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Why does Ruth Bader Ginsburg like the South African constitution so much?
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is taking some heat from conservative blogs for this recent interview with Egypt's Al-Hayat TV, (skip to 9:30) in which she suggests that the U.S. constitution might not be the best model for post-revolutionary...
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Mon, Feb 06 2012 10:07 AM
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George Galloway flatters Assad's media advisor
As my boss Blake Hounshell noted this morning, Syrian activists are having a field day trawling through the hacked e-mails of officials in President Bashar al-Assad's regime. One particularly interesting note was sent by former British parliamentarian...
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Mon, Feb 06 2012 3:28 PM
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Morning Brief: Homs assault persists as Russia pursues diplomacy
Homs assault persists as Russia pursues diplomacy Top story: Syrian forces are bombarding the city of Homs for a fifth straight day, not long after President Bashar al-Assad met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to discuss the conflict. Lavrov...
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Wed, Feb 08 2012 5:20 AM
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Chaos in Maldives
Rioting has erupted in the tiny Indian nomination after a confusing sequence of events that saw President Mohamed Nasheed resign, then claim a day later that he had been forced from office. Police have now issued a warrant for Nasheed's arrest: Nasheed...
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Thu, Feb 09 2012 8:44 AM
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Morning Brief: Eurozone demands more cuts from Greece
Eurozone demands more cuts from Greece Top news: Eurozone finance ministers dismissed a package of $4.3 billion in Greek budget cuts as incomplete, demanding an additional $400 million in cuts to this year's budget. The package was presented by the...
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Fri, Feb 10 2012 5:15 AM
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State Dept releases a bird's eye view of Syria crackdown
The State Department wants you to see the crackdown in Syria. Today, it uploaded eight satellite images showing how President Bashar al-Assad's forces have positioned artillery toward major protest centers. The release was accompanied by a note by...
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Fri, Feb 10 2012 3:09 PM
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Putin praises Soviet-era spying
FP's newest contributor , Vladimir Putin, has made stregnthening Russia's defenses a ceterpiece of his reelection campaign. To that effect, during a recent interview, he praised Soviet-era spying in the United States: "You know, when the...
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Wed, Feb 22 2012 3:20 PM
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'I get to give the answers I want': Foreign-policy highlights from the Arizona debate
Last night's debate in Arizona featured the usual rhetoric in the economy, more conversation than usual about contraception, and more evidence for the theory that Ron Paul is essentially running as a blocking tight-end for Mitt Romney at this point...
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Thu, Feb 23 2012 7:55 AM
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Morning Brief: 'Friends of Syria' meet in Tunis
'Friends of Syria' meet in Tunis Top news: Diplomats and officials from the Middle East, Europe, and the United States are gathering in Tunis for the so-called "friends of Syria" meeting, meant to increase pressure on the Syrian government...
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Fri, Feb 24 2012 5:37 AM
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Russia's not-so-surprising February surprise
It's early to say how credible the reported assassination plot against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is, but it is pretty clear that the Kremlin is taking full advantage of the timing of the announcement, just a week before the presidential...
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Mon, Feb 27 2012 10:06 AM
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New Putin ad aims at 'virgin' voters
In addition to suspiciously-timed announcements of assassination plots, the Kremlin is also continuing with its tried-and-true strategy of equating voting for Putin to getting it on. In this new ad, a young woman is informed by a fortune teller that her...
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Mon, Feb 27 2012 12:12 PM
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Morning Brief: UN debate on Syria shifts to humanitarian aid
UN debate on Syria shifts to humanitarian aid Top story: Following two vetoes by Russia and China of U.N. Security Council resolutions condemning the Syrian regime's crackdown, France and the United States are now drafting a resolution to provide...
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Wed, Feb 29 2012 5:18 AM
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Morning Brief: Greece passes austerity plan amid furious protests
Greece passes austerity plan amid furious protests Top story: Facing violent protests across the country, the Greek parliament has approved an austerity bill in an effort to avoid default and secure a second bailout from the European Union and International...
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Mon, Feb 13 2012 5:34 AM
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Announcing the 2012 Gelber Prize finalists
Every year, Foreign Policy is proud to partner with the Lionel Gelber Foundation and the Munk Centre for Global Affairs at the University of Toronto to present the Lionel Gelber Prize, which is awarded to the year's best book on foreign affairs. Today...
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Mon, Feb 13 2012 5:26 PM
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Morning Brief: U.S. officials greet China's heir apparent with tough trade talk
U.S. officials greet China's heir apparent with tough trade talk Top story: As Xi Jinping, China's vice president and leader-in-waiting, made his rounds in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, U.S. leaders focused on one issue in particular: trade. Vice...
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Wed, Feb 15 2012 5:20 AM
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