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President Obama
Culture
The complicated story behind the famous hymn ‘Amazing Grace’
A NATO soldier stands at the site of a suicide car bomb blast in Kabul, on October 11th. A suicide car bomber targeted a convoy of foreign troops in the Afghan capital during rush hour-traffic, flipping an armored vehicle on its side. No fatalities were
Conflict
What veterans think about President Obama extending the US military mission in Afghanistan
President Barack Obama shakes hands with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tameem bin Hamad Al Thani, while hosting the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council at Camp David on May 14, 2015.
Conflict
A royal Saudi ‘snub’ isn’t stopping the flow of American weapons to the Gulf
Comedian Marc Maron performs on stage at The New Yorker Comedy Playlist, 2014.
Media
From standup to Obama podcaster: Marc Maron uses vulnerability to stand out