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  • Uncle Sam in Afghanistan: Good Help Is Hard to Find

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    Almost eight years after choosing Hamid Karzai to head the Afghan government, Uncle Sam would like to give him a pink slip. But it’s not easy. And the grim fiasco of Afghanistan’s last election is shadowing the next. Another display of electioneering and voting has been ordered up from Washington. But after a chemical mix…

  • Obama: Beyond Savior or Trickster

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    As President Obama enters his fourth month in office, two tendencies among progressive-minded Americans seem most hazardous to the political health of the country. The gist of one approach is that Obama can’t do anything seriously wrong; the other is that he can’t do anything seriously right. Among the tendencies, the first is more widespread…

  • Announcing the P.U.-litzer Prizes for 2008

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    by Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon Now in their seventeenth year, the P.U.-litzer Prizes recognize some of the nation’s stinkiest media performances. As the judges for these annual awards, we do our best to identify the most deserving recipients of this unwelcome plaudit. And now, the P.U.-litzers Prizes for 2008: Hot for Obama Prize –…