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Obama is saying the wrong things about Afghanistan

He hit the right notes during his swing through Iraq, but his plans for that other war could mean trouble.

Roman holiday

The Eternal City is too vast and ancient to grasp, and the harder you try, the more it slips away. So you have to dream your way into it.

One more good reason to lift the embargo on Cuba

Let's seize the potential of the nation's sugar-based ethanol -- before China beats us to it.

Rush Limbaugh was right

The blogosphere's reaction to the New Yorker cover proves that the Bush era has killed a lot of liberals' sense of humor. And that's not funny.

Life in the catbird seat for Obama

Democrats have watched leads disappear before, especially when they sub "more of the same" for "change."

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