Just when you thought nothing could make the US war in Afghanistan get any worse, it has. American public support for the war is at an all time low, more and more people want to call it a day in Kabul and bring the troops home, Afghan civilian causalities continue to mount, and the question […]
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The dust is still settling in Washington after the resignation of White House Staffer and close Obama insider, Desirée Rogers. As Social Secretary to the Obamas, the task at hand for Rogers was to project the glamor of the First Couple. The New York Times credits Rogers with “personifying the fresh, new-generation approach that the
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I was on Russia Today (RT) television live yesterday evening discussing how effective I think Obama’s recent $50 million dollar pledge to “reverse anti-American sentiments inside Pakistan” through Pakistani media will be. As a Bangladeshi, I know firsthand about the hundreds and hundreds of amazing programs USAID has not just in South Asia, but around
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It is always a good recipe for the media to sexualize the mystique which surrounds the ever elusive Muslim woman: Is she a burqa-clad victim of her own religion, or a strong woman of choices who is forever fighting off labels and stereotypes? Or is she a supportive partner to her terrorist male counterpart, plotting
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The day I, along with the rest of the world, was first introduced to Sarah Palin was such a defining moment that sometimes I catch myself trying to recall what life was like before being exposed to the snark, obnoxious, shallow and often clueless attacks only Palin is capable of making on her “liberal opponents”.
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The issue of banning the burqa in France has generated so much heat over the past few months that one would assume the ban had already come into effect. Not so. Since French President Nicolas Sarkozy famously stated that, “the burqa is not a religious sign, it is a sign of the subjugation, of the submission
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You will find no shortage of analysis today on what the loss of Kennedy’s seat to the GOP may mean for Democrats. Is it the end of Obama, who has ratings lower than any President during his first year since Eisenhower? Or is this symbolic of more political losses to come for the Democrats in
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During the 2008 Presidential Campaign, I felt as though coming to the defense of Hillary Clinton was my job. I think it is fair to say that the level of attacks- both personal and professional- that were mounted on this woman were of a height and intensity rarely seen. Anybody remember the Hillary Clinton nutcracker
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Some chestnuts we need to retire in the new year: Obama is too cool. The Internet is killing newspapers. And the Goldman bonuses are worth getting riled up about. 1) Obama’s lack of emotional connection. It’s all the rage at the moment to denounce the president’s cool and his “inability to connect.” Where did the
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Like many young politicos, Obama’s oratory skills eventually won me over, too. More than that, it made me believe that what this politician had to offer was going to be different. And yes, that somehow “change was going to come to Washington.” Things were meant to be a little bit different at the very least, right?
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