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Friday's debate was no decisive showdown. But for undecided voters watching, did Obama look too green or McCain too mean?
By Walter Shapiro
September 27, 2008
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The party of Bush and McCain outsourced the hunt for bin Laden, failing to accomplish a vital mission since 9/11.
By Michael Smerconish
September 11, 2008
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The "global war on terror" is over -- and we lost.
By Andrew Bacevich
September 11, 2008
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In his new book, the investigative journalist credits covert ops with reducing violence in Iraq.
By Katharine Mieszkowski
September 5, 2008
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Russia's escalating war on Georgia reveals the consequences of the Bush administration's long assault on the international rule of law.
By Juan Cole
August 14, 2008
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Cultural repression by the Muslim militias has waned slightly, but women still miss freedoms they enjoyed under Saddam Hussein.
By Anna Badkhen
August 14, 2008
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Capable Iraqis training for special operations roll over sharp gravel and run in the scorching heat. But they are terrified of the U.S. military's leaving.
By Anna Badkhen
August 11, 2008
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In the transcript, a former official talks about the CIA's being ordered to forge evidence, and says he thinks the order came from Cheney's office.
By Alex Koppelman
August 8, 2008
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Lawmakers couldn't come to an agreement on a provincial elections law, which is considered important enough that President Bush was personally pushing for a deal.
By Alex Koppelman
August 6, 2008
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In further chronicles of Bush government deceit, author Ron Suskind drops a bombshell: The White House ordered the CIA to fake a letter linking Saddam Hussein to al-Qaida.
By Louis Bayard
August 6, 2008
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The U.S. signed up legions of sketchy Iraqi fighters to help stop sectarian violence. Now, most may lose their security jobs -- but remain armed and angry.
By Anna Badkhen
August 6, 2008
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Ron Suskind charges that the Bush administration used a forged document to buttress the case for invading Iraq. It wouldn't be the first time.
By Justin Jouvenal
August 5, 2008
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In the HBO documentary "Baghdad High," four high schoolers film their lives in a war zone.
By Sarah Hepola
August 5, 2008
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In a Baghdad neighborhood pacified by the surge, the locals fear the day the U.S. military departs, because they don't trust their own government to keep them safe.
By Anna Badkhen
August 5, 2008
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Welcome to Baghdad's post-decadent stronghold: Menacing Peruvian mercenaries, Chinese prostitutes, concealed beer and doughnuts -- and Iraqis eyeing a foreboding future.
By Arnon Grunberg
August 4, 2008
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In a confidential memo, a company tells investors consultant Randy Scheunemann can help it win Iraqi oil contracts -- because he was a "key player" in getting the U.S. to invade.
By Mark Benjamin
August 1, 2008
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A Salon investigation reveals that a shortage of skilled sergeants has led to dubious promotions for inexperienced soldiers -- even jeopardizing some operations in Iraq.
By Bill Sasser
July 30, 2008
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McCain's campaign claims to have debunked "three prevailing myths about Obama's foreign policy," but it's the McCain camp that isn't connected to reality.
By Alex Koppelman
July 25, 2008
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Chuck Hagel wants everyone to step back, take a deep breath and stop talking about the surge.
By Alex Koppelman
July 24, 2008
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John McCain tried to spin his way out of the mistake he made when discussing the timeline of the surge, but he didn't succeed.
By Alex Koppelman
July 24, 2008
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In the spot, a veteran of the Iraq war says, "'freedom' means when the Iraqi people and their Prime Minister ask us to make a plan to leave, we do."
By Alex Koppelman
July 23, 2008
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A new poll shows Americans favor a timeline for withdrawal, which McCain's campaign has argued against.
By Alex Koppelman
July 23, 2008
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John McCain's campaign canceled a press availability scheduled for Wednesday -- is it trying to avoid some tough questions?
By Alex Koppelman
July 23, 2008
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He hit the right notes during his swing through Iraq, but his plans for that other war could mean trouble.
By Juan Cole
July 23, 2008
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Contrary to claims made by people trying to downplay the impact of the Iraqi prime minister's statement in support of Barack Obama's Iraq plan, it's now clear the translation was correct.
By Alex Koppelman
July 22, 2008
Obama and McCain face off
Why this lifelong Republican may vote for Obama
The failure of Bush policy post-9/11
Woodward: Don't credit surge for Iraq turnaround 
Putin's war enablers: Bush and Cheney
A hint of freedom for Iraqi women
Meet Iraq's new SWAT team
Forging the missing case for war
"We were basically hiring terrorists"
The real world: Iraq
"If they find out I told you, they will kill me"
Fear and loafing in the Green Zone
Did McCain's foreign-policy advisor profit from the Iraq war?
Strained by war, U.S. Army promotes unqualified soldiers
Obama is saying the wrong things about Afghanistan
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