List of U.S. Government articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 It’s Not a (Totally) Poisoned Chalice
Some “presidential” suggestions for Ash Carter on taking the Pentagon’s top job.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 After Missteps, White House Likely to Tap Ash Carter as Next Pentagon Chief
The administration fired Chuck Hagel without having a replacement lined up, but Obama seems to have found the man he wants to run the Pentagon next.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Carrie Mathison Is a Misogynist
Why Homeland, Zero Dark Thirty, and Hollywood’s sexed-up spies are bad for women.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 American Couple Acquitted of Murder in Qatar Set to Leave Wednesday
An American couple detained in Qatar despite being acquitted of killing their adopted daughter will be allowed to leave the country Wednesday.
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The best stories from around the world.
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Illustration by Matt Chase for FP Dis Town
The dumbing down of smart -- and Washington.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Stuck in the Shadows at the Pentagon
Chuck Hagel was always being upstaged by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The next secretary of defense will have to change that equation.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why America Is to Blame for Mexico’s Carnage and Corruption
The crisis over 43 massacred students shows how dysfunctional and corrupt Peña Nieto's government is. And yet Obama keeps patting him on the back.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Ukraine Must Bargain for Peace With Russia
The "let's make a deal" moment has arrived for Kiev and Moscow. But by pushing a hard-line agenda against Putin, the United States and Europe are only making things worse for Ukraine.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Doormat Gets Shown the Door
Chuck Hagel wasn't a genius. But he got a bum rap for being exactly the secretary of defense that Obama wanted -- until he wasn't.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Budget Blunders and Funding Follies
Hagel's push from the Pentagon was about more than just ISIS and White House politics.
