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Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, convicted for killing 270 above Scotland, walks free to a chorus of American anger.
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Liberals accuse the president of treating prisoners in Afghanistan the same way Bush did with those in Guantanamo Bay.
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Gushing joy--from across the spectrum--greets Bill Clinton's successful negotiations.
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Obama's push to freeze Israeli settlements draws criticism from all sides. Experts debate what's right for Israel and for the U.S.
Days after a "strategic dialogue," the schadenfreude comes out.
A memo argues America's overstayed its welcome in Iraq and that, as shabby as the country's security forces are, they're good enough for us to leave.
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