Foreign Policy: Goodbye To Britain's Defense Budget

Britain's latest economic woes continued this week with the announcement of large cuts to the military budget. Alistair Burnett of Foreign Policy argues that going forward Britain will be less interested in military interventions like Iraq and Afghanistan, but seems committed to remaining a useful ally of the U.S.

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The New Republic: Democrats Twisting In The Wind

While Republicans stick to message, Democrats are trying to defend their positions of the last two years, and many are not convincing voters. E.J. Dionne of The New Republic argues that this is due in part to a lack of organization on the Democratic side. It is time for Democrats to nationalize the issues of this election, and to stay on a clear and coherent message.

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