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October 20, 2011

Defense and Security
Defense, Foreign Aid, and the Las Vegas Debate

GOP presidential candidates on stage at the CNN Western Republican debate in Las Vegas on October 18, 2011. R(Richard Brian/courtesy Reuters) I like political debates. They offer candidates a chance…

GOP presidential candidates (L-R) former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), Herman Cain, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, Texas Governor Rick Perry, former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) stand on stage at the CNN Western Republican debate in Las Vegas, Nevada October 18, 2011. REUTERS/Richard Bria

January 14, 2012

Politics and Government
What Do Americans Know about the GOP Presidential Candidates?

In yesterday’s Friday File I flagged a CBS/Vanity Fair poll that showed that most Americans do not know that Mitt Romney’s first name is Willard—as opposed to Mitt (or Mittens or Gromit). That’s a cu…

Mitt Romney is shown on television monitors in the filing center during the Republican presidential debate at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California. (Danny Moloshok/courtesy Reuters)

March 1, 2012

Politics and Government
The World Next Week: Russians, Iranians, and Republicans All Vote

The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed the presidential election in Russia; the parliamentary elections in Iran; the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) co…

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June 13, 2011

Defense and Security
GOP Presidential Hopefuls Differ on Libya and Afghanistan

A man holds a flag outside the White House in Washington. (Kevin Lamarque/courtesy Reuters) Seven GOP presidential hopefuls take the stage tonight at St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire…

A man holds a flag outside the White House in Washington. (Kevin Lamarque/courtesy Reuters)

December 15, 2011

International Organizations
America’s Global Role? Go Ask the People

United Nations Secretary-General Ban shakes hands with U.S. President Obama at the United Nations in New York. (Mark Garten/ Courtesy Reuters) As the nation heads into an election year, it’s worth a…

America’s Global Role? Go Ask the People