U.S. Government

List of U.S. Government articles

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  The Case Against the Prosecution

  The Cable

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  Colum Lynch

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  American General Killed in Afghanistan in Insider Attack Is First Since 1970

  Passport

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  Gordon Lubold, Reid Standish

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  To operate in a renewed Cold War atmosphere, the U.S. needs to realistically pursue its interests and its values

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  FP’s Situation Report: A ceasefire holds, for now; Jimmy Carter in FP: Treat Hamas like the political actor that it is; Border fighting spills into Lebanon; Firms committing $14 billion to Africa; Drew Davis retires; and a bit more.

  Situation Report

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  Gordon Lubold with Nathaniel Sobel

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  The One Place Where Washington Can Make a Difference

  Burma's democratic transition is running off the rails. Obama and Kerry can help to bring it back on track.

  Argument

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  Stephen Gray

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  Sending the Right Message

  Why this week's U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit needs to pay more than just lip service to human rights and good governance.

  Argument

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  Daniel Bekele

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  Diplomats Abandon Libya as Conflict Worsens

  Transitions

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  Mohamed Eljarh

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  Another reminder that making strategy is often a matter of deciding what not to do

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  With Confirmation of Captured Israeli Soldier’s Death, Hope of a Cease-Fire Fades

  The Cable

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  Colum Lynch

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  Ebola Outbreak Unlikely to Feature Heavily at White House Africa Summit

  Passport

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  Elias Groll

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  Boiling Point in the West Bank

  With Gaza in flames, can Mahmoud Abbas keep a lid on a smoldering West Bank?

  Dispatch

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  David Kenner

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  CIA Employees Worry They’ll Be Shafted After Torture Report’s Release

  The Complex

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  Shane Harris

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  The Navy IG report on the Naval War College would have been better if its authors understood academic freedom

  Best Defense

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  Thomas E. Ricks

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  Gaza Cease-Fire Collapses

  The Cable

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  Colum Lynch

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  FP’s Situation Report: In Israel, ceasefire is over and a soldier may be captured; Iron Dome funding is in limbo; Brennan’s under fire; Afghanistan prepares to resume its vote audit; and a bit more.

  Situation Report

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  By Kate Brannen with Nathaniel Sobel