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...used to be that media skills were necessary but secondary to political seasoning. Ronald Reagan's TV-spokesman work on General Electric Theater marked him as a rising conservative star, but his political career unfolded over decades. In 1936, radio demagogue Father Charles Coughlin--the Glenn Beck of his time--founded a third party, with little success...
...counterterrorism adviser, John Brennan, suggested in a briefing afterward that there was little direct blame to be apportioned. "This was not the failure of a single individual or a single organization," Brennan said, calling the failures "systemic." But a moment later, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs suggested that such discipline - which he termed corrective action - may still be forthcoming. Explaining that Thursday's release focused narrowly on implementing the preliminary review, Gibbs said, "We don't have any announcements other than that today...
...Administration officials have repeatedly pointed out that Abdulmutallab has already provided valuable intelligence, and Justice Department spokesman Dean Boyd cited the successful prosecution of Reid, among others, to argue for the effectiveness of civilian courts in tackling such cases. Had Abdulmutallab been held as an enemy combatant, Boyd argues, he would have challenged his detention and eventually gained access to an attorney. (See pictures of a jihadist's journey...
...intricate kind of mimicry must be choreographed in arms reduction, requiring all sides to resist the urge to twitch as guns are lowered simultaneously, with parity maintained throughout. Nothing is easy. Yet State Department spokesman Darby Holladay told TIME that negotiators are making "significant progress" toward a START replacement. There may still be hope for a swift resolution to outstanding problems. (See a graphic of the nuclear world...
...Tehran immediately dismissed the report as rumor, calling it part of the "psychological war" being waged against Iran by the West. "The report is baseless. A diplomat returns to the country when his mission is finished in another country," Ramin Mehmanparast, a Foreign Ministry spokesman, told the Reuters news agency. "Sometimes they stay longer in the country where they served as diplomats for various reasons, including waiting for the end of the school semesters for their children...