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Supporters of the Pakistani religious party Jamaat-e-Islami, listen to their leaders during a rally to condemn the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and U. S. for violating Pakistan's sovereignty in an operation to kill Bin Laden, in Karachi, Pakistan on Friday, May 6, 2011. Osama bin Laden was killed by a helicopter-borne U.S. military force on Monday, in a fortress-like compound on the outskirts of Pakistani city of Abbottabad.(AP Photo/Shakil Adil) (AP)

Obama’s promised trip to Pakistan now uncertain

Julie Pace

Questions loom as White House tries determine whether Islamabad government helped safeguard bin Laden

05/07/2011 12:45 EDT

The iconic shot inside the Situation Room, May 1, 2011.

What is Obama watching here?

Emma Mustich

The photo of the week raises all sorts of questions. Here are the best answers we can find

05/05/2011 21:30 EDT

Osama bin Laden, Martin Luther King, Jr., President Barack Obama

Obama, Osama and MLK

Joan Walsh

The frenzy over a "fake" King quote reveals a desire to outsource our moral decision-making to someone else

05/03/2011 20:04 EDT

In a March 23, 2011 photo U.S. General David Petraeus, Commander of NATO International Security Assistance Force and US Forces Afghanistan, addresses Royal United Service Institute members on 'The Mission in Afghnistan' in London. President Barack Obama is likely to name seasoned diplomat Ryan Crocker as the next U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, reuniting Petraeus and Crocker who are credited with rescuing the American mission in Iraq. (AP Photo/Sang Tan) (Sang Tan)

A more militarized CIA for a more militarized America

Glenn Greenwald

The tradition of civilian control over the agency is an obsolete relic of the past

04/28/2011 13:29 EDT

Beck site: Huckabee does literally want the government to take candy from babies

Alex Pareene

Another round in the fight over the former governor's supposed "progressive" tendencies

04/22/2011 15:30 EDT

Obama’s demagogic, Stalinist, class-warring, no good, very bad speech

Alex Pareene

Some people didn't care for the president's budget address

04/14/2011 12:30 EDT

Joe Biden falls asleep during Obama’s deficit speech

Peter Finocchiaro

Maybe he was just resting his eyes?

04/13/2011 20:54 EDT

FILE - In this April 1, 2011, file photo House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio pauses during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington to discuss GOP efforts to create jobs and cut spending. The dilemma facing Boehner to pass a fast-approaching spending compromise and avert a government shutdown is to get the overwhelming majority of votes to come from fellow Republicans, even if dozens of easily attainable Democratic votes could help carry the budget bill to victory. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) (AP)

Odds of a government shutdown surge

Andrew Taylor

Talks break down as President Obama spurns the GOP's latest offer during a White House meeting

04/05/2011 16:27 EDT

FILE - In this April 5, 2009, file photo President Barack Obama addresses a crowd in Prague. Obama offered what would be a defining moment of his presidency: a pledge to seek a world without nuclear weapons. He outlined specific steps to reach that goal. Two years later, he has delivered on some of his promises, while other goals appear stalled. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) (AP)

Obama calls Boehner to White House to talk budget

Andrew Taylor

Prospect of government shutdown looms large on the horizon as time to negotiate runs low

04/05/2011 13:01 EDT

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va.

Eric Cantor rewrites the Constitution

Andrew Leonard

According to the majority leader, House Republicans don't need the Senate or the president to create new laws

03/31/2011 16:50 EDT

In this photograph made available by the Ministry of Defence, the Royal Air Force VC10 and Tristar air-to-air refuelling aircraft, from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, England, which supported overnight operations against targets in Libya, Saturday, March 19, 2011. They accompanied RAF Tornado GR4 fast jets from RAF Marham that struck Libyans air defences, in the longest strike mission since the Black Buck operations during the Falklands conflict. British Prime Minister Cameron said that launching a military action against Libya is "necessary, legal and right." Speaking after chairing an emergency meeting with senior government officials in his office in Downing Street, the leader said his thoughts are with British service personnel who are risking their lives to save others. (AP Photo/SAC Neil Chapman, MOD) EDITORIAL USE ONLY (AP)

Libya: Endgame unclear after successful first days

Robert Burns

U.S. officials call initial bombings a success, but says its too early to define the campaign's ultimate objectives

03/20/2011 18:45 EDT

In this image made off Japan's NTV/NNN Japan television footage, smoke ascends from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant's Unit 3 in Okumamachi, Fukushima Prefecture, northern Japan, March 14, 2011. Right: Jeff Merrifield

Ex-regulator flacking for pro-nuke lobby

Justin Elliott

Jeff Merrifield was a top regulator for the much-criticized NRC. Now he's on Fox defending nuclear power

03/18/2011 00:15 EDT

In this March 8, 2011, photo, President Barack Obama speaks about education at TechBoston Academy in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood. Obama rode a wave of voter passion in 2008 fed largely by intense dislike of President George W. Bush and the Iraq war, plus excitement among young and minority voters at the notion of electing the nations first black president. Now, as Obama cranks up his re-election campaign, all those factors are absent. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) (AP)

Obama presses Congress on rewriting education law

Associated Press

President urges reform of "No Child Left Behind" legislation

03/15/2011 13:01 EDT

President Barack Obama returns a Marine honor guard salute as he steps off Marine One upon returning to the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 8, 2011, after traveling to education and fundraising events in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (AP)

The embarrassments of empire

David Bromwich

Washington wonders what to say about Arab freedom

03/10/2011 19:01 EST

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin and President Obama

Where in the world is Barack Obama?

Andrew Leonard

Blue Dog Sen. Joe Manchin attacks the president for failing to lead on the spending front. He's got a point

03/08/2011 19:53 EST

Libyan army soldiers shout slogans against Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi during a demonstration, in Tobruk, Libya, on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011. Heavy gunfire broke out in Tripoli as forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi tightened their grip on the Libyan capital while anti-government protesters claimed control of many cities elsewhere and top government officials and diplomats turn against the longtime leader. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) (AP)

As U.S. rebuilt ties with Libya, human rights concerns took a back seat

Marian Wang

Some critics say when U.S. rebuilt ties with Libya, it favored narrow strategic interests over human rights

02/23/2011 22:24 EST

Guy sued for putting Sarah Palin’s official portrait on website two years ago

Alex Pareene

A restaurateur was bilked for thousands of dollars for putting the former Alaska governor's picture on his site

02/16/2011 23:01 EST

Obama and House GOP leaders promise cooperation

Erica Werner

House Reps. Boehner, Cantor, and McCarthy agree to work with the president on spending, education, tax policy

02/09/2011 20:28 EST

Anti-government protesters demonstrate in Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011. Protesters appear to have settled in for a long standoff, turning Tahrir Square into a makeshift village with tens of thousands coming every day, with some sleeping in tents made of blankets and plastic sheeting. The arabic on the sign reads "The rage brings the light of freedom". (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill) (AP)

Egyptian opposition defiant over VP’s warning

Maggie Michael

Suleiman's warning has protesters increasingly suspicious about his U.S.-backed reform efforts

02/09/2011 13:13 EST

President Barack Obama speaks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, Monday, Feb. 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (AP)

Obama to call for $53 billion for high-speed rail

Julie Pace

President pushes for major infrastructure project to create jobs and improve American competitiveness

02/08/2011 18:34 EST

Will things finally, really work out for John Kerry?

Steve Kornacki

The Massachusetts senator may have his eye on a big promotion -- not at all for the first time

02/07/2011 17:43 EST

FILE - In a Sept. 1, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. More than a quarter-million people flooded Cairo's main square Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011 in a stunning and jubilant array of young and old, urban poor and middle class professionals, mounting by far the largest protest yet in a week of unrelenting demands for Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) (AP)

The Egyptian mirror

Glenn Greenwald

Shocking stories about a country where "wealth bought political power," and a close friend who suddenly isn't

02/07/2011 10:08 EST

Egyptian Nobel Peace laureate and democracy advocate Mohamed ElBaradei addresses the crowd at Tahrir Square in Cairo, Sunday Jan.30, 2011. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) (AP)

With democracy or against it: There’s no in between

David Sirota

When it comes to Egypt, America just isn't walking its talk

02/04/2011 12:01 EST

Democrats head to Charlotte, North Carolina for National Convention after refusing bids from three Midwestern cities.

Dems choose Charlotte for 2012 convention

Liz Sidoti

Obama prepares to "aggressively compete" on traditionally conservative land, hopes of refueling grassroots vibe

02/01/2011 20:53 EST