Current News & Politics

• What's love got to do with it? Republicans gush over their meeting with Obama, but that doesn't mean they're going to vote for his economic stimulus package.
  By Mike Madden
• You don't have mail In the tech-challenged White House, the prez's BlackBerry-savvy aides feel like they've stumbled into the Carter administration.
  By Mike Madden
• Did Israel commit war crimes in Gaza? The immense number of Palestinian civilian casualties suggests that the country violated international law. But do the laws of war really govern asymmetrical conflicts like this one?
  By Thomas Darnstädt and Christoph Schult
• The power of the pen On Day 2 of his administration, President Obama reverses key Bush "war on terror" policies, signing orders that end torture, close the CIA's black sites and phase out Guantanamo.
  By Mike Madden

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