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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Roger Cohen

Roger Cohen stories: 4 news summaries

(Newser) - The late David Foster Wallace once marveled at a Roger Federer forehand, saying, “It was impossible. It was like something out of The Matrix.” And now that Federer has passed Pete Sampras and holds the Grand Slam record, it’s time to wonder if Wallace was on to... More »

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Roger Federer • tennis • Wimbledon • robot • Pete Sampras • David Foster Wallace • Roger Cohen

OPINION



 In Choosing 
 Sides, Ayatollah 
 Loses Authority 

Ayatollah Khamenei's aura dims as Iranians take to the streets

Jun 21, 09 7:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has lost some of the sacrosanct aura of his office by entering the political fray, writes Roger Cohen in the New York Times. Having warned on Friday of "bloodshed and chaos," Iran's supreme leader ended up with both. By aligning himself with President Mahmoud... More »

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei • political protest • Roger Cohen • Iranian election

OPINION

 Hey Sean, 
 Put Down 
 Your Pen 



Adoration of Cuban dictator is misguided, dangerous

Jan 5, 09 10:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Sean Penn may be “the finest character actor around,” but he's “no journalist,” writes Roger Cohen in the New York Times. Penn’s recent “fawning tributes” to Cuban president Raúl Castro show the actor has “delusional, dangerous” beliefs about the dictator—a fact... More »

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Fidel Castro • Cuba • lefties • dictatorship • Raul Castro • Communism • Sean Penn • Roger Cohen

OPINION

 Barack: Don't
 Tell Europe What
 It Wants to Hear 

Careful change is what Europe wants to believe in

Jul 21, 08 7:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - The vast majority of Europeans are hoping Barack Obama will be elected president, according to polls that give him as much as 86% support among voters in France, Britain, and Germany. The overwhelming support reflects a hope for a new era of unity with the US, writes Roger Cohen in... More »

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Iraq • Barack Obama • Israel • Syria • Germany • Europe • Nicolas Sarkozy • Britain • European allies • Jean-David Levitte • Bashar al-Assad • Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg • Roger Cohen

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