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A bank bailout for Afghanistan? (The Week)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:31:00 GMT

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a joint news conference at the Presidential Palace in Kabul September 2, 2010. REUTERS/Jim Watson/Pool (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY)The Week - A run on Kabul Bank — the nation's largest — is triggering fears of an Afghan financial meltdown. Should the U.S. step in?


How Old School Is George Clooney's 'The American'? (The Atlantic Wire)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:32:39 GMT

George Clooney and Elisabetta Canalis are seen backstage after Clooney received the humanitarian award at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)The Atlantic Wire - The options could hardly be starker for Labor Day movie-goers. On one hand, there's the blood-stained Machete, which seems to revel in the number of body-parts it dismembers for the pleasure of audiences. And, of course, there's also that European-tinged, art-house hitman movie with the relatively unassuming poster of George Clooney furrowing his brow. What's that one about, exactly? It appears that nearly half of our nation's finest critics lost their patience with the slow-burning film before trying to figure that out.


Why Are the Feds Suing Brash Arizona Sheriff? (The Atlantic Wire)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:37:57 GMT

As he attends an unrelated news conference, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio hands back to one of his deputies an Associated Press news report stating the U.S. Justice Department is suing Arpaio saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)The Atlantic Wire -


Do enough Democrats want to extend Bush tax cuts? (The Week)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:28:00 GMT
The Week - With increasing numbers of moderate Democrats balking, Obama's plan to let tax cuts for the rich expire hits a serious snag
Mideast peace talks: Reason to be optimistic? (The Week)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:50:00 GMT

VIDEO Israeli and Palestinian leaders launched their first direct talks in 20 months, starting the clock on a daunting one-year deadline to flesh out a Palestinian state to live in peace with Israel. Duration: 01:09(AFPTV/POOL)The Week - The U.S.-brokered talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority got off to a better-than-expected start — but is resolution really within sight?


Pakistan floods: World reactions (The Week)
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:00:00 GMT

Flood victims wait for food at a relief camp in Thatta, northern Pakistan, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. The floods, which swamped wide swathes of the country, have left nearly 8 million people in need of aid. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)The Week - The waters have started to drain in Pakistan, but the country's problems are far from over. The world reacts:


Is the GOP ready for prime time? (The Week)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:34:00 GMT
The Week - All signs point to big Republican gains in November, enabling the GOP to implement its agenda. But what agenda is that?
Quote of the Day: Why Internet Debates Are So Awful (The Atlantic Wire)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:21:19 GMT
The Atlantic Wire - "I have thought a lot about why people get so hostile online, and I have come to believe it is primarily because we live in a society with a hypertrophied sense of justice and an atrophied sense of humility and charity, to put the matter in terms of the classic virtues. ... In our online debates, we not only fail to cultivate charity and humility, we come to think of them as vices: forms of weakness that compromise our advocacy. And so we go forth to war with one another."--Alan Jacobs, professor of English at Wheaton College, writing at Big Questions Online. (Via ArtsJournal.)
Newt's Faint Presidential Prospects (RealClearPolitics.com)
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT
RealClearPolitics.com - On Friday, at a town hall in small town Oklahoma, conservative Sen. Tom Coburn said Newt Gingrich is "the last person I'd vote for, for president." Gingrich is "a super-smart man but he doesn't know anything about commitment to marriage." Gingrich lacks, in Coburn's view, "the character traits necessary to be a great president."
Throw this on the Labor Day grill: tax cuts for small business (The Christian Science Monitor)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:10:56 GMT
The Christian Science Monitor - This Labor Day weekend, the jobs outlook appears about as inviting as leftover potato salad. But President Obama found encouragement Friday in the jobs report for August.
Schneiderman for Attorney General (The Nation)
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:41:39 GMT
The Nation - The Nation -- "Transformational politics is the work we do today to ensure that the deal we can get on gun control or immigration reform in a year—or five years, or twenty years—will be better than the deal we can get today. Transformational politics requires us to challenge the way people think about issues, opening their minds to better possibilities."
BUSINESSMEN OF THE WORLD, UNITE! (Richard Reeves)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:05:42 GMT
Richard Reeves - LOS ANGELES -- In the early 1980s, in a book called "American Journey," I calculated that American corporate chief executive officers were making 30 to 40 times as much as they paid average production workers. Looking back at that, I see that I was surprised to learn that that ratio had increased from 25-to-1 in 1970 -- and that in other developed countries the ratio was closer to 10-to-1.
The Latest Oil Platform Accident Is a Grim Reminder of Our Energy Challenges (Huffington Post)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:19:53 GMT
Huffington Post - Read Sen. Tom Carper's other articles on HuffingtonPost.com
Election 2010 surprise: rise of black Republicans (The Christian Science Monitor)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:00:05 GMT
The Christian Science Monitor - In June, a Charleston businessman named Tim Scott won the Republican nomination for South Carolina's First Congressional District, defeating Paul Thurmond, the son of state political legend Strom Thurmond, with nearly 70 percent of the primary vote.
Labor Secretary Asserts 'There Are Jobs Out There' (The Atlantic Wire)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:58:32 GMT
The Atlantic Wire - A Friday op-ed from labor secretary Hilda Solis tries to strike a delicate balance. At USA Today, Solis attempts to acknowledge the bad unemployment rate, point to how far we have come, encourage workers to retrain, and assert that "there are jobs out there." That's a tough set of points to make while hitting the right tone, particularly on a day when a terrible July jobs report is released. Did she pull it off? Over at National Review, Jonah Goldberg summarizes the piece as "maybe you're not looking hard enough," which probably isn't the message the administration wants to send. Here's the breakdown so you can see for yourself:
Happy Hour Vid: Rachel Maddow and Jimmy Fallon Mix Up Some Sazeracs (The Atlantic Wire)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:46:26 GMT
The Atlantic Wire - Just in time for the long weekend, Rachel Maddow stopped by Late Night to teach Jimmy Fallon the proper way to mix a sazerac, that most beloved of New Orleans blackout specials. Maddow's ideal version of the drink? One that tastes "like liquorice and I'm-not-hung-over-anymore." That sounds reasonable to us. Very reasonable.
Should all the Bush tax cuts be extended? (The Christian Science Monitor)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:09:00 GMT
The Christian Science Monitor - No: Tax relief for the wealthy is bad stimulus The Bush tax cuts, which cost $1.7 trillion between 2001 and 2008, are set to expire at year’s end, posing several critical questions: Which tax cuts should be extended and for whom? Will permanent cuts boost the economy?
Young Adults Shy Away From 'Democrat' Label (The Atlantic Wire)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:53:53 GMT
The Atlantic Wire - Citing a Pew Research Poll, The New York Times' Kirk Johnson surmises that college students, who once swooned for President Obama, are now beginning to distance themselves from the Democratic Party. The "college vote," which traditionally skews Democratic, may be marginalized this year as young adults become disillusioned with the administration. The trend comes at a particularly poor time for Democratic candidates, as Republicans and Tea Party "insurgents" have been building momentum toward significant congressional gains this November. Pundits parse the numbers, explaining the implications of the latest electoral wrinkle.
White House Ponders Business Tax Cuts (The Atlantic Wire)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:31:15 GMT
The Atlantic Wire - Stagnant Jobs Reports Says It All, comments The Washington Post's Ezra Klein, reviewing numbers released today. "No wonder the White House is looking for further stimulus measures."
When Apple and Facebook Clash (The Atlantic Wire)
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:56:53 GMT
The Atlantic Wire - Ping, Apple's new foray into social networking, is already driving a wedge between Facebook and the Cupertino company. At first, Apple's new social network was partially integrated with Facebook, allowing users to connect with their Facebook friends who had also signed up for Ping. Facebook has since blocked Ping from accessing its API, rendering the feature useless and forcing Apple to dismantle it. In a surprisingly candid interview with All Things Digital, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said negotiations to further integrate with Facebook broke down because of the "onerous terms" set by Facebook. So what happened and is this just the beginning of a longer feud?