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Jean MacKenzie

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Foreign policy for profit

By Jean MacKenzie | 01/31/13

Obama's political guru David Axelrod joins a long line of American politicos who are working outside their usual stomping grounds.

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Romney outsourcing: Do Americans really care?

By Jean MacKenzie | 07/10/12

The president goes on the offensive, but it may not be doing much good.

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U.S. ambassador takes Karzai to the woodshed

By Jean MacKenzie | 06/21/11
KABUL, Afghanistan — It is always liberating to be on your way out of a job.
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Afghanistan, mired in internal problems, sees few changes in wake of bin Laden's death

By Jean MacKenzie | 05/04/11
KABUL, Afghanistan — With the death of Osama bin Laden at the hands of U.S.
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Karzai inaugurates new parliament, reluctantly

By Jean MacKenzie | 01/27/11
KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai grudgingly inaugurated the country’s new Parliament on Wednesday, bowing to international and domestic pressure to avert a Constitutional crisis.
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Afghanistan War: Public opinion turns sharply against US forces

By Jean MacKenzie | 12/10/10
KABUL, Afghanistan — First the good news: U.S. forces are still more popular in Afghanistan than Osama bin Laden.
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Afghanistan's transitional hero has been named, but transition to what?

By Jean MacKenzie | 11/08/10
KABUL, Afghanistan — Meet the new man in charge of Afghanistan’s future. He is Dr. Ashraf Ghani, a native of Afghanistan whose education and work experience have made him a prominent international technocrat.
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It's a slow revolution for Afghanistan's women

By Jean MacKenzie | 10/06/10
KABUL, Afghanistan — Humira Saqeb does not look like a fighter. The diminutive 20-something, with her calm demeanor and serene smile, could be anything from a young housewife to a graduate student.
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In Afghanistan, pipe dreams of peace

By Jean MacKenzie | 09/30/10
KABUL, Afghanistan — Two rather startling developments have come out of Afghanistan over the past week, one almost overlooked by the international media, the other causing a small sensation.
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As Saturday's elections in Afghanistan approach, female politicians lament lost opportunities

By Jean MacKenzie | 09/17/10
KABUL, Afghanistan – “I have no trust in the outcome of this election,” said Sabrina Saqeb, one of only three of Afghanistan’s 68 female lawmakers who are not contesting their seats in Saturday’s elections.