Obama May Break His Promise on Iraq Withdrawal
U.S. troops were supposed to be gone by year's end. But now the White House is offering to leave behind a force 10,000 strong. More »
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Conor Friedersdorf is a staff writer at The Atlantic, where he focuses on politics and national affairs. He lives in Venice, California, and is the founding editor of The Best of Journalism, a newsletter devoted to exceptional nonfiction.
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