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New York Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
... War. THE FREEDOM AGENDAWhy America Must Spread Democracy (Just Not the Way George Bush Did)By James Traub262 pp. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. $25Related (October 11, 2008) In his second Inaugural Address, thundered, “It is the policy of the United States to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture, with the ultimate goal of ending...
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
for more information.Music editor Raina Wagner, filling in on dispatch duty:Politics'd out? Not yet? Then you'll want to join your fellow political junkies for the final presidential debate on Wednesday, Oct. 15, when Town Hall will host a viewing party. James Traub, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, will talk on our nation's recent efforts to promote democracy abroad,...
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
for more information.Music editor Raina Wagner, filling in on dispatch duty today:Politics'd out? Not yet? Then you'll want to join your fellow political junkies for the final presidential debate on Wednesday, Oct. 15, when Town Hall will host a viewing party. James Traub, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, will talk on our nation's recent efforts to promote democracy...
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Dispatches from Seth Gitell (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
... writers with the New York Times Magazine will talk about their findings in this important area. James Traub will discuss his book, “The Best Intentions,” which centers on the future of the democratic impulse in foreign policy after being hijacked by President Bush. Jonathan Mahler will provide a snapshot of his book “The Challenge,” which tells the dramatic story of a Navy JAG officer,...
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Boker tov, Boulder! (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
By JAMES TRAUB November 4, 2007 New York Times Sunday Magazine “If I am the face of American foreign policy and American power,” Barack Obama mused not long ago... ... “as long as we are also making prudent strategic decisions, handling emergencies, crises and opportunities in the world in an intelligent and sober way. . . .” He stopped. He wanted to make sure he got this just right,...
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
To the Editor:Related (September 7, 2008) Re “Coming to Grips With Russia’s New Nerve,” by James Traub (Week in Review, Sept. 7):At the close of World War I, Germany was defeated, extremely weak, humiliated and ostracized, thus creating an environment that would support the rise of Hitler.At the close of World War II, we had learned our lesson, and our defeated enemies shortly became...
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http://www.dolbajao.com/rss.php (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
New York Times - 1 hour agoBy JAMES TRAUB WE all must think anew about Russia. But this process will prove harder for some of us than for others. When I grew up in the late 1960s and early ’70s, the Soviet Union had already begun to look like the Ottoman Empire on its last legs; ... AssociatedPress The Associated Press
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ETF Trends (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
... and 10.6% Turkey, but is down 22.8% year-to-date. For more perspective on the conflict, listen to James Traub speak about it on Fresh Air .