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Donald Trump at the second presidential debate. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Trump’s Win Was Unusual but Not Historic

by Albert Hunt | Dec 31, 2016 | Opinion

Donald Trump’s aides, understanding their leader, vie to be most ostentatious about calling his victory “historic.” That claim deserves close inspection. Certainly Trump’s rise to the White House was unusual and surprising, even if only because...

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Opinion: No “Trump” Sign on Obama’s Ziggurat

by Amir Taheri | Dec 9, 2016 | Opinion

An old Persian proverb says: If the first brick is badly laid, the whole wall will rise to the heavens slanted. This is what is happening with the so-called nuclear deal that President Barack Obama claims he has concluded with the mullahs of Tehran. The whole thing...

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U.S. Senator John McCain arrives on a visit at a migrant center near the village of Adasevci, Serbia February 12, 2016. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

U.S. Republican Senators Seek to Amend JASTA

by Heba El Koudsy | Dec 2, 2016 | World

Washington- Two U.S. Republican Senators said they were seeking to amend the controversial Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) to limit the scope of possible lawsuits. The law was strongly rejected worldwide, as several countries have described it as a...

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Jeff Sessions,left, Mike Flynn, Mike Pompeo, right. Reuters

Trump Assigns Security, Immigration Hardliners

by Heba al-Qodsi and Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 19, 2016 | World

New York, Washington-The recent appointments announced by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday were greeted with widespread applause by his core supporters and other Republicans. However, these appointments raised the concerns of Democrats as they opposed the...

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Opinion: Hillary Clinton – the Ideal Choice in Normal Circumstances

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Nov 12, 2016 | Opinion

In normal circumstances, and in an established democracy like the USA, there would not have been a need to choose between the two presidential candidates. In an advanced and sophisticated institutions-based country, the presidential primaries should have been enough...