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Axelrod says Bush's low profile shows 'class'
One of President Obama's top advisers also says former Vice President Dick Cheney is "defending his legacy" and says Cheney is touting a "regimen on torture."
A preview of Obama's Gitmo speech
The White House often puts out excerpts or prepared remarks in advance of a major speech. They don't appear to be doing that today for Obama's Gitmo speech, but a White House official did give a lengthy preview.
What do India's elections mean for the Doha round?
The global trade talks fell apart last year in large part because of an impasse between dominant world economies and India and China over agricultural tariffs. Does the new pro-business mandate given to India's leaders extend to trade liberalization?
Anticipation of Obama/Netanyahu meeting running high in Israel
President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sit down Monday for what is probably the most high-profile meeting of either leader's time in office so far.
Obama first visit to (SubSaharan) Africa as president: Ghana in July
The White House announced Saturday that President Obama will visit (SubSaharan) Africa for the first time as president at the end of a trip to Russia and Italy, but that he will not go to his father's homeland of Kenya.
Parsing Obama's view of self-interest and culture
The president's commencement speech at Arizona State is an interesting study.
Montpelier conference closes with focus on state secrets
The conference saved the "most provocative for last," the organizer says.
Experts lay out the limits of interrogation
Scholars argue that while the most extreme interrogation techniques used during the Bush administration were torture, some coercive techniques should be in play for the CIA, and that the CIA should be able to "walk up to the line" in individual cases if the president approves.
Goldsmith: Congress too passive in detainee law
The former Justice Department lawyer and author of "The Terror Presidency" says despite Obama's rhetoric, the U.S. will have to continue holding some detainees "for decades," but should do everything in its power to limit the number of those people.
Clement: Congress didn't need an invitation
A solicitor general for President George W. Bush says that Congress should have been more involved in solving the problem of what to do with suspected terrorists.
The law and counterterrorism
I'm at a conference focused on the legal landscape of counterterrorism, including what we do with the guys at Gitmo.
The syndication of the Taliban
Hillary Clinton gives an articulate explanation of why the Taliban pose a "existential threat" to the Pakistani government.
Tom Coburn gets an audience with the president
The Oklahoma conservative will meet with President Obama in the Oval Office Wednesday for what both sides are calling a private meeting.
Pakistan takes center stage in Washington
The full weight of the Obama administration is behind a push for stabilizing Pakistan and for getting the Pakistanis to cooperate with Afghanistan.
No court nominee this week, Gibbs says
The White House squashes rumors started by Sen. Orrin Hatch, Utah Republican.
