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The 2008 German Film, The Baader Meinhof Complex, was released in New York on Friday. The film tells the story of the Red Army Faction, a West-German militant group repsonsible for several acts of violence over the course of the 1970's and 80's. READ MORE >>

The Courtship: The Story Behind Obama's Bromance with David Brooks, by Gabriel Sherman Is There Actually Reason to be Excited About the Upcoming Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks? by Shmuel Rosner READ MORE >>

The notion of a two-track economy seems to be taking hold. We kicked the concept around pretty well last week--your 130 comments (as of this morning) helped clarify a great deal of what we know, don’t know, and need to worry about. The two-track concept overlaps with, and builds on, long-standing issues of inequality in the U.S., but it’s also different. Within existing income classes, some people find themselves in relatively good shape and others are completely hammered. READ MORE >>

Maybe not a shocker but on Fox yesterday the vice president gave the clearest affirmation yet of the idea that he pressed George Bush for military action to halt Iran's nuclear program. READ MORE >>

Mike, you make a good point about Obama’s smart decision not to try to impose any symbolism on Kennedy’s death in his eulogy today. The timing of the loss lurked underneath nearly every discussion of Kennedy’s legacy this week, but using it as a rallying cry to pass health care reform at his funeral would be too easy to decry as a craven attempt by Obama to make political gains on his death. READ MORE >>

It was not one of his more epic speeches--to me Obama's remarks seemed intentionally understated. Obama knows he's capable of stealing any show, but this was a day for the family to shine (and Teddy, Jr. was the clear star). I also thought it immensely wise, if not terribly surprising, that he resisted flicking at the politics of health care reform. READ MORE >>

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It's debatable whether the latest incarnation of Mike Huckabee represents a turn to the dark side by the genial and amusing 2008 presidential candidate that a lot of Democrats admired, or a revelation of what the man has always really been. READ MORE >>

Yesterday the BBC reported that Obama's Af-Pak point man Richard Holbrooke had an "explosive" and "dramatic" confrontation with Afghan President Hamid Karzai over reports of widespread voter fraud in Afghanistan's August 20 election. READ MORE >>

Bill Roggio flags an important--and disturbing--Time story: READ MORE >>