Featured Articles — November 1, 2009

November 1, 2009 by Jonathan Movroydis | Filed Under Featured Articles 

Interesting takes from home and abroad:

The Real Afghan Strategy By David Ignatius, The Washington Post
Hikmatullah, a tall Pashtun farmer dressed in turban and white cloak, looks slightly bewildered as a U.S. Army officer offers him tea and bread and questions him about what he wants from life. A crowd has gathered around them on the steps of the local bakery, young boys and old tribesmen gawking to see what the fuss is about.

More Poetry, Please By Thomas Friedman, The New York Times
President Obama does not have a communication problem, but a “narrative” problem. Without one, his message is lost.

Saved or created? W.H. can’t tell By Eamon Jeavers, Politico
White House officials announced Friday that they had counted exactly how many jobs were created or saved by recent stimulus spending: 640,329.

No 10 backs David Miliband for Brussels By Isabel Oakeshott and Bojan Pancevski, Times UK
Gordon Brown is secretly backing David Miliband to be the European Union’s foreign affairs chief — clearing the way for one of his protégés to be Labour’s next leader.

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