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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is admitting more encounters with his Argentine mistress than he previously has disclosed. In a lengthy, emotional interview with The Associated Press, the governor described seven meetings with the woman, including their first in 2001. Sanford says there have been five over a 12-month period, including […]

“The Obama administration has junked the term ‘global war on terror’ because it does not describe properly the nature of the terrorist threat to the US, according to Janet Napolitano, secretary for homeland security.” While one can certainly quibble with the “terror” in that phrase, apparently the Administration’s problem was with the word “war.”

Thumbnail version: Transformers 2, which has just become one of the biggest box office hits in history despite the hatred of a plurality of critics, includes a subplot in which President Obama’s (yes, they name him) inept staffer endangers the world by engaging in some particularly unfortunate diplomatic strategies. Is this a key cultural moment?

The view from Honduras is that absent this shift, Hugo Chávez would effectively be in charge of Honduras by proxy. But “the Obama administration and members of the Organization of American States had worked for weeks to try to avert any moves to overthrow President Zelaya.” So meddling is good sometimes? So confusing.