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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks about China, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (AP)

Clinton: Egypt must be democratic

Salon Staff
The Secretary of State espouses populist ideals for Egypt, but is noncommittal on Mubarak's future

Why is America so afraid?

Philip Weiss
The Egyptian revolution threatens an American-imposed order of Arabophobia and false choices
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Obama repeats call for restraint, reform in Egypt

Jim Kuhnhenn
But the president is silent on Hosni Mubarak's government shake-up
Protesters throw firebombs at riot police after police shot at protesters accompanying the funeral procession of an anti-government protester killed yesterday, in a street near Tahrir square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011. Thousands of protesters returned to Cairo's central Tahrir Square, chanting slogans against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and demanding his departure. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) (Associated Press)

Liveblog: Cairo erupts

Ethan Sherwood Strauss
Chaos in the streets, opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei criticizes America
An Egyptian APC vehicle drives near the Pyramids, in Giza, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011. The Pyramids are closed to tourists. (AP Photo/Victoria Hazou) (AP)

Iran opposition hails Egyptians

Associated Press
Mir Hossein Mousavi supports the protests in Egypt, Tunisia, and Yemen, while crediting Iranians for the spark
Anwar Sadat, Jimmy Carter and Menachem Begin at Camp David in 1978.

How did the U.S. get in bed with Mubarak?

Justin Elliott
A historian explains how the U.S. became closely tied to the Mideast dictatorship
Protests in Iran in 2009, left. Right: Protesters in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011.

Pro-Israel groups cool to Egyptian protests

Justin Elliott
Why two leading pro-Israel groups are not embracing the popular upheaval in Egypt

Liveblog: Cairo erupts

Adam Clark Estes
UPDATED: Chaos in the streets, opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei criticizes America
** FILE **In this photo released by European plane maker Airbus, Friday Dec. 17, 2004 of Air Asia, China signed an order Thursday with Airbus for 150 mid-size A320 planes as the European aircraft maker took a major step toward opening its first Chinese assembly line, Thursday, Oct 26, 2006. The Airbus sale was among a series of business deals signed as French President Jacques Chirac began a state visit to China. (AP Photo/Airbus, HO) (Associated Press)

The risks of speedy turnarounds

Patrick Smith
Getting a plane off the gate quickly and on-time is a point of pride for airlines. But how fast is too fast?
*FILE* In this undated file photo providd by the Department of Defense, the F-117A Nighthawk Stealth fighter from the 49th Fighter Wing, 9th Fighter Squadron, from Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. flies during a training mission over the New Mexico desert. Holloman Air Force Base will say farewell to the F-117 Nighthawk, which the nation is retiring from its arsenal after 27 years. The last F-117s scheduled to fly will leave Holloman on Monday, April 21, 2008, then stop in Palmdale, Calif., for another retirement ceremony before arriving at their final destination _ Tonopah Test Range Airfield in Nevada, where the fighter made its first flight in 1981. ( AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Staff Sgt. Andy Dunaway/HO) (Associated Press)

Why military spending remains untouchable

Andrew J. Bacevich
Despite extraordinary expenditures, it's clear that Americans just aren't getting much for their money
George H.W. Bush and Dan Rather

The roots of Fox News

Steve Kornacki
The anniversary of a famous on-air showdown reminds us what Roger Ailes' big idea sprang from
President Barack Obama is applauded by Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011, while delivering his State of the Union address (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool) (AP)

Full text and video of Obama’s State of Union address

AP/Salon
Read or watch President Obama's second State of the Union address in its entirety
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, left, accompanied by former Swiss banker Rudolf Elmer, right, are seen after Elmer handed Assange two CD cases full of files, following a news conference at the Frontline Club in London, Monday Jan. 17, 2011. Elmer blew the whistle on the conduct of Julius Baer Bank in the Cayman Islands for which he is set to stand trial in Zurich, Switzerland, on Jan. 19 for breaching Swiss bank secrecy laws. Accompanied by his lawyer Jack Blum, he will reveal more details of alleged abuses in the world of offshore financial centres. As he did back in 2007 he will pass the said documents and information to Wikileaks. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) (AP)

WikiLeaks: Selective revelations

Raphael G. Satter
Despite a reputation for indiscriminate leaking, the website has released only 2,658 of its 251,287 documents

Is Olbermann the victim of his own success?

Steve Kornacki
It's good night and good luck for "Countdown With Keith Olbermann" (2003-2011)
Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., left, laughs as Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., right, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 18 ,2010, to push for the repeal of military Don't Ask Don't Tell rule. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt) (AP)

Bipartisan praise for Joe Lieberman

Glenn Greenwald
He's spent decades advocating for violent, brutal, repressive policies, but that's no impediment to Beltway love
Chinese President Hu Jintao and Vice President Joe Biden walk the red carpet upon the president's arrival, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) (AP)

U.S., Chinese leaders meet to talk trade and security

Jim Kuhnhenn
President Obama looks to further foreign agenda, President Hu hopes to "polish" image at home

Ex-CIA officer pleads not guilty to leaking info

Matthew Barakat
Lawyer for Jeffrey Sterling criticizes the government for not going after newspaper for disseminating secrets
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, shares a light moment with Iraq's Parliament Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi, right, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011. Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq early Thursday for talks with the new government's leaders about the future of American troops in the country as they prepare to leave at year's end. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo) (AP)

Biden addresses U.S. troops in Baghdad

Lara Jakes
On first U.S. visit since new Iraqi Cabinet, Vice President promises to end war "responsibly"
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri meets with President Barack Obama,, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (AP)

Lebanon’s government falls as Hezbollah pulls out

Zeina Karam
Hezbollah and allies force collapse; crisis deepens
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Is Lockheed Martin shadowing you?

William D. Hartung
How a giant weapons maker became the new Big Brother

Darwin’s media: Surviving the info-glut

Dan Gillmor
Book excerpt: In an age of democratized media, consumers need to take some responsibility, too
FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2006 file photo, Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr delivers a Friday sermon, in a Mosque, in Kufa, Iraq. Iraqi officials said Wednesday Jan. 5, 2011 al-Sadr returned to Iraq after a nearly 3-year absence.(AP Photo/Alaa Al-Marjani, File) (AP)

Radical cleric returns to Iraq from exile

Rebecca Santana, Qassim Abdul-zahra
Muqtada al-Sadr comes home to a hero's welcome and a bully pulpit after leaving for Iran in 2007
A guard outside a nuclear reactor in Bushehr, Iran. The nuclear power plant was built in cooperation with Russia. (Behrouz Mehri)

Iran permitting some countries to visit nuclear sites

Nasser Karimi
The United States, chief critic of the country's atomic aspirations, is not among them
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Leading conservatives openly support a Terrorist group

Glenn Greenwald
How can CNN continue to employ Fran Townsend in light of her pro-terrorism advocacy?
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