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Bury the Vietnam Analogy
Exactly eight years after Bush sent troops to Afghanistan, critics are once again calling it Obama's Vietnam. In his debut column, The Daily Beast's senior political writer Peter Beinart on why there's no real comparison.
A Video History of U.N. Outbursts
There may be some friction over climate change at the United Nations, but it's nothing compared to controversies from even the recent past.
Dancing Politicians
On Tuesday, Barack Obama danced the salsa with Mexican singer Thalia at a fiesta. Watch him-and other politicos' dance moves from Hillary getting down in Kenya to Blago crooning Elvis in Chicago-in The Daily Beast's presentation of the 16 best and worst political dances.
10 Most Outrageous News Videos of the Week
Though the White House "Beer Summit" dominated the networks this week, a Vaseline-eating point guard and Judd Apatow's bikini-wax face are not to be missed. The Daily Beast presents the 10 most outrageous news clips.
You'd think the guy behind The 40-Year-Old Virgin, famous for a scene where Steve Carell gets his chest waxed, would be immune to grisly deforestat...
Obama Needs Bubba
While Obama kicks back over beers with Gates and Crowley, his health-care plan is falling apart. Maybe he should invite the original triangulator, Bill Clinton, to the Hill to save the day.
Obama's Other Wife
Tina Brown on how Clinton became the invisible woman at the State Department over the past six months.



















