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May.16.2012
Drift, by Rachel Maddow
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Had Maddow not already obtained a doctorate in political science, and had she not already made her bones as a Rhodes scholar, this book would have made a competent doctoral dissertation. Heck, other members of the press have already grilled...
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Nov.11.2010
A few days before my first of seven journeys to Israel Palestine, a Palestinian American friend warned me, “Don’t visit Mordechai Vanunu, if you see him; don’t speak to him. He’s not allowed to speak to foreigners and you could cause him trouble.”
I responded, “OK, I won’t track him down, but...
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Jul.02.2010
Heinlein graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in the 1920s and served briefly in the Navy.
From that service he developed a concern regarding the proliferation of nuclear weapons, and was active in pushing limits to these weapons.
Two of his books, "Stranger in a Strange Land,"...
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May.23.2010
NABLUS, West Bank — During the Palestinian intifada, I sat on a dusty hilltop overlooking this most violent of West Bank towns with a dozen of the top Israeli officers in the area. The brigade commanders told their regional chiefs that all the police work and house-to-house fighting of the intifada...
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Apr.12.2010
Recently I met a young woman on a flight from Atlanta to San Francisco. She was a cute, vivacious, blond-haired high school senior. She reminded me of my daughter Laura, who is one year younger. The girl had been accepted to Yale and Harvard, and we discussed the pros and cons of going to one...
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Apr.09.2010
Obama's day: Night flight to Prague
Good morning from The Oval. This day in 1348 saw the founding of Central Europe's first college, Charles University in Prague -- the ancient Czech Republic capital where President Obama will be by this time tomorrow.
Here's a look at the president's day, along...
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