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carla.murphy wrote a new blog post: The Stumbling Block to [Fill in the Blank] that is Afghanistan 6 days, 1 hour ago
Earlier today, Abdullah Abdullah confirmed weekend rumors that he is withdrawing from the November 7 run-off against President Hamid Karzai. “A transparent election is not possible,” he said. I suppose not, if the Karzai-appointed head of the Independent Electoral Commission counts one vote as 10, as Abdullah (and Human Rights Watch) alleges.
What struck me was [...]
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carla.murphy wrote a new blog post: Busting up Obama’s Boys Club 1 week, 4 days ago
For the first time this past Sunday, President Obama golfed with a member of my sex. I’m supposed to be thrilled. Score one for equality and all that.
Over the last few weeks, Obama’s gotten grief for his frequent and frequently all-male basketball games. Boys’ games, the argument goes, are where deal making occurs. All-male playing [...]
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carla.murphy wrote a new blog post: Looking for the Godfather in the Oval Office? 2 weeks, 5 days ago
It amuses me when Beltway-types accuse each other of not being “tough enough.” Having spent some time around men (and women) who disagreed with fists, forks, whatever, I have real trouble understanding what the National Journal means when it says, “neither foreign leaders nor U.S. lawmakers fear the vengeance of the president.” It sounds like [...]
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carla.murphy wrote a new blog post: Oh, Melvinia! 3 weeks, 4 days ago
A grad student once asked how my last name came to be Murphy. It was after hours and we were in a packed on-campus pub in central London. My classmates and I were using cheap liquor to forget another eye-crossing day of theory and lecture so it was a plus to chit-chat with the guy [...]
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