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Polish leader, 96 others dead in Russia jet crash
Monika Scislowska, Victoria Buravchenko
Top officials killed as plane tries to land in thick fog
Obama pick for Justice post backs out
Devlin Barrett
Dawn Johnsen, nominee to head Office of Legal Counsel, blames politically motivated opposition for her withdrawal
The death of Dawn Johnsen’s nomination
Glenn Greenwald
Her beliefs were very compatible with candidate Obama's words, but incompatible with President Obama's actions
Ex-colleague: Obama will play it safe with court pick
Emily Holleman
Geoffrey Stone says the next Supreme Court nominee's confirmation will be easy -- but for the wrong reasons
Canceled Netanyahu trip spotlights Israel nukes
Steven Gutkin
Israel's decision to avoid a U.S. nuclear conference reveals tensions surrounding the issue
Al-Qaida in Iraq says it’s behind embassy hits
Lara Jakes, Qassim Abdul-zahra
National security officials said the terror network is looking to exploit political chaos after elections
Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens retiring
Mark Sherman
Almost 90, Stevens makes his long-rumored retirement official. Obama now has his second high court opening to fill
Bart Stupak will retire from Congress
Mike Madden
The Michigan Democrat had angered the right and the left for his antiabortion demands during the healthcare debate
Post-Copenhagen climate talks begin amid discord
Associated Press
Countries disagree over document brokered by President Obama at December summit
Smoke, fear of fire push rescuers from W.Va. mine
Tom Breen, Dena Potter
Rescue team gets frustratingly close to possible location of four missing miners before being forced out by smoke
Liz Cheney attacks Obama
Mike Madden
The former vice-president's daughter tosses out the red meat at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference
John McCain’s no maverick — but he is a sore loser
Steve Kornacki
His positions and attitudes have a lot more to do with who's on his enemies list than what's in his political soul
Would Hillary have been more conservative than Obama?
Andrew Gelman
Some Republicans seem to think Clinton would've been more congenial than Obama, but it's not so obvious
U.S. and Russia sign treaty to cut nuclear arms
George Jahn, Vladimir Isachenkov
The new pact, the first of its kind in two decades, marks an opening of relations between the two nations
Olbermann on Obama’s assassination program
Glenn Greenwald
The MSNBC host provides good coverage of a story most progressives seem eager to ignore
US reports harassment and rape of gays in Zimbabwe
Angus Shaw
US State Dept. reports gays in Zimbabwe face "corrective" rape, widespread discrimination, continuing trend.
Iran derides Obama’s “cowboy” nuclear stance
Ali Akbar Dareini, George Jahn
Obama takes first steps in reducing world's nuclear arsenal
Confirmed: Obama authorizes assassination of U.S. citizen
Glenn Greenwald
N.Y. Times, Washington Post both report that the president has taken a step beyond where even George Bush would go
The sobering list of replacements for Justice Stevens
Gabriel Winant
It shows how constrained the administration feels in general that these are the potential justices
Barack Obama: The opacity of hope
Joan Walsh
In "The Bridge," a biracial dreamer in post-Reagan America becomes the first black president. Then things get tough
The iPad is for readers
Laura Miller
Surprise! The futuristic device provides an ideal sanctuary for the most old-fashioned leisure activity
All presidents are rorschach tests
Jonathan Bernstein
The way our government works, you can't really tell just who is responsible for what
5 things to know about the Tea Party movement
The Associated Press
A review of the party's operations in every state provides a portrait of the nascent political movement
Words, words, words about healthcare — who cares?
Jonathan Bernstein
Go ahead and try to spin healthcare reform either way -- you won't get far
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