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Chris Christie: Fit to Be President? Reuters

Chris Christie: Fit to Be President?

The psychological and political aftermath of the governor's weight-loss surgery

Obama Got Us Out of Iraq, but Voters Just Don't Care Anymore Reuters

Obama Got Us Out of Iraq, but Voters Just Don't Care Anymore

Although it was a signature issue for Sen. Obama during his campaign, President Obama won't get much political capital for following through on his promise.

Mitt Romney Ramps Up Attacks on Obama AP

Mitt Romney Ramps Up Attacks on Obama

Judging by his latest barrage of criticism, the former Massachusetts governor is already running against the president -- sort of

Newt's Gift to Obama: A GOP Immigration Rift Reuters

Newt's Gift to Obama: A GOP Immigration Rift

With his "humane" argument, the former House speaker has put the president's chief rival, Mitt Romney, in a difficult spot

Why Did Perry Get Into the Race, Really? AP

Why Did Perry Get Into the Race, Really?

Republican consultants at loose ends and looking for work sold the Texas governor a bill of goods about his prospects

Obama to Issue 'Wikileaks Order' AP

Obama to Issue 'Wikileaks Order'

After the leak of classified State Department cables, the president will direct federal agencies on sharing information

Why U.S. Presidents Lecture the UN AP

Why U.S. Presidents Lecture the UN

American leaders consistently hector the global body, challenging it to live up to its charter

Obama's Lonely Middle Ground Reuters

Obama's Lonely Middle Ground

The president and Congress just haven't gotten along. In tonight's speech, he'll face a tough political calculus yet again.

President Obama Leads Without Taking Charge AP

President Obama Leads Without Taking Charge

At a time of uncertainty, do Americans want a more aggressive commander in chief?

Withdrawal From Afghanistan Will Likely Be Slow Reuters

Withdrawal From Afghanistan Will Likely Be Slow

The White House's war review is still pending, but it probably won't lead the president to accelerate U.S. troops' departure

Report: Nearly a Third of Companies Could Cut Health Insurance meddygarnet/Flickr

Report: Nearly a Third of Companies Could Cut Health Insurance

Democratic reforms were supposed to drive down costs and expand access, but a new study forecasts employers rolling back benefits

Is the Press Fair to Palin? AP

Is the Press Fair to Palin?

The former Alaska governor likes to criticize the "lamestream media." Does it hold her to a different standard?

5 Ways Obama Could Lose in 2012 REUTERS/Jason Reed

5 Ways Obama Could Lose in 2012

A lot can happen between now and Election Day. From foreign policy to health insurance premiums, here's how a Republican might win.

What Obama's Team Thinks of the Republican Field AP

What Obama's Team Thinks of the Republican Field

Why they consider Romney the most formidable and are relieved Daniels won't run

'The Beast' Gets Stuck in Ireland YouTube

'The Beast' Gets Stuck in Ireland

President Obama's heavy-duty limousine is no match for a strip of pavement, and a brief Secret Service rescue mission ensues

The Little-Known Agency That Helped Kill Bin Laden

The Little-Known Agency That Helped Kill Bin Laden

The National Geospatial Agency mapped bin Laden's compound, analyzed drone data, and helped the SEALs simulate their mission

Bin Laden's Death: A Pivotal Victory for Obama, U.S. Intelligence Reuters

Bin Laden's Death: A Pivotal Victory for Obama, U.S. Intelligence

The president silences his national-security critics heading into 2012, and the CIA stands tall after the damage of 9/11

Obama's Reelection Report Card TushyD/Flickr

Obama's Reelection Report Card

The president's political strengths and weaknesses, as he opens the 2012 campaign

5 Disadvantages for Obama in 2012 Wikimedia Commons

5 Disadvantages for Obama in 2012

A tough economy could make him a one-term president

5 Advantages for Obama in 2012

5 Advantages for Obama in 2012

The president's path to reelection

Obama Announces Reelection Bid Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images

Obama Announces Reelection Bid

The 2012 election is underway

Obama Gets Ready to Announce Reelection Plans TushyD/Flickr

Obama Gets Ready to Announce Reelection Plans

In about two weeks, the president will become a candidate

Obama Answers Big Questions About Libya AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta

Obama Answers Big Questions About Libya

The president tells us why the U.S. intervened in Libya, and not elsewhere

The Questions That Obama Must Now Answer on Libya AP Photo/Evan Vucci

The Questions That Obama Must Now Answer on Libya

The president will try to clear things up with a speech Monday night

Obama's First New War

Obama's First New War

The president had to balance the ideals of democracy and the hard-nosed interests of the country in his decision making.

Full Secret Service Transcript: The Moment Reagan Was Shot

Full Secret Service Transcript: The Moment Reagan Was Shot

Just-released audio of the command-post radio conversations from the moment President Ronald Reagan was shot on March 30, 1981

Darell Issa, Kurt Bardella, and Me David McNew/Getty Images

Darell Issa, Kurt Bardella, and Me

Interacting with Rep. Issa's now-former spokesman

Q&A: Inside the Secret Service

Q&A: Inside the Secret Service

Granted unprecedented access for his recent magazine profile, The Atlantic's Marc Ambinder answers reader questions about the Secret Service and its inner workings

What Mubarak's Resignation Means for Obama White House

What Mubarak's Resignation Means for Obama

Regime change in Egypt poses a test for Obama's foreign policy doctrine

Epitaph for the DLC

The centrist Democratic Leadership Council may be going away, but its ideas still influence political debates

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