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Untied States: if at first you don't secede ... Schwenkler, John Nov 3, 2008 2192
Fear of a united government: what happens to federal spending when the Democrats control both Congress and the presidency? de Rugy, Veronique Column Nov 1, 2008 1261
A bad dream: and one we've had before. Goldberg, Jonah Sep 29, 2008 2151
Losing by lsing: if the democrat wins, there will be few silver linings. Ponnuru, Ramesh Sep 29, 2008 1823
Dux femina facti. Brief article Sep 22, 2008 276
Bloom off the rose: Georgian "democracy" owes more to Josef Stalin than Thomas Jefferson. Laughland, John Sep 22, 2008 1911
Free world colossus: in the new Cold War, the U.S. is the revolutionary force. Congdon, Lee Sep 22, 2008 1626
Unpatriotic conservative. Buchanan, Patrick J. Sep 8, 2008 815
Biden time: Obama finds his Dick Cheney. Antle, W. James, III Sep 8, 2008 1124
Back in the USSR: two decades after the end of the Cold War, Belarus has yet to warm to democratic capitalism--for good and ill. Hitchens, Peter Country overview Sep 8, 2008 2709
Delegate dilemmas and duties: although today's complex nominating process for delegates to the party conventions is not what the Founders envisioned, delegates still have a duty to uphold the Constitution. Scaliger, Charles Sep 1, 2008 1728
Election 2008: what's at stake: whoever wins in November will face enormous challenges at home and abroad. Sanger, David E. Cover story Sep 1, 2008 2173
From Bolivar to Chavez. Ard, Michael Aug 25, 2008 1562
Colorado at the crossroads; State political leaders assess the West's role in the November election. Cote, Mike Aug 1, 2008 5587
Worldbeaters taking aim at the rich and powerful. Essay Aug 1, 2008 1123
Got issues? Glastris, Paul Aug 1, 2008 780
Tilting at windmills. Peters, Charles Aug 1, 2008 3269
Opposing Mugabe: the socialist rule of Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe has destroyed the economy of this once-prosperous African nation. Despite calls for "freedom," Mugabe is having none of it. Scaliger, Charles Jul 7, 2008 1096
The U.N. and its agencies offer regular showcases for Third World monsters. Brief article Jun 30, 2008 124
The case of Robert Mugabe, 84 years old and still monstrously eager to wreck Zimbabwe, illuminates the dilemma of many a dictator. Brief article May 19, 2008 221
The next Fidel: Venezuela's Hugo Chavez bids to revive revolutionary Marxism. Hitchens, Peter May 19, 2008 2487
Words in the news. Brief article May 5, 2008 171
Poll finds that physicians long for political action. Weimar, Carrie May 1, 2008 2240
Ghana: old faces give way. Boasiako, Kingsley Antwi May 1, 2008 999
Uneasy elections. Brief article Apr 14, 2008 122
Majority rule at last: how to dump the electoral college without changing the Constitution. Waldman, Michael Apr 1, 2008 2587
Yar'Adua's new order: when he was elected last April, President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua was seen by many as an Obasanjo recruit. One year on, the quiet man has proved everybody wrong by establishing a new order all of his own. He has even trimmed Obasanjo's influence over the ruling party. Lindsay Barrett reports. Barrett, Lindsay Apr 1, 2008 1411
Iran: the young & restless: the Iranian government may rail against the United States, but young Iranians don't seem to pay much attention. Like their counterparts everywhere, they've got other thing to think a about. Fathi, Nazila Mar 31, 2008 1820
Khomeini's Grandchildren Speak Up Against The Theocracy. Mar 24, 2008 1939
Iran's Role In Regional Crises & Assad's Obsession With The Hariri Case. Mar 17, 2008 619
Politicians, pollsters snubbing small business. Kabateck, John Viewpoint essay Mar 10, 2008 605
Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has confounded his enemies foreign and domestic by neither rigging nor canceling the general election. Brief article Mar 10, 2008 246
After 9/11, Yasser Arafat was photographed in a hospital apparently giving blood for the victims, and he was made to appear in the world's press as a human being after all. Brief article Feb 25, 2008 169
Growth is not enough. Brief article Feb 25, 2008 264
Kenya: what went wrong. Kabukuru, Wanjohi Feb 1, 2008 1983
Kenya: why the violence was so virulent; Charles Ouko reports from the ODM viewpoint on a chaotic post-election situation and why the violence took such speed and vehemence. Ouko, Charles Feb 1, 2008 1511
Kenya: the people's will should prevail; Oheneba K. K. Busia writes about the sad events in Kenya and says it's no longer about Kenyans alone but us all: African governments, opposition parties, the progressive civil society, the AU, UN, Western countries, and above all the African people. Busia, Oheneba K.K. Feb 1, 2008 787
Kenya--playing with fire. Versi, Anver Feb 1, 2008 872
Emergence of a people's champion: barely 14 years ago, millions of South Africa's downtrodden black people won their fight against inequality and discrimination. It's happening all over again. Associate editor Tom Nevin analyses the impact of Jacob Zuma's victory in the ANC elections in December. Nevin, Tom Feb 1, 2008 2450
LEBANON - Jan 20 - Lebanon Vote Postponed For The 13th Time. Brief article Jan 26, 2008 213
Democratization without war. Jan 14, 2008 241
Lebanon To Be Internationalised As Arabisation Will Fail. Jan 7, 2008 1419
Putin's power: landslide election victory strengthens Russian president's grip. Cover story Dec 17, 2007 968
Nigeria: Yar'Adua will step down if ... President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua took office in May this year under the shadow of a disputed election, but after six months in office, the former university don has shown that he is quietly asserting his own authority. But there is a threat hanging over his head. Joseph King reports from Abuja. King, Joseph Dec 1, 2007 2531
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Dec 1, 2007 1066
Pakistan's it girl: can Benazir Bhutto hold her country together? Margolis, Eric S. Nov 19, 2007 1555
Robert Mugabe is the grotesque tyrant who, having taken power in Zimbabwe in 1980, broke all opposition, white and black, and led his country to abjection. Brief article Nov 5, 2007 115
Zimbabwe: burying the truth; Hajia Aminata Sow, a retired Guinean jurist and historian, spent six months in Zimbabwe earlier this year, and, encouraged by the "Zimbabwe debate" in our last issue, writes about what she saw during her visit. Sow, Hajia Aminata Nov 1, 2007 2826
Cote d'Ivoire: how Houphouet's house of sand collapsed. Duodu, Cameron Country overview Nov 1, 2007 2566
Decision time in Guatemala. Brief article Nov 1, 2007 220
F&J tote board. Brief article Oct 26, 2007 197
Presidential puzzler. Brief article Oct 5, 2007 107
Shame on you, Mr Sarkozy. Ankomah, Baffour Oct 1, 2007 1751
Dumbing down democracy: Richard Swift fears for a political culture where we are being treated like small children. Swift, Richard Oct 1, 2007 1931
A reporter asked 1988 Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis for his thoughts on this race. Brief article Sep 24, 2007 156
Money for nothing: how much is the world willing to pay Ecuador to not drill for oil? Friedman-Rudovsky, Jean Sep 22, 2007 1685
ARAB EUROPEAN RELATIONS - Sept 4 - Sarkozy's Wife Defends Libya Role. Sep 8, 2007 452
A dreadful tale of squalor and injustice tells you all you need to know about Muammar Qaddafi and the way he runs Libya. Brief article Aug 27, 2007 207
Nigeria: a new approach; As the new Nigerian president, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, pictured, settles into office, Nigerians and watchers of Africa's most populous nation struggle to grasp a clear-cut direction of policy and strategy from his administration. Ola Sheyin analyses the situation. Sheyin, Ola Aug 1, 2007 2573
The truth about Zimbabwe-South Africa economic relations. Sasa, Mabasa Aug 1, 2007 1652
A Chilean example. Sasa, Mabasa Aug 1, 2007 1802
Turkey goes to the polls: elections will be held in Turkey this month; the angry demonstrations that took place in late April may have abated but the differences between those who want a secular state and those who support a more Islamic-rooted establishment remain. Jon Gorvett reports from Istanbul. Gorvett, Jon Jul 1, 2007 1721
Mugabe: saint, sinner or same? Mathuthu, Mthulisi Column Jul 1, 2007 880
Burundi. Wakabi, Wairagala Country overview Jul 1, 2007 1141
More like the Anglo-Saxons: Sarkozy's plans for France. Englund, Steven Jun 15, 2007 1764
What is the truth about the war against terrorism? Ebbe, Annelise Jun 1, 2007 606
Standing up to Mugabe. May 4, 2007 784
The democracy facade of politics of regime change: George Charamba, secretary of information and publicity, gives the background to what culminated in the 11 March 2007 events during which Morgan Tsvangirai and his MDC colleagues were beaten up by the police. "It was all part of the West's regime change agenda," he writes. Charamba, George May 1, 2007 6672
Arthur Mutambara: SADC summit 'is a victory for the people of Zimbabwe'; Prof Arthur G. O. Mutambara, (pictured) leader of the other faction of the opposition MDC, called a press conference in Harare on 2 April to react to the decisions of the SADC summit in Tanzania. We publish below his full statement. Mutambara, Arthur G.O. May 1, 2007 1201
Lech and Jaroslaw Kaczynski. Apr 1, 2007 1027
SYRIA - Dec 27 - Jumblatt Vows Revenge Against 'Tyrant' Assad. Dec 30, 2006 397
Sean Wilentz is the modern Arthur Schlesinger Jr.--an Ivy League historian who puts his brisk crossover prose at the service of the Democratic party, past and present. Brief article May 22, 2006 189
The Congress problem. Mar 22, 2006 991
2008 presidential winter book: Washington's most trusted independent political analyst sets the scene. Cook, Charlie Mar 22, 2006 5233
President Morales aboard. Buckley, William F., Jr. Feb 27, 2006 699
Second-term scorecard. Dec 12, 2005 358
The 2004 presidential election: what happened in Ohio? Gallo, Judy Mar 22, 2005 604
While they're waiting ... Thoughts for the Democrats after their recent losses. Ponnuru, Ramesh Dec 31, 2004 1553
President Bush defeats Sen. John Kerry (D., Mass.): 286 electoral votes to 252. Brief Article Nov 29, 2004 219
Kerry concedes: "In an American election, there are no losers, because whether or not our candidates are successful, the next morning we all wake up as Americans. Brief Article Nov 29, 2004 122
Gov. Ed Rendell (D., Pa.) on why Kerry lost, on CNN: "I think he was running against an incumbent president in the middle of a war who had successfully defended this country for three years from another terrorist attack. Brief Article Nov 29, 2004 153
Former White House counsel C. Boyden Gray, on Hardball. Brief Article Nov 29, 2004 104
Allow us to say a word in defense of John Kerry. Brief Article Nov 29, 2004 244
Victory. Nov 29, 2004 786
Press the advantage: turn the voters right. Ponnuru, Ramesh Nov 29, 2004 1369
Strong to the finish. Sep 27, 2004 337
No closer: debunking Kerry's comeback myth. Geraghty, Jim Sep 27, 2004 1544
Where else can they go? Epstein, Richard A. Jun 28, 2004 518
Uncle Dick goes to Wal-Mart: the veep on the trail. Nordlinger, Jay May 31, 2004 1358
The Bush Boomlet: not that it gets much credit--yet. Moore, Stephen May 17, 2004 1324
Perhaps some of you are worried about the fact that Zack Exley, one of the leading anti-Bush attack dogs at MoveOn.org, has now become a top official of the Kerry campaign. Brief Article May 3, 2004 168
"Outsourcing" is to this election year what "downsizing" was to 1996. Brief Article Apr 19, 2004 186
Trouble in Taiwan: a messy election warns of a dark future. Munro, Ross H. Apr 19, 2004 1545
2004 has been a hard-hitting campaign so far, and rightly so. Brief Article Apr 5, 2004 152
Congress approves defense budgets and declares war, the Senate ratifies treaties and confirms top diplomats and bureaucrats. Brief Article Apr 5, 2004 140
Defend the Bush Economy, Stupid! Moore, Stephen Apr 5, 2004 668
Too early to panic: the Bush team has a handle on the situation. O'Beirne, Kate Apr 5, 2004 1390
No more Mr. nice guy: the death of George W. Bush's 'compassionate conservatism'. Ponnuru, Ramesh Cover Story Apr 5, 2004 2138
The bust: John Kerry was to have a stellar candidacy--oops. Lowry, Richard Dec 31, 2003 1607
George W. Bush in the democratic mind: they've dreamed up some whoppers. York, Byron Cover Story Dec 31, 2003 3034

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