Our distracted president

Krauthammer: Obama sees the war in Afghanistan as an unwanted interference with changing America.

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First lady fashion

Michelle Obama has traveled this summer, walking the line between comfortably casual and camera-ready. On your summer vacation, what do you wear?

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Stop micromanaging!

PostLeadership | Much of Washington's management "crisis" could be solved if President Obama just let people do the jobs they're trained to do.
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Gen. Ray Odierno's anxious exit from Iraq

OUTLOOK | "As I leave, I'm somewhat proud of what we've been able to accomplish. But it's not ended yet," top U.S. general in the war says.

Ernesto Londoño

Unemployment rate edges up

President Obama will offer details next week of a package to try to address high unemployment.

Neil Irwin

Suicide bomb in Pakistan kills 55

Attack at Shiite rally triggers fears of rising sectarian violence as nation reels from floods.

Karin Brulliard

Bank dismissals blamed for panic

Former CEO of Kabul Bank says hasty purge of trusted top executives left customers nervous.

Ernesto Londoño and Andrew Higgins

On Mars, building blocks of life?

NASA's 1976 Viking mission found "no organics," but new research suggests another explanation.

Marc Kaufman

Joe Miller's real test yet to come

Can likely senator who has decried government spending fight for federal resources for Alaska?

Amy Gardner and Philip Rucker

'Going the Distance': Filthy fun

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MOVIES | Real-life couple Drew Barrymore and Justin Long play transcontinental lovers trying to maintain a relationship.

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