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Is Obama's Iran Strategy Working?

(Aug. 5) -- President Barack Obama came into office planning a two-track strategy on Iran: The promise of high-level political engagement combined with tough economic sanctions. His plan was that the sanctions would deter bad behavior -- specifically, the ongoing nuclear program -- while the potential for engagement would...

The Case for Intelligence Contractors

(July 20) -- The Washington Post's groundbreaking investigation, "Top Secret America," already has national security writers questioning the nature of our post-Sept. 11 national security structure. The ongoing, multipart story today examines the breadth and depth of "National Security Inc.," the sprawling and secretive...

Why the Post Story Terrifies the Intel Community

(July 19) -- The U.S. intelligence community is bracing for a Washington Post story published today. The story, largely reported by Pulitzer Prize-winner Dana Priest, details the billions of dollars of intelligence contracts fielded out to private companies. Both the State Department and the Office of Director of National...

Obama on Immigration Reform: Top 3 Most Striking Statements

President Barack Obama's speech today on the need for comprehensive immigration reform legislation is attracting much attention, and not simply because so many observers thought the issue had been all but tabled for the year. Indeed, pundits are already poring over the president's ambitious call to action, which would...

Opinion Roundup: Russian Spy Story 'Like a Blast From the Past'

(June 29) -- The news that 10 people were charged with being Russian spies sparked plenty of commentary on the Web. AOL News gathered up some of the perspectives. Deep Cover The spies were so deeply embedded in the United States (and each other) that many of them were paired off to have children and live as yuppie...

Marc Ambinder News From the Web

05/16/12 Meta-Washington Source: Andrew Sullivan's The Daily Dish He lists what he's learned about the city.
05/15/12 The Hobgoblin of Little Minds Source: Tapped Journalist Marc Ambinder is leaving DC, and on his departure he wrote a pretty good listicle on what he's learned in his time here.