David Alexander

Position: Journalist
David has been a journalist for 30 years, based in Washington, London, New Delhi, Jerusalem and Philadelphia. He covered the first Gulf war, the Palestinian intifada and the conflict in Kashmir. Since 1998 he has been an editor and reporter in Washington, covering politics, the White House and other stories.

Articles

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U.S. landmines policy still under review November 26, 12:01am EST 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A review of U.S. landmines policy is ongoing and will take awhile to complete, a State Department spokesman said on Wednesday, clarifying an earlier comment that the Obama administration had concluded it needed the weapons.  Full Article 

Blog Posts

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Talkin' turkey on the duties of a president

After an evening of high-level state diplomacy, President Barack Obama comes face-to-face with the other side of his job and finds himself speaking a little too candidly.   Full Article | Comments [3] 

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Making peace with the MILF

Grappling with the alphabet stew of world insurgencies can have its pitfalls.   Full Article | Comments [7]