Washington Post
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The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated newspaper in Washington, D.C. It is also one of the city's oldest papers, founded in 1877. It is widely considered to be one of the most important newspapers in the United States due to its particular emphasis on national politics, and international affairs, and being a newspaper of record. Even so, the Washington Post has always been defined as a local paper and does not print any editions for the outside region beyond that of the D.C., Maryland, or Virginia editions for daily circulation. The newspaper is published as a broadsheet, ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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Audience:
Large audience (500K-1M) (English)
Scope:
International
Political Viewpoint:
Neutral viewpoint
Owners:
Washington Post Company | Managers: Leonard Downie, Jr. executive editor
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1150 15 St. NW, Washington, DC, 20071, US
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Nov 12, 2008 - 11:44 AM PST
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Suspect in Fort Hood shooting, a Muslim, asked Army to discharge him, aunt said
He prayed every day at the Muslim Community Center in Silver Spring, a devout Muslim who, despite asking to be discharged from the U.S. Army, was on the eve of his first ...via Washington Post -
House leaders prepare for rare Saturday vote on health-care bill
House leaders put in motion the machinery to hold a rare Saturday vote on the most far-reaching expansion of the health-care system in more than 40 years. Even so, they were ...via Google News -
Contests serve as warning to Democrats: It's not 2008 anymore
Off-year elections can be notoriously unreliable as predictors of the future, but as a window on how the political landscape may have changed in the year since President Obama ...via Jay Rosen -
Karzai win complicates White House strategy for Afghanistan
Afghan President Hamid Karzai's election by default Monday confirms at least a week earlier than expected that the Obama administration will continue for the foreseeable ...via Washington Post -
Dozens in Congress under ethics inquiry
House ethics investigators have scrutinized the activities of more than 30 lawmakers and several aides in inquiries about issues including defense lobbying and corporate ...Posted by Jo Bobenhouse Smith -
Official resigns over Afghan war
A former Marine Corps captain with combat experience in Iraq, Hoh had also served in uniform at the Pentagon, and as a civilian in Iraq and at the State Department. By July, ...via Washington Post -
A guide to the public option compromises in the Senate
(Blog Post) There are three "compromise" public options currently being considered in the U.S. Senate (and yes, I know many argue that the public option is itself a compromise, and ...via Jonathan Cohn -
Fox wars
While government can and should debate and criticize opposition voices, the current White House goes beyond that. It wants to delegitimize any significant dissent. The ...via Fair Spin -
Neutralizing the opposition
The Foxified debate over whether the White House is being mean to a certain network is morphing into a broader argument about the politics of negativity. The question, ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Advice From an Iranian Nobel Laureate About Her Country
So it was startling this week to hear Ms. Ebadi say bluntly that the Obama administration has gotten some things backward when it comes to Iran. It's not that engaging with ...Posted by Elsbet Roed Brosky
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Faces of a jobless recovery
For Lisa Hall, this is what 10.2 percent unemployment looks like: spending all day at shopping malls going from one store to another in search of a $10-an-hour job, but being ...via Peter Daou -
Strain of deployments hit base
Fort Hood, the Texas military base that was the scene of a mass shooting Thursday, has been hard hit by the growing strain on the Army from multiple combat deployments -- with ...via Washington Post -
At least seven killed in shooting at Fort Hood, Tex.
At least seven people were reported killed in a shooting Thursday at Fort Hood, an Army post in central Texas that is home to two divisions.Posted by Guest Reviewer -
Military: Israeli navy captures arms ship
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Democrats debate course following election losses
Off-year elections can be notoriously unreliable as predictors of the future, but as a window on how the political landscape might have changed in the year since President ...Posted by Naomi Isler -
House repudiates U.N. report on Gaza war
The House on Tuesday condemned a U.N. report that accuses Israeli forces and Palestinian militants of war crimes in the Gaza Strip last winter as "irredeemably biased and ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak -
The threat from Somalia
The presumed answer is: "Of course not -- and therefore why bother with Afghanistan?" The more sensible response is: If something is not done soon about these lawless places, ...Posted by Elsbet Roed Brosky -
A world of change in 287 days
The columnist evaluates the successes and shortcomings of President Obama's first 287 days in office. Obama could have been quicker to close Guantanamo, tougher on Wall ...Posted by Barry Grossheim -
Europe's quiet leader
Angela Merkel quietly ascended to the position of German chancellor. Having run a low-profile, even boring, campaign last month did nothing to lessen her popularity. Her ...Posted by Barry Grossheim -
Robert J. Samuelson on whether America could go broke - Washington Post: Op-Eds
The idea that the government of a major advanced country would default on its debt -- that is, tell lenders that it won't repay them all they're owed -- was, until recently, a ...Posted by Elsbet Roed Brosky
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