Diamond's 'The CIA and the Culture of Failure' (San Francisco Chronicle)

7 September 2008, 12:17 am

The CIA and the Culture of Failure U.S. Intelligence From the End of the Cold War to the Invasion of Iraq By John Diamond Stanford University Press; 536 pages; $29.95 When the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991, the CIA lost the adversary that, for the previous...... read more

In Sudan tob trends, the 'Hummer' may be the new 'Ocampo' (AFP via Yahoo! News)

6 September 2008, 11:09 pm

Fashion-conscious women in Sudan anxious to look their best for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan are scouring the capital in search of this season's must-have item -- which may not even exist.... read more

The Greenville Adcoate (Greenville Advocate)

6 September 2008, 10:16 pm

He's traveled the world and spoken with presidents and prime ministers, kings and queens. Now he is coming to visit with the citizens of Greenville.... read more

Working while the elephants fight (The Morning Call)

6 September 2008, 3:22 am

What I did this summer was attend a three-week international conference of bishops and then come home to sit with my father while he died.... read more

Remarks by Special Envoy for China and the Strategic Economic Dialogue Alan F. Holmer at the Symposium on Building the ... (United States Department of the Treasury)

5 September 2008, 10:32 am

I would like to begin by thanking and acknowledging the leadership contribution of these outstanding organizations – the China Development Research Forum and Harvard University Law School – in this your fifth annual symposium. It is an honor for me to present this keynote address.... read more

Libya: Special Briefing on U.S. Relations with Country (AllAfrica.com)

5 September 2008, 7:44 am

The following is a special briefing on U.S.-Libya relations by C. David Welch, the United States Assistant Secretary of State for Near East Affairs, and Robert Wood, Deputy Spokesman for the U.S. State Department.... read more

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