Smart takes

Garry Kasparov tells Obama to look into Russia's interests, not Putin's soul.

Lionel Beehner & Vikram J. Singh say foreign policy ain't personal.

Anne Applebaum says it's time to realize Georgia's Saakashvili is no saint.

Peter Boone & Simon Johnson think TARP needs to be rethought.

Ginny Hill warns that Somali pirates are destabilizing neighboring Yemen, too.

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