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Clinton looks calm, composed despite bad poll news
Joan Walsh
The latest Des Moines Register poll could be disheartening for Clinton's campaign, but at an event Wednesday she was as good as I've seen her.
The bipartisan consensus on U.S. military spending
Glenn Greenwald
The U.S. spends more on "defense" than the rest of the world combined. All leading presidential candidates want that to continue.
Best of Salon 2007
Salon Staff
Tinky Winky on Jerry Falwell, Carlos Castaneda's dark legacy, the CIA's torture teachers, the scourge of plastic bags, and more only-in-Salon articles you shouldn't miss.
Obama’s European problem
Joe Conason
The senator may have traveled widely, but the critically important subcommittee on Europe has languished under his leadership.
The Bhutto test
Joan Walsh
It's tacky to use tragedy for political gain, but it's fair to examine how both parties' presidential candidates responded to Benazir Bhutto's assassination. Fair, and pretty depressing.
Hillary Clinton gets serious
Mike Madden
A week before the Iowa caucuses, Clinton's "Big Problems, Real Solutions" tour reminds voters the world is dangerous -- a message tragically reinforced by the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
Benazir Bhutto assassinated
Sadaqat Jan, Zarar Khan
The Pakistan opposition leader was shot and killed by an attacker who then blew himself up. Bhutto's supporters blame Musharraf as unrest spreads
With Bhutto gone, does Bush have a Plan B?
Juan Cole
Bush's failed policies in Pakistan, a nuclear power that al-Qaida still uses to plot against the West, threatens U.S. security more than Iraq ever did.
“Charlie Wilson’s War”
Stephanie Zacharek
Philip Seymour Hoffman utters one of the year's most refreshing lines in this terrific tale of political wheeling and dealing.
Everything you were afraid to ask about “Southland Tales”
Thomas Rogers
Baffled by Richard Kelly's latest apocalyptic epic -- the fluid karma, the biblical references, the space-time rift? Get all your questions answered here.
What “winning” in Iraq looks like
Glenn Greenwald
How many false claims of "war victory" do we need to hear before we stop believing them?
Letter submitted for Dodd’s filibuster
Glenn Greenwald
A 23-year-old new voter expresses her views on Democrats, telecom amnesty and the American political system.
Inside the CIA’s notorious “black sites”
Mark Benjamin
A Yemeni man never charged by the U.S. details 19 months of brutality and psychological torture -- the first in-depth, first-person account from inside the secret U.S. prisons. A Salon exclusive.
Architecture of detention
Salon Staff
Renderings of cells where a prisoner was held as part of the CIA's "extraordinary rendition" program.
The look books
Salon Staff
From glamour-pusses to global warming, criminal mug shots to art stars, Salon's seasonal guide to coffee-table books has something to enchant just about everyone.
Beyond the Multiplex
Andrew O'Hehir
Is "The Kite Runner" worthy of all the fuss? Plus: What's Woody Harrelson doing in an upsetting, innovative and decidedly Oscar-worthy documentary about WWII?
The “Kite Runner” controversy
Erika Milvy
Khaled Hosseini explains why the movie version of his bestselling novel should not be reduced to a single rape scene.
Is Bush losing the military?
Tim Grieve
A new poll shows that the Iraq war is just as unpopular with military families.
Bush’s real lie about Iran
Flynt Leverett, Hillary Mann Leverett
Despite recent claims otherwise, the White House has rebuffed negotiations with Iran at every turn -- a major strategic blunder.
The Dodd and Biden show
Walter Shapiro
When Tuesday's debate turned to foreign policy, the two veteran senators schooled Clinton and Obama.
Was Bill Clinton “opposed” to the Iraq war “from the beginning”?
Tim Grieve
The answer, as you might expect, is complicated.
Covering up the trail of dead Iraqis
Dahr Jamail
How the Pentagon has used "tactical perception management" to obscure the killing of Iraqi civilians by U.S. forces.
Bad stenographers
Glenn Greenwald
Referring to the role played by our establishment press as stenography is truly an insult to the work of professional stenographers.
A new player in Afghanistan’s Great Game
Andrew Leonard
A Chinese mining company wins the rights to develop what could be the world's biggest copper mine
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