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Joseph Schuman

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A former writer and editor for the Wall Street Journal and the Associated Press, Joseph has been based in Paris, Washington, New York, Brussels and California.

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Key Points of Obama Health Plan

posted: 2 hours 14 minutes ago

(Feb. 22) -- President Barack Obama's health care proposal aims to bring House and Senate Democrats together to achieve their party's biggest policy goal while addressing enough GOP concerns to try t ...

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Inflation Remains Tepid, Reassuring a Wary Fed

posted: 3 days 8 hours ago

(Feb. 19) -- A key measurement of consumer prices fell last month for the first time in more than 17 years, a sign that the Federal Reserve can keep the cost of borrowed cash cheap without worrying t ...

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IAEA Suspects Iran Is Working on Nuclear Payload

posted: 4 days 3 hours ago

(Feb. 18) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency suspects that Iran may be developing "a nuclear payload for a missile," according to a restricted report sent to the agency's board Thursday by Dir ...

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Apparent Coup in Niger Targets President

posted: 4 days 9 hours ago

(Feb. 18) -- President Mamadou Tandja of Niger appears to be the victim of a coup d'etat months after he dismantled the country's democratic institutions in order to stay in office. Soldiers stormed ...

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Stimulus Anniversary: What the Numbers Say

posted: 5 days 1 hour ago

(Feb. 17) -- So how much did the stimulus help the economy? President Barack Obama hailed the one-year anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Tuesday, arguing that the massive s ...

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With Eye on Iran, Obama Taps Diplomat for Syria

posted: 5 days 8 hours ago

(Feb. 17) -- President Barack Obama named a veteran diplomat to be the first American ambassador to Syria in five years, a strategic move in the U.S. contest with Iran and the broader geopolitical pl ...

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US Bank Bombed Amid Greek Budget Furor

posted: 6 days 2 hours ago

(Feb. 16) -- A small time bomb exploded at an Athens office of JPMorgan Chase on Tuesday evening amid widespread anger at foreign bankers and their role in the financial crisis that's forcing Greece ...

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Bipartisanship Is an Endangered Species

posted: 6 days 10 hours ago

(Feb. 16) -- Is the American political class capable of sincere bipartisanship? That question, a perennial for newspaper editorials, cable television gabfests and now blogs, is again in vogue at a ti ...

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Iran Faces Full-Court Diplomatic Press

posted: 7 days 9 hours ago

(Feb. 15) -- The U.S. and its allies are ratcheting up the pressure on Iran with a multi-front diplomatic campaign that targets both the Iranian nuclear program and the government's repression of the ...

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Can't We All Just Work Together?

posted: 7 days 23 hours ago

(Feb. 14) -- Is the American political class capable of sincere bipartisanship? That question, a perennial for newspaper editorials, cable television gabfests and now blogs, is again in vogue at a ti ...

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