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Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

Military action might appeal to the soul but it isn't a viable option. It won't stop the violence and it isn't what most Syrians want.

By Mehdi Hasan

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Santorum wins big. Is it a big nothing for the GOP race?

By John Stoehr - 08 February

Santorum's victories in Minnesota, Missouri, and Colorado mean bigger challenges for Romney and better chances for Gingrich.

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The terrorist who wasn’t

By Peter Oborne - 30 January

Vilified by the press and falsely branded a terror threat by Interpol, Tunisian-born Mohamed Ali Harrath was a victim of Britain’s shameful collusion with brutal dictators.

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When 25-year-old Valentine Strasser seized power in Sierra Leone in 1992, he became the world’s youngest head of state. Today he lives with his mother and spends his days drinking gin by the roadside. What went wrong?

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A hotline to the Republican id

By Alec MacGillis - 02 February

Why Gingrich fires up the conservative base.

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Romney wins Florida but the battle is far from over

By John Stoehr - 01 February

We may see a winner as late as March if candidates other than Romney don't run out of money first.

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What to expect from the Florida primary

By Samira Shackle - 31 January

A win for Mitt Romney looks inevitable -- but this does not mean the end of Newt Gingrich.

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10 things you need to know about Newt

By Mehdi Hasan - 30 January

He’s been married three times and his middle name is Leroy. But that’s not the half of the things you might not know about the latest big hope of the Republican right . . .

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