for Congress, governorships and state legislatures. 1. The Democrat "brand" is tarnished. Wall Street Journal-NBC polls found that the Democrats fell from a net-positive favorable rating of 18 percentage points in February to a 10-point...
2009 Chickens and their 2010 Roost by Victor Davis Hanson
Dec 31, 2009 3:00am
By Victor Davis HansonDecember 31, 2009In the coming year, plenty of our chickens will be coming home to roost. Take foreign relations. In 2009, the new administration assumed that George W. Bush was largely responsible for global tensions. As a remedy, we loudly reached out to our foes...
A Decade of Self-Delusion by Pat Buchanan
Dec 29, 2009 4:00am
About the first decade of what was to be the Second American Century, the pessimists have been proven right.According to the International Monetary Fund, the United States began the century producing 32 percent of the world's gross domestic product. We ended the decade producing 24 percent. No nation in...
It's The Thought That Counts
Dec 22, 2009 3:02am
As ashamed as I am to do so, I must admit it. Confession is the first step to redemption after all; so here goes.If for only the briefest of moments, I became the bane and torment of every department store clerk’s existence - the stereotypically inconsiderate, self-centered, disgruntled, mindless Christmas...
Obama Claims Two Unsightly Triumphs by George Will
Dec 22, 2009 3:00am
George Will, The Washington PostDecember 22, 2009WASHINGTON -- It was serendipitous to have almost simultaneous climaxes in Copenhagen and Congress. The former's accomplishment was indiscernible, the latter's was unsightly.It would have been unprecedented had the president not described the outcome of the Copenhagen climate change summit as "unprecedented," that being...
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