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Bush End Game
George W. Bush's presidency since 2007

Bush - Second Term
George W. Bush's presidency from 2005-06

Bush - First Term
George W. Bush's presidency, 2000-04

Who Is Bob Gates?
The secret world of Defense Secretary Gates

2004 Campaign
Bush Bests Kerry

Behind Colin Powell's Legend
Gauging Powell's reputation.

The 2000 Campaign
Recounting the controversial campaign.

Media Crisis
Is the national media a danger to democracy?

The Clinton Scandals
Behind President Clinton's impeachment.

Nazi Echo
Pinochet & Other Characters.

The Dark Side of Rev. Moon
Rev. Sun Myung Moon and American politics.

Contra Crack
Contra drug stories uncovered

Lost History
America's tainted historical record

The October Surprise "X-Files"
The 1980 election scandal exposed.

International
From free trade to the Kosovo crisis.

Other Investigative Stories

Editorials

The war in Afghanistan is one of President Barack Obama’s most challenging foreign policy problems, in part because it was allowed to get worse over the past five years as the Bush administration concentrated on Iraq.

“Afghanistan has been going on auto-pilot since the United States decided to go to Iraq,” says Lawrence Korb, former Assistant Secretary of Defense under Ronald Reagan.

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Korb argues that Obama will have to increase the number of U.S. troop levels to enhance security and reduce reliance on indiscriminate aerial attacks, but will still need to address nettlesome political and economic problems that have festered over the past several years.

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