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Condoleezza Rice's contradictory, misleading and outright false statements about the U.S. and torture have taken America's moral standing -- and her own -- to new depths.
By Sidney Blumenthal
December 8, 2005
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The steamy, violent saga of medieval lovers Abelard and Heloise -- and their kinky letters -- uncannily anticipate today's battles over sex and religion.
By Priya Jain
December 18, 2004
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Yanks, Euros trade blows on "Welcome to the New Cold War": Some say the dollar's vertiginous fall is just the beginning; others give "Euro-weenies" and French snobs a one-fingered American salute.
November 16, 2004
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It's Chirac vs. Cheney, SUVs vs. minicars, and pommes frites vs. freedom fries in the new transatlantic culture war. But here's what you don't know: In the global conflict for moral and economic supremacy, Europe is winning.
By Andrew O'Hehir
November 15, 2004
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A professor explains why so many people around the world hate us and what a post-Bush foreign policy might look like.
By Stephen Holmes
June 17, 2004
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Courting the allies he spurned last year, the president will mangle the lessons of history to turn Iraq into postwar Europe, but no one will be fooled.
By Sidney Blumenthal
June 3, 2004
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When Western leaders met in Berlin this week to confront an ugly upsurge in European anti-Semitism, they pointed fingers not just at neo-Nazis and militant Muslims -- but also at the European left.
By Alix Christie
April 30, 2004
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By wrecking the Western alliance, President Bush has paved the way for a President Kerry to rebuild it.
By Thomas Geoghegan
March 26, 2004
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If the decision to cut France and Germany out of Iraq reconstruction money leads Europe to retaliate, hundreds of thousands of U.S. jobs will be at risk.
By Barry Lando
December 18, 2003
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The Democratic candidate says Bush's token alliances with Tonga and the Marshall Islands are no substitute for key European allies in the global fight against terror.
December 17, 2003
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While "No blood for oil!" echoes in the streets, analysts say oil companies actually dread war in Iraq.
By Dan Baum
February 25, 2003
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Among the hundreds of thousands protesting in London, most saw Bush and Blair as a bigger threat than dictator Saddam Hussein.
By David Akerman
February 16, 2003
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The streets are jammed with protesters. Governments are at risk of falling. Analysts say Europe is ready for a break from the U.S. that could reshape global relations for years to come.
By Noah Sudarsky
February 13, 2003
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Frustrated with the warmongering and arrogance of the Bush White House, Germany and France are making a historic break with the U.S. Relations may never be the same.
By Noah Sudarsky
January 25, 2003
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To some, he is a skilled power player. Others call him Bush's poodle. In the make-or-break weeks ahead, he could shape history -- or become its victim.
By Eric Boehlert
January 23, 2003
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When we disparaged the idea that Lance Armstrong could be named Athlete of the Year, many of you got very, very upset. Well, get over it.
By King Kaufman
January 13, 2003
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Wild celebrations greet president as 10-year marijuana sentences, assault rifles and politicians who never lose their hair sweep across continent!
By Erik H. Thoreson
October 12, 2002
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A novelist imagines 700 years of history in which the plague has wiped out the West and China and Islam rule the globe.
By Laura Miller
March 6, 2002
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Officials across the Atlantic are steaming about President Bush's "axis of evil" rhetoric, but there's not much they can do about it.
By Steve Kettmann
February 14, 2002
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At an emergency meeting, European leaders back a "targeted" campaign against terrorism and applaud Bush's new internationalism.
By Steve Kettmann
September 22, 2001
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European leaders like the internationalist Bush who has emerged from last week's terror attacks.
By Steve Kettmann
September 18, 2001
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Can the president convince our increasingly dismayed allies that he isn't just an arrogant Texas oilman?
By Anthony York
June 12, 2001
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We've got some important travel tips, Mr. President, so listen up: Keep plenty of Marlboros handy and don't mention the war.
By Tom McNichol
June 12, 2001
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Bush seeks to woo Europe while violating our hallmark arms control agreement with Russia. Analysts react to the president's speech.
By Fiona Morgan
May 2, 2001
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Fetishists adore the sexy plastic polymer, but the European Commission wants it outlawed within two years.
By Chris Colin
April 24, 2001