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With presidential elections looming, the Obama administration has launched a high-profile campaign in favor of belt-tightening at the United Nations — but without the threat of withholding U.S. funding for the sprawling world organization. The aim, at least in part, is to preempt even tougher action proposed by the Republican-dominated …

When it comes to the 2012 presidential race conventional wisdom now holds two truths. First, as I have been arguing for some time, that the consensus Republican front runner is former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. And given his strong performance in the most recent debate on Saturday night, there is …

Compromise seems to be a lost art in Washington these days. For the Democrats to regain the momentum they had in their Party when they won majorities across the board, they will need to learn how to do so quickly, especially on fiscal issues. With a majority of the president’s …