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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

, 2012 Article 1. Spiegel America: Notes on the Decline of a Great Nation Article 2. TIME Five Countries Where the U.S. Election Matters Most Tony Karon Article 3. Foreign Policy Middle East Lost Shadi Hamid Article 4. Ahram Online The absurd notion of Jewish 'refugees' from Arab lands Khalid A

t I said was that we focused, with laser-like efficiency, on the economy, because we knew ... you see, we came in under similar circumstances that Obama came in, but he didn't focus on the economy the way we did," Baker said. "By the beginning of the third year of Ronald Reagan's term, we were comi

anium enrichment and bomb design will have reached a highly dangerous point by then; or maybe it is based on Netanyahu's calculation that President Barack Obama will be more supportive of Israel prior to election day — and perhaps not at all after he wins or loses on 6 November. Some of Israel's security c

based on Netanyahu's calculation that President Barack Obama will be more supportive of Israel prior to

't make it go away Michael Gerson August 10 -- President Obama has avoided the traditional Democratic reputatio

icle 1. The Washington Post Egypt's scapegoat for the Sinai attack David Ignatius Article 2. TIME As the Sinai Goes, So Too the Golan Heights? Tony Karon Article 3. Foreign Policy Jim Baker: Realists have been successful stewards of foreign policy Josh Rogin Article 4. The Washington Post Ignorin

a's arsenal of long-range bombers, refueling aircraft and precision missiles could do far more damage to the Iranian nuclear program — if President Obama were to decide on a full-scale retaliation. EFTA00660548 The exercise was designed specifically to test internal military communications and coo

military intervention. Michael 0 'Hanlon is a senior fellow at Brookings and coauthor with Martin Indyk and Kenneth Lieberthal of Bending History: Barack Obama's Foreign Policy. EFTA00660567

more damage to the Iranian nuclear program — if President Obama were to decide on a full-scale retaliation. EFT

It was cited to me by an Israeli official.) Both Barack Obama and Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of th

2. The Washington Post Playing for time through a strike on Iran Richard Cohen Article 3. TIME Five Tips For on Nuclear Negotiations With Iran Tony Karon Article 4. Bloomberg Israelis Grow Confident Strike on Iran's Nukes Can Work Jeffrey Goldberg Article 5. The Moscow Times Beautiful Friendships

rica to build its own liberal political order and what freaks that has made us today. Almost four years ago, we elected a black man, whose name was Barack, whose grandfather was a Muslim, to lead us out of our worst economic crisis in a century. We're now considering replacing him with a Mormon, and

rk against collapse." You see the same kind of manipulation of emotions in Afghanistan. U.S. troops accidentally burned some Korans, and President Obama apologized. Afghans nevertheless went on a weeklong rampage, killing innocent Americans in response — and no Afghan EFTA_R1_00230129 EFTA01842805

cent years, Washington's stance has toughened. When in 2010 the Israeli government announced plans to build 1,025 more units there, U.S. President Barack Obama's administration said it was "deeply disappointed." The PA complains that Har Homa -- whose population has grown to 13,000 -- obstructs travel betwe

U.S. troops accidentally burned some Korans, and President Obama apologized. Afghans nevertheless went on a weekl

Article 2. Hurriyet Gaza, Jerusalem, Nicosia, Baku Burak Bekdil Article 3. TIME Hamas Signals Break with Iran, But Is That Good for Israel? Tony Karon Article 4. Politico Do Israelis support a strike on Iran? Shibley Telhami Article 5. Foreign Affairs The Most Controversial Israeli Settlements

rica to build its own liberal political order and what freaks that has made us today. Almost four years ago, we elected a black man, whose name was Barack, whose grandfather was a Muslim, to lead us out of our worst economic crisis in a EFTA00686825 century. We're now considering replacing him with

rk against collapse." You see the same kind of manipulation of emotions in Afghanistan. U.S. troops accidentally burned some Korans, and President Obama apologized. Afghans nevertheless went on a weeklong rampage, killing innocent Americans in response — and no Afghan leader, even our allies, dared

cent years, Washington's stance has toughened. When in 2010 the Israeli government announced plans to build 1,025 more units there, U.S. President Barack Obama's administration said it was "deeply disappointed." The PA complains that Har Homa -- whose population has grown to 13,000 -- obstructs travel betwe

U.S. troops accidentally burned some Korans, and President Obama apologized. Afghans nevertheless went on a weekl

Article 2. Hurriyet Gaza, Jerusalem, Nicosia, Baku Burak Bekdil Article 3. TIME Hamas Signals Break with Iran, But Is That Good for Israel? Tony Karon Article 4. Politico Do Israelis support a strike on Iran? Shibley Telhami Article 5. Foreign Affairs The Most Controversial Israeli Settlements

Miller Foreign Policy Dear Abu Mazen: End This Farce (An open letter to the Palestinian leader) Yossi Beilin Foreign Affairs God, Bush, and Obama Andrew Preston EFTA00686674 Article 6. The Economist Article 7. Anicic I. China's military rise Spiegel Controversial Poem about Israel:

w them into its sphere of influence. Japan, South Korea, India and even Australia are quietly spending more on defence, especially on their navies. Barack Obama's new "pivot" towards Asia includes a clear signal that America will still guarantee its allies' security. This week a contingent of EFTA00686696 2

nd the decent interval for extrication President Barack Obama has created makes little sense. Honor thos

nal Interest Egypt's Muddy Waters Nathan J. Brown TIME Why the U.S. May Be Secretly Cheering a Muslim Brotherhood Run For Egypt's Presidency Tony Karon Foreign Policy Five Reasons Americans Should be Happy _(In a Very Unhappy Middle East), Aaron David Miller Foreign Policy Dear Abu Mazen: End

, is impossible, you need to say so. I think those who have been advocating a more activist U.S. intervention in Syria — and excoriating President Obama for not leading that — are not being realistic about what it would take to create a decent outcome. Why? In the Middle East, the alternative to bad

eing out his days in a prison cell at the Hague. President Obama on Monday warned Assad that he would be "held ac

Iraq Thomas L. Friedman Article 2. Stratfor Consequences of the Fall of Syrian Regime George Friedman Article 3. TIME Five Syria Nightmares Tony Karon Article 4. Agence Global The Destruction of Syria Patrick Seale Article 5. NYT The Candidates Talk Foreign Policy Editorial Article 6. The At

ial Says Laura Rozen Aug 14, 2012 -- Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Colin Kahl traveled to Israel 13 times during his tenure as the Obama administration's top Pentagon Middle East civilian policy advisor from 2009 to the end of 2011. Kahl, now a Georgetown University professor, senior

ous. There is no such thing. Not to mention that President Obama doesn't even know if he'll still be sitting in t

'Very Seriously' Laura Rozen Article 5. TIME What the Muslim Brotherhood's 'Countercoup' EFTA_R1_00298501 EFTA01884020 Tells Us About Egypt Tony Karon Article 6. The Wall Street Journal The U.S. Natural-Gas Boom Will Transform the World John Deutch Article 7. Spiegel Turkey and the Euro Crisis