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A recovery that wasn't

First Lady Michelle Obama said the other day that America is in a "huge recovery" because of what her husband has done, and what I'd advise is that she get a pair of binoculars and look out a White House window.

2012-10-18 16:48

Federal Reserve and currency wars

NEW YORK ― The United States Federal Reserve’s recent decision to launch a third round of “quantitative easing” has revived accusations by Brazil’s finance minister, Guido Mantega, that the U.S. has unleashed a “currency war.” In emerging-market countries that are already struggling with the impact of rapid currency appreciation on their competitiveness, expansionary measures announced in recent weeks by the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan have heightened the sense of alarm at the Fed’s decision.

2012-10-18 16:47

Don't let Benghazi facts get in the way of politics

Successive generations of White House staffs and newspaper editors relearn the same hard lesson: Don't get ahead of the facts.

2012-10-17 17:33

Dance videos step up to fight breast cancer

We would be among the first to decry the mindless videos and photos that make up the bulk of what is available on the Internet, yet one site has entertained and, we'll admit it publicly, both cheered and touched us: www.pinkglovedance.com.

2012-10-17 17:32

Paul Ryan, in debate, secured his future

WASHINGTON ― Paul Ryan is running for more than just vice president. He is running for the presidency four or eight years from now. So in that regard, the stakes for him are not nearly as high as the other candidates on the two national tickets, all three of whom are gambling on this one last chance.

2012-10-17 17:31

Colombia’s peace gambit

BOGOTA ― Two-thirds of Colombia’s population believes that the dialogue now taking place between the government of President Juan Manuel Santos and the rebel group FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) might actually turn out to be successful. They believe that the conflict’s end could be in sight, with the FARC, possibly the world’s oldest extant guerilla organization, laying down its arms and joining the official political arena.

2012-10-17 17:29

Assessing workers’ compensation overhaul

Ostensibly, one of the two or three most important acts of the 2012 California legislative session was an overhaul of the huge and hugely complex system that provides medical care and cash benefits to workers with job-related illnesses and injuries.

2012-10-16 17:19

Mideast turmoil underscores Turkey's pivotal roles

The confrontation between Syria and Turkey ratcheted up further Wednesday when a Syrian civilian passenger airplane, suspected of carrying military supplies, was forced to land in Ankara. The Turkish government has ordered civilian aircraft to avoid Syrian airspace. Syrian artillery shelling has led to retaliation in kind. Turkey shelters many refugees from Syria.

2012-10-16 17:12

Last tango in Argentina?

BUENOS AIRES ― Argentina and economic crisis, it can sometimes seem, have been conjoined since the country’s birth, like Siamese twins. In fact, Argentina is the only developed country that has succeeded, in the period from World War II until today, in mismanaging its way out of the First World.

2012-10-16 17:11

Cycling anti-dopers finally get their man, Armstrong

Lance Armstrong turns out to be a world-class cyclist, but a world-class doper as well. And he was also, it appears, a world-class master at concealing his doping.

2012-10-15 16:56

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Lunch with Navy sailors