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November 16, 2011
Elections and Voting
Campaign 2012 Roundup: Cain on Libya, Huntsman on Afghanistan
A water tower seen from the highway in Independence, Iowa. (Jessica Rinaldi/courtesy Reuters) Herman Cain has been in Iowa defending his halting answer on Libya earlier this week by saying that he w…
January 6, 2012
Defense and Security
Friday File: Are We Near a Showdown with Iran?
Above the Fold. Pundits who predicted that Iran would top the list of foreign policy problems in 2012 have early evidence that they were right. President Obama signed legislation over the holiday bre…
August 28, 2012
Trade
Morning Brief: Why the United States Pays More For Transit Projects
Stephen Smith contrasts efficiently managed transit construction projects in Europe and Asia with costly and lengthy U.S. projects (Bloomberg). Depleted staffs have made it difficult for transit agen…
July 23, 2012
Trade
Morning Brief: GE’s American Made Appliances
After decades of outsourcing home appliance assembly work, General Electric has invested $800 million to bring production lines to Louisville, KY (Pittsburgh Tribune Review). Lean manufacturing tech…
January 25, 2012
International Organizations
Dispelling Myths About Foreign Aid
Unsurprisingly, foreign aid has once again become a political football in this year’s primary season. Today’s GOP presidential candidates regularly bash it, echoing “Mr. Republican” Robert Taft—who d…
