Obama: U.S. at ‘crossroads’ in fight against terrorism

Karen DeYoung, Greg Miller for The Washington Post 3 hours ago

President Obama said Thursday that the United States has reached a “crossroads” in its fight against terrorism and that it is time to redefine and ...

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Authorize This

ROSA BROOKS for Foreign Policy 11 hours ago

Yesterday, I posed five questions I hoped President Obama would address in his speech. Here are some quick reactions. (I don't yet have an "as ...

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Plan Would Shift C.I.A. Back Toward Spying

MARK MAZZETTI for New York Times 8 hours ago

Some American officials and outside experts believe it could take years for a spy agency that has evolved into a paramilitary service to rebalance ...

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A surprising map of where the world's atheists live

The Washington Post 1 day ago

Pope Francis's pronouncement that God has "redeemed all of us even the atheists" Wednesday surprised both believers and nonbelievers around the ...

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US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,091

The Associated Press 3 days ago

As of Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at least 2,091 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan ...

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Hurdles to closing Guantanamo just as high under new Obama plan

The Washington Post 8 hours ago

President Obama announced measures Thursday to revitalize his failed first-term commitment to close the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, ...

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