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We've recently had two episodes of entrapment journalism. I'm a bit old school, so the idea of concocting a story featuring a journalist who then reports on the self-created event seems, well, wrong. But putting that aside, the two episodes were revealing of the character of the targets and the d...

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/11/AR2011031103391.html?wprss=rss_politics

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Stephen Carter, Newsweek
Did we win? The question came to mind after President Obama, in a prime-time  address, announced a plan to draw down American forces from Afghanistan from 100,000 today to 90,000 at the end of the year and about 70,000 by the summer of 2012. He confirmed his earlier insistence that the combat mission will be completed by 2014. The president promised to bring the troops home, and he is carrying out that promise. But did we win? Are they coming home because they did the job? Or has the enormous sacrifice of blood and treasure been for naught?The president spoke not of victory but of...

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/06/30/are_we_winning_in_afghanistan_258276.html

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Political news from today's Times and around the Web, plus a look at what's happening in Washington.

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The Obama administration says U.S. military operations in Libya are legal, but some senators disagree.

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Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) will not seek reelection in 2012, bringing to an end a tumultuous several years following an extramarital affair with a former staff member.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/07/AR2011030704306.html?wprss=rss_politics

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The near-tragedy unfolding on the streets of Athens could be a comedy, if the possible consequences were not so dire.

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California lawmakers passed a budget bill Tuesday night that will reduce the state's monetary shortfall from $26 billion to $5 billion, officials said.

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The justices continued work on two signature projects of Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.: defending free speech and curbing big lawsuits.

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More than half the children in California are Latinos, according to new census statistics that show the nation's most populous state rapidly approaching the day when Hispanics overtake whites as the largest minority.

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The president referred to one recipient killed in combat as being alive.

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SACRAMENTO/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California is taking a first step to shedding its reputation for fiscal sloppiness, adopting an on-time budget for the first time in years.

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The new documentary about Sarah Palin has yet to debut, and already, it's caused more of a stir than most Hollywood summer blockbusters.

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The legal adviser to the State Department said in testimony that the Obama administration might have been better served if it had consulted more closely with Congress about Libya.

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