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Francois Hollande multitasks between mistress, ex-mistress

The French have always seen it as a sign of sophistication that they discreetly ignore, along with a complicit press, the risque sexual lives of their leaders.

2012-09-16 16:41

Peace Caravan decries toll of drug war

BALTIMORE ― Participants in the historic Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity already have tried to hold Mexico responsible for the violent drug war that its government estimates has claimed at least 60,000 victims and devastated families.

2012-09-16 16:39

Uniting Europe’s fleets

PARIS ― Of Europe’s 23 naval forces, only France’s possesses a fully operational aircraft carrier, the 40,000-ton flagship Charles de Gaulle. Although the United Kingdom is currently building two carriers of its own, the Royal Navy is years away from the capability to deliver instant airpower from the sea. Nevertheless, Europe is reasonably equipped to defend itself against e...

2012-09-16 16:37

No rush to war with Iran, at least not just yet

No American president would, or should, cede the power to another country to declare war on our behalf, but this is perilously close to what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is demanding of President Barack Obama.

2012-09-14 17:11

Why encourage single motherhood?

Noted academic Stephanie Coontz frequently writes on the evolving American family and the changing role of marriage. Usually, she is right on. But her latest essay for CNN.com is far off.

2012-09-14 17:10

Olympic Games vs. country image

Olympic Games vs. country image

Have you ever thought why the world’s nations spend so much money and effort on training their Olympic sportsmen? And why Olympic champions are greeted by their country’s leaders and given sufficient monetary rewards by their governments? Does winning Olympic gold help boost the country’s international image? Or should we ask ourselves whether the inverse relation of cause an...

2012-09-14 17:03

US diplomats’ deaths must be avenged

North Africa and the Mideast are notoriously volatile regions, prone to periodic spasms of violence. One of those spasms claimed the life of one of our most skilled ambassadors to the region, J. Christopher Stevens. At 52, he was an Arabic-speaking veteran of two tours to Libya, including the tumultuous period in which the dictator Moammar Gadhafi was overthrown with U.S. bac...

2012-09-13 16:27

Bob Woodward’s book tells on Obama

Bob Woodward has been telling on presidents since he and Carl Bernstein teamed up to reveal the Watergate misdeeds of President Richard Nixon in the mid-1970s, and he's at it again. This time, it's President Barack Obama who is feeling the sting, not because of criminal acts, but because of ineptness, arrogance and other attributes that in combination spell peril for America.

2012-09-13 16:25

Seoul’s strategic relationship with Beijing

Seoul’s strategic relationship with Beijing

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the normalization of South Korea-China diplomatic relations. Now, South Korea plays a global role, and China is the No. 2 economy in the world. Nonetheless, the quiet atmosphere of celebrating the 20th anniversary reflects that the strategic cooperation partnership between South Korea and China still has a long way to go.

2012-09-13 16:08

California redevelopment is dead ― or not

Redevelopment is dead ― or so proclaimed Gov. Jerry Brown and legislators last year when they canceled the legal authorization for the six-decade-old urban renewal program and seized its assets to close the state's budget deficit.

2012-09-12 16:58

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