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government? Are higher taxes the right approach to fairly distributing collective tasks, or are they infernally un-American? For a time President Barack Obama, 51, and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney, 65, made this question a key theme in their respective EFTA00700246 campaigns. The Democrat invok

st half of Americans today say that the country's best days are gone. "Americans are tired after the war in Iraq and also after Afghanistan," says Obama advisor and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. This exhaustion, when combined with the traumatic terrorist attacks of 2001, has weakened

uld be consolidated through spending cuts alone. President Obama, who will remain in office until at least Jan. 2

hey infernally un-American? For a time President Barack Obama, 51, and his Republican challenger Mitt Ro

m didn't translate into socialism but freedom, a "New Deal" that would strengthen America in the long term. Gone are the days when former President Dwight D. Eisenhower launched bold government programs to cover a country 27 times the size of Germany with a network of interstate highways. Gone are the years when fo

o magnify divisions between the two Presidents. "President Obama tucked away the Clinton doctrine in his large dr

the Alawites' affairs. But is it too late for settlements? The New Yorker Two Presidents find a mutual advantage Ryan Lizza September 10, 2012 -- Barack Obama and Bill Clinton have never been close. Some of their advisers concede that the two men don't really like each other. They have openly disagreed on

isagreed on policy issues and political strategy, and the acrimony generated during the 2008 Democratic primaries, when Hillary Clinton ran against Obama for the nomination, has yet to fully dissipate. Nevertheless, a carefully orchestrated reconciliation of sorts has been under way for some time now

health-care reform, which the Clintons failed to achieve, also resonates. "Health care means a lot to all three of those people—Hillary, Bill, and Barack," the official said. "I think historic achievements matter to historic figures like Bill Clinton." As a Democratic President facing a resurgent con

s rarely easy. According to "The Presidents Club," by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy, Lyndon Johnson sometimes drafted the popular former President Dwight D. Eisenhower into his publicity schemes, which frustrated Ike, who complained to aides about being used. After Johnson left office, Richard Nixon cultivated him

Tackling Iran James Risen Article 5. Los Angeles Times A nuclear Iran is too much to risk Alan J. Kuperman Article 6. The Wall Street Journal Obama and the Eisenhower Standard Fouad Ajami Article 7. The Washington Post Book review: 'The Crisis of Zionism,' by Peter Beinart Alana Newhouse An

anal between Egypt and Israel, and the Soviet Union had deemed this the right time to crush a Hungarian bid for freedom. Ours is a different world. Barack Obama isn't to be held to the Eisenhower standard. Indeed, as a fortunate "off-mic" moment recently revealed, this president bargains with Russian errand

al pressure exerted by the Obama administration. President Obama has said he would use military force only as a l

rian bid for freedom. Ours is a different world. Barack Obama isn't to be held to the Eisenhower standar

). The Wall Street Journal Obama and the Eisenhower Standard Fouad Ajami April 1, 2012 -- On Nov. 6, 1956, Election Day, to be precise, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent a brief message to British Prime Minister Anthony Eden: "We have given our whole thought to Hungary and the Middle East. I don't give a damn h

She does not lead; she assesses. "You really wonder why leaders want these jobs when they really do not want to lead. And what is their risk? That Barack Obama will not get a second term? Or that Angela Merkel's coalition might finally end up on the rocks? If they actually made the leap they might astound

merican decline any more than the European project is destined to fail," he writes. "But the portents are not good. Despite the rhetoric, President Obama conducts himself as an arbitrator or mediator between the competing strands of American economic and political ideology. He repeatedly eschews stri

the portents are not good. Despite the rhetoric, President Obama conducts himself as an arbitrator or mediator be

o not want to lead. And what is their risk? That Barack Obama will not get a second term? Or that Angela

ct", the shattering of its prosperity deal. He says American conservatives abandoned the middle ground represented by Republican presidents such as Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon and Bush Sr and became radicals. The derailment, he argues, began under Ronald Reagan and reached its zenith under George W. Bush.

She does not lead; she assesses. "You really wonder why leaders want these jobs when they really do not want to lead. And what is their risk? That Barack Obama will not get a second term? Or that Angela Merkel's coalition might finally end up on the rocks? If they actually made the leap they might astound t

merican decline any more than the European project is destined to fail," he writes. "But the portents are not good. Despite the rhetoric, President Obama conducts himself as an arbitrator or mediator between the competing strands of American economic and political ideology. He repeatedly eschews stri

the portents are not good. Despite the rhetoric, President Obama conducts himself as an arbitrator or mediator be

o not want to lead. And what is their risk? That Barack Obama will not get a second term? Or that Angela

ct", the shattering of its prosperity deal. He says American conservatives abandoned the middle ground represented by Republican presidents such as Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon and Bush Sr and became radicals. The derailment, he argues, began under Ronald Reagan and reached its zenith under George W. Bush. W

n when people were still talking about recovery, President Obama was neck and neck with Mitt Romney on his handli

iall Ferguson June 11, 2012 -- Could Europe cost Barack Obama the presidency? At first sight, that seems

afficom] From: Office of Terje Rod-Larsen Sent Tue 6/12/2012 2:09:50 PM Subject: June 11 update 11 June, 2012 Article 1. The Washington Post Obama's Iran and Syria muddle Jackson Diehl The Daily Beast How Europe Could Cost Obama the Election Niall Ferguson Foreign Policy Processing Delay

ikely to achieve much else. Ankle 2. The Daily Beast How Europe Could Cost Obama the Election Niall Ferguson June 11, 2012 -- Could Europe cost Barack Obama the presidency? At first sight, that seems like a crazy question. Isn't November's election supposed to be decided in key swing states like Florid

office. It was an unusual moment in the history of the Presidency, and the experience of recent incumbents offered no guidance. No President since Dwight D. Eisenhower had served two full terms. John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Lyndon Johnson, overwhelmed by the war in Vietnam, had declined to run for reelection

She does not lead; she assesses. "You really wonder why leaders want these jobs when they really do not want to lead. And what is their risk? That Barack Obama will not get a second term? Or that Angela Merkel's coalition might finally end up on the rocks? If they actually made the leap they might astound

merican decline any more than the European project is destined to fail," he writes. "But the portents are not good. Despite the rhetoric, President Obama conducts himself as an arbitrator or mediator between the competing strands of American economic and political ideology. He repeatedly eschews stri

the portents are not good. Despite the rhetoric, President Obama conducts himself as an arbitrator or mediator be

o not want to lead. And what is their risk? That Barack Obama will not get a second term? Or that Angela

ct", the shattering of its prosperity deal. He says American conservatives abandoned the middle ground represented by Republican presidents such as Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon and Bush Sr and became radicals. The derailment, he argues, began under Ronald Reagan and reached its zenith under George W. Bush.

. It's quite another to hear from EFTA00711947 President Obama that he has your back, even as his Administration

oesn't Trust Obama Editorial August 31, 2012 -- Barack Obama is fond of insisting that he "has Israel's

China's Leaders Steer a Massive Nation Sandra Schulz Article I Wall Street Journal Why Israel Doesn't Trust Obama Editorial August 31, 2012 -- Barack Obama is fond of insisting that he "has Israel's back." Maybe he should mention that to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. In remarks to journalists in Lo

ud Ahmadinejad that he wants to wipe you off the map: At least it has the ring of honesty. It's quite another to hear from EFTA00711947 President Obama that he has your back, even as his Administration tries to sell to the public a make-believe world in which Iran's nuclear intentions are potential

visions over foreign policy were typically between a realist wing and a more fervent nationalist wing; realism usually won. In the 1950s, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, an internationalist, prevailed over Senator Robert A. Taft and his isolationist followers. Later, President Richard M. Nixon's engagement with Chi

t. She does not lead; she assesses. "You really wonder why leaders want these jobs when they really do not want to lead. And what is their risk? That Barack Obama will not get a second term? Or that Angela Merkel's coalition might finally end up on the rocks? If they actually made the leap they HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_

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the portents are not good. Despite the rhetoric, President Obama conducts himself as an arbitrator or mediator bet

t", ', the shattering of its prosperity deal. He says American conservatives abandoned the middle ground represented by Republican presidents such as Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon and Bush Sr and became radicals. The derailment, he argues, began under Ronald Reagan and reached its zenith under George W. Bush. Wit

t. She does not lead; she assesses. "You really wonder why leaders want these jobs when they really do not want to lead. And what is their risk? That Barack Obama will not get a second term? Or that Angela Merkel's coalition might finally end up on the rocks? If they actually made the leap they might astound th

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