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Explores the Clinton and Bush administration's attempts to stabilize Afghanistan and make it safe for U.S. energy companies to build a pipeline there, focusing on the secret diplomacy between the Bush administration and the Taliban from February to August 2001.

Discusses George W. Bush's journey to the presidency and his leadership in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, examining Bush's personality and political skills, as well as the factors and biases that shape and color political media coverage.

Contains twenty-five essays in which the authors examine issues related to inner-city poverty and debate its causes and possible solutions, and includes personal accounts of life in the inner city.

A collection of twenty-five essays that provides varying perspectives on issues related to Afghanistan, discussing the military situation, the status of human rights, progress toward democracy, and drug trade.

Presents a series of quotations by and about President Barack Obama describing his thoughts on topics including his heritage and family, state and national politics, the issues of the day, community activism and service, and race and faith.

Explores the issue of government spending and the issues that various levels of government face with the combination of political, moral, and economic dilemmas when making any decision that involves the use of taxpayers' money. In a pro/con format. Viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications.

Joel Hafvenstein recounts the year he spent running an American-funded aid program in Afghanistan's Helmand Province, where he found himself trying to help the region's opium farmers make a legal living while helping them forget the former Taliban government, describing how he became caught up in a deadly drug war, dodging bandits in police uniforms and coping with the struggles Afghans live with every day of their lives.