Two Monday reports brought the media’s focus squarely back to American surveillance and terrorism policies rather than the domestic priorities of the White House.
Obama counter-terrorism policy back in the spotlight
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RNC’s tech start-up makeover misses the point (again)
Another shiny new object for party elites to offer to skeptical donors, rather than a fix for the GOP’s structural demographic woes.
Kerry reminds Obama why he didn’t pick him the first time around
The secretary of state knows the issues, but still lacks a certain touch for the delicate domestic politics of foreign policy.
Snowden Nobel nod another bump in Obama’s global tumble
Celebrated worldwide for his promise in 2009, the American president is now a symbol of modern authoritarian excess.
Obama spying fix already has civil libertarians fuming
Proposed reforms of the National Security Agency’s surveillance regime fall short of the mark.
NSA court ruling adds to Obama’s surveillance woes
An explosive rift in the Democratic Party could even grow wider if judges continue to validate liberal skepticism of the far-reaching security state.
Paul takes stand on U.S. right with bipartisan budget pact
Helping avert another government shutdown could earn him more respect from the press even as it raises eyebrows among conservative faithful.
Obamacare showing signs of life?
The web portal to purchase health insurance under the president’s signature policy program is back online, but his fellow Democrats — not to mention his legacy — are still at risk.
Life imitates art in the Senkaku dispute?
Chinese warplanes scrambling in the face of American and Japanese “intrusion” into contested airspace over two uninhabited islands echo the overtones of a recent spy novel.
The end of innocence
We all remember where we were when we first heard the news: President Kennedy has been shot.
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