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Jim Roberts is an assistant managing editor of The New York Times.
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Assad won't go, says Russia's foreign minister
LA Times:MOSCOW -- Syrian President Bashar Assad has no intention of leaving his country and rebels for the time being should put aside the demand that he step aside as a precondition for negotiations, Russia...
Syria Conflict Could Plunge Region Into Chaos, Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi Says
Huffingon Post:MOSCOW — The United Nations envoy for Syria warned on Saturday that the country's civil war could plunge the entire region into chaos by sending hundreds of thousands of refugees into neighboring...
Iran may be reconsidering position on Syria
LA Times:As President Bashar Assad's regime becomes increasingly isolated, Iranian officials and clerics appear divided on how to respond to their longtime ally.
Syria reportedly kills 14 as rebels attack airbase
Fox News:A government airstrike on a town in north Syria on Friday killed 14 people, mostly women and children, anti-regime activists said.
Russia pushes Syria to hold talks with opposition
MSNBC:Russia urged the Syrian government on Friday to act on its stated readiness for dialogue with its opponents, throwing its weight behind a diplomatic push to end a 21-month-old conflict in Syria.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he had urged Syrian Deputy Foreign Minis …
Envoy: Syria 'presents grave danger'
CNN:In his latest diplomatic push to end the Syrian civil war, U.N. peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said the conflict could be over in a "few months" -- provided that warring parties agree to a plan with a...
U.N. Envoy Calls for Transitional Government in Syria
NY Times:The envoy, Lakhdar Brahimi, said on Thursday that a transitional government should be granted full executive powers until new elections can be held.
Syria Envoy Lakhdar Brahimi Calls For Transitional Government
Huffingon Post:BEIRUT — Russia and the U.N envoy for Syria both said Thursday that they want to revive a long-shelved peace initiative that would call for a transitional government to run the country until...
Fiscal Cliff Talks Continue As Senate Leaders Reach For Last-Minute Deal
Huffingon Post:WASHINGTON -- Senate leaders groped for a last-minute compromise Saturday to avoid middle-class tax increases and possibly prevent deep spending cuts at the dawn of the new year as President Barack...
Senate Leaders Racing to Beat Fiscal Deadline
NY Times:The fear of another painful economic slowdown appears to have accelerated deal-making on Capitol Hill with just two days remaining before the so-called fiscal cliff arrives.
Over the Fiscal Cliff: Soft or Hard Landing?
ABC News:If US falls off 'fiscal cliff,' economy could get soft landing _ or dizzy dive onto the rocks
Weather Wisdom - See snowfall estimates and more
The Boston Globe:You knew this was going to happen eventually. There was no way our climate had changed so fast that it wasn't going to snow again. So here we are a few hours away from the start of the first...
Egypt Pres. Warns Against New Unrest
ABC News:Egypt president warns against any unrest, tells parliament nation must focus on economy
Hitachi’s Revival Isn’t So Good for the City of Hitachi
NY Times:After a staggering loss in 2009, the Hitachi Corporation has engineered a stunning turnaround, costing jobs and opportunity in its home city of Hitachi, Japan.
Senate renews warrantless spy power despite objections
The Denver Post:The Senate on Friday renewed government power to eavesdrop without a warrant on overseas e-mails and phone calls of suspected foreign terrorists and spies.
U.S. impotence on Syria
Editorial Board
Washington Post Editorial Board
AS 2012 COMES to a close, Syria is headed toward a bloody and chaotic end to what began as a peaceful uprising against an autocratic regime. This would be a catastrophe that could destabilize much of...
The Top 12 Political Fallacies of 2012
Richard (Rj) Eskow
Huffingon Post Blog
Apocalyptic prophecies were more plausible than the idea that cutting Social Security will help the deficit, that government spending cuts will jump-start the economy, there were no crimes on Wall...
Whether to change the CPI
Regarding Ruth Marcus’s Dec. 26 op-ed column, “Chained CPI: A fairer measure of inflation”: A “chained” consumer price index (CPI) is not “a fairer measure of inflation” but a measure of the...
Redskins revival
Editorial Board
Washington Post Editorial Board
LONG BEFORE there were Super Bowls or Dallas Cowboys or instant replay, there were the Washington Redskins. They came here 75 years ago, and their ups and downs, fumbles and triumphs have been a...
Fiscal Cliffhanging
Right away, everyone wants to know what's to be cut. Whatever you all settle on cutting, it should not be science. Investment in science is investment in innovation. New ideas are what keep the U.S.
Op-Ed Columnist: How to Read in 2013
This is the moment to get out of your rut and visit the rest of the political spectrum.