Paul Harris

U.S. Correspondent, The Observer and Guardian America, Guardian, The Observer

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US Correspondent for The Observer & its sister paper The Guardian. Author of The Secret Keeper. His next novel, The Candidate, will be published in July, 2012.

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What Obama's New Killing Rules Don't Tell You

esquire.com — In a landmark speech on counterterrorism yesterday, President Obama outlined rules for the conduct of lethal operations abroad. The speech itself may mark a turning point as the president tries to steer the country away from "perpetual war," and toward a counterterrorism policy that better balances security and rights.
Rob Ford - I do not use crack cocaine. Canadian politics gets feisty!

President Obama and the media: a game of flattery and deceit

By Ana Cox
guardian.co.uk — It's difficult to say who's happier about the recent spate of troubles in the Obama White House, specifically the revelations about administration investigations into the activities of news organizations and individual journalists. Is it the Republicans, whose glee has finally found a source that doesn't coincide with the misery of every day Americans?
Its actually really cold in NY at the moment. This is the year without a spring.
RT @pressgazette: Top story this week in Journalism Weekly: Telegraph figures show ‘no downside’ to metered paywall ow.ly/lmHkf

Journalism Weekly - Telegraph figures show ‘no downside’ to metered paywall

pressgazette.co.uk — Press Gazette, Britain's Journalism Weekly: news, analysis and jobs
RT @Thomas_Drake1: Lest we forget reality - Obama "has a long record of broken promises and misleading rhetoric on civil liberties" http:/…

A Skeptical Celebration of President Obama's Shifty Terrorism Speech

theatlantic.com — President Obama attempted something familiar in his well-crafted speech at National Defense University: he signalled that counterterrorism efforts would change significantly in his second term; and like his predecessor, he avoided mentioning that the forsaken policies were mistakes.
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