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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
A president can arrange to get his information from underlings who want to please him. But such a president is susceptible to being steered by others who are fully aware of the extent of presidential knowledge --- and of any gaps in it. This is sometimes called living in a bubble.
But a president -- or senator -- who can occasionally use the internet for background information on vital policy matters can avoid this danger and have better control of subordinates. That is another reason why John McCain's lack of internet savvy is alarming. He can be kept in the dark.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
Once seen as a lunatic fringe, reactionary anti-women groups are courting respectability
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