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March 21, 2007
WEB EXCLUSIVE
The Hill is Alive With the Sound of Hearings
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As the Democrats approach their 100th day in control of Congress, one thing has already set them apart from their Republican predecessors: the large number of oversight hearings on issues relating to foreign and national security policy. Last November in Foreign Affairs, Norman Ornstein and Thomas Mann lamented the collapse of Congressional oversight over the executive — and the policy mistakes that had resulted from that failure. In this Web-exclusive postscript, Orenstein and Mann rate the new Congress' performance to date in keeping the White House in check.
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Previously in Background on the News
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Going South
March 7, 2007
During his Latin American tour this week, President George W. Bush will be championing the United States' long-held belief that liberal democracy and market economics are the keys to improving the lot of the region's poor masses. But he will find himself on the defensive on a continent where many question the merits of Washington's pro-market logic and Venezuelan-style economic populism is gaining ground. . . . Read more
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Disarming North Korea
February 21, 2007
Only time will tell whether last week's nuclear deal with North Korea represents an ephemeral diplomatic victory or a real breakthrough on the Cold War's last frontier. . . . Read more
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Hurricane Hugo
February 7, 2007
In the past month, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has announced the nationalization of his country's electricity and telecommunication industries, seized control of the central bank, barred the renewal of the license of the nation's oldest independent television station, and assumed the power to rule by presidential decree. . . . Read more
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Foreign Affairs
Bestsellers
for March 2007
The topselling books on international affairs based on national sales at Barnes & Noble stores and barnesandnoble.com during February 2007.
- Palestine
Jimmy Carter
- Power, Faith, and Fantasy
Michael B. Oren
- The World Is Flat
Thomas L. Friedman
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1. Unprepared for a Pandemic by Michael T. Osterholm (March/April 2007)
2. The Clash of Emotions by Dominique Moïsi (January/February 2007)
3. Blowing the Horn by John Prendergast and Colin Thomas-Jensen (March/April 2007)
4. China's Global Hunt for Energy by David Zweig and Bi Jianhai (September/October 2005)
5. The Faces of Chinese Power by David M. Lampton (January/February 2007)
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