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Doyle McManus: Second-term scandal plague catches up to Obama
What is it about presidents' second terms that makes them seem so scandal-ridden? Simple: The iron law of longevity. All governments make mistakes, and all governments try to hide those mistakes. But the longer an administration is in office, the more...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Justice System, Monica Lewinsky, Bill Clinton, Parties and Movements
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Op-Ed, explained
TO SOME READERS, the Op-Ed page is a bit mysterious. I'll be at a cocktail party, or in the bleachers at a Little League game, and the guy next to me will begin asking questions about just what it is we're trying to do, and how we get it done. Who are...Tags: Nicholas Goldberg, Meghan Daum, Periodicals, Patt Morrison, Authors
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Obama's plan to avoid lame-duckery
For the last two months, President Barack Obama has been mired in Washington's inside game, caught up in backroom congressional politics as he tried unsuccessfully to pass a bill on gun control and nudge Republican senators toward compromise on the...Tags: Lyndon B. Johnson, Barack Obama, Gun Control, State of the Union Address, Immigration
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Friday's TV Highlights: 'Great Performances' on PBS
Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 28 - May 4, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SERIES Fashion Star In this new episode...
Tags: Chris O'Dowd, Abusive Behavior, Katie McGrath, Jason Aldean, Ana Gasteyer
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Despite the Boston bombings, we're safer than we think
After the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the most frequently heard forecast was: "This changes everything." Americans would live in constant fear of the next attack, many pundits predicted. The desire for safety would spawn a security state that...
Tags: Bombings, Timothy McVeigh, Al-Qaeda, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Pakistan
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US is inching toward Syria
Military intervention in the Muslim world seems to bring the United States nothing but grief. Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya: None looks much like a success story now. Yet the Obama administration is edging reluctantly into a civil war in Syria, aiding rebels...Tags: Human Rights, Islam, Al-Qaeda, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Iraq
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What did we learn from Iraq?
Ten years have passed since the United States invaded Iraq, a decision that almost everyone now ranks as one of the worst foreign policy blunders of our time. Why "almost"? Former President George W. Bush and his top aides still maintain that the invasion...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Defense Equipment, Iraq, Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Military Interventions
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Gridlock, Tehran-style
With the United States locked in confrontation with Iran, was it good or bad for diplomacy that "Argo," a movie about U.S. spies getting the best of the Iranians, won this year's Academy Award for best picture? Depends on whom you ask. To Iran's...Tags: Nuclear Weapons, Movies, United Nations, U.S. Department of State, Argo (movie)
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State Department's Passport Day is canceled
This post has been updated.Anticipated federal budget cuts expected to kick in Friday have forced the cancellation of the U.S. State Department's Passport Day on March 9. "Due to the anticipated sequestration, the Department of State must cancel 'Passport Day in the USA,' which...Tags: U.S. Department of State, Interior Policy, Personal Data Collection, Media Industry, Politics
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Obama's less-is-more agenda
President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday, the first of his second term, won't be long remembered. It didn't offer much in the way of new ideas. It was short on memorable lines - except, perhaps, his demand for congressional action on...Tags: White House, John Boehner, Trade Agreements, Interior Policy, Barack Obama
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Afghanistan's future up to United States
Amid partisan questioning from both sides in former Sen. Chuck Hagel's confirmation hearing last week, a major opportunity was lost. Hagel's fellow Republicans grilled the defense secretary nominee on past statements about Israel and his opposition to...Tags: Afghanistan, John Allen, Al-Qaeda, Kabul (Afghanistan), Government
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Immigration reform's fans
Can Republicans find a way out of the political dead end they marched into during the 2012 campaign? Can President Barack Obama make his second term more productive than the final gridlocked years of his first? Can Democrats and Republicans in Congress...Tags: Chuck Schumer, John McCain, Marco Rubio, Parties and Movements, Tea Party Movement
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