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Obama was lip-synching too
Andrew O'Hehir
That big "liberal" speech sure sounded terrific — but it's almost too late for Obama to redeem his presidency
Obama picks foreign policy aide as chief of staff
Nedra Pickler
The President has tapped national security expert Denis McDonough to be his fifth chief of staff
Actually, Obama does support “perpetual war”
David Sirota
The elegance of the president's anti-war-themed second inaugural address was matched only by its gross hypocrisy
Troops: Women should meet same standards as men
Julie Watson
Members of military will accept new policy as long as women have to meet the same standards as male colleagues
UN launches investigation into drone strikes
Natasha Lennard
A Geneva-based team will examine reports of civilian deaths and the legality of the U.S.'s extrajudicial killings
Kerry to field questions from panel he chairs
Donna Cassata
John Kerry will testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on his nomination for Secretary of State
Military has to decide which combat jobs for women
Lolita C. Baldor
Officials aim to preserve readiness and develop a process that would give service members equal chance to succeed
Transparency: “What difference does it make?”
Natasha Lennard
Hillary's Benghazi remark has angered the GOP and delighted Democrats, but shows a troubling comfort with secrecy
Military lifts combat ban on women
Katie McDonough
Outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta ushers in a new era of a "fully inclusive" military
Taliban unimpressed by Prince Harry’s remarks
Natasha Lennard
"He doesn’t have the brain to know there is a war here” said Taliban after prince compared war to video games
Taliban suicide bombs in Kabul show insurgent resilience
Associated Press
Despite recent overtures of peace from the U.S. and Afghan government, two attacks in one week hit the capital
Obama misleads over end to war
Natasha Lennard
In his inaugural address, the president hailed end to decade of war, while apparatus for perpetual war is cemented
Obama’s best days are probably ahead
Steve Kornacki
His second term could produce the broad, sustained popularity that eluded him in his first
Obama II: Older, wiser, stronger
Joan Walsh
Standing up to the three Ns – the NRA, Norquist and the neocons – the president guaranteed us a better second term
Obama sworn in at White House ceremony
Julie Pace AP
"I did it," Obama whispered to his youngest daughter, Sasha
Is Afghanistan worse than Vietnam?
Paul Waldman
With U.S. troops scheduled to withdraw in 2014, a look at some key statistics from America's longest running war
Obama, Biden sworn in at intimate ceremonies
Associated Press
The president and VP will repeat the ritual for the public Monday, but had to first take the oath on Jan. 20
American dead in Algerian hostage crisis
Associated Press
100 foreign workers are free but the fate of about 30 more remains unclear
“ZDT” gets the CIA wrong
Nada Bakos
And not just in its torture scenes. A former operative weighs in on the year's most controversial movie
Hollande gambles on Mali victory
Paul Ames
French society frowns on military intervention, so why is its president adopting the rhetoric of George W. Bush?
7 Chomsky quotes that expose the American empire
Laura Gottesdiener
A look back at some of the most incisive remarks from one of the nation's most controversial thinkers
Aid groups can’t reach key Mali town
Associated Press
Mali's military claimed control of Konna after battling Islamists, but humanitarian aid is blocked
Vietnam was even more horrific than we thought
Jonathan Schell
Nick Turse's new book "Kill Anything that Moves" reveals that massacres like My Lai were downright common
US citizens among hostages seized in Algeria over Mali
Associated Press
Islamist militants attacked and occupied a BP-operated natural gas complex in Algeria in revenge for Mali
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