BY SASHA ISSENBERG​
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Profiles
Our Far-Flung Correspondent
The Boston Globe: Inventing John McCain
John McCain, maverick icon of American duty and patriotism, is as much a literary creation as a political one. Meet the author. (April 13, 2008)
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The Boston Globe: The Right Sort of Enemy
A political realist now follows his own path. (November 23, 2007)
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The Boston Globe: Arizona Raising
How John McCain found his way back to Congress, and what it taught him. (May 30, 2008)
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The Boston Globe: “I’ve Never Seen Him Come Around”
How John McCain sees race. (Aug 10, 2008)
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Monocle: Daddy’s Girl
Keiko Sofía Fujimori was Peru’s first lady at age 19 – appointed by her father, the then-president. Now 35, she is standing for the top job herself, while her father is in jail charged with corruption. Can she win over the electorate and set him free?
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The Boston Globe Magazine: The Long-Distance Runner
While other 2012 Republican presidential hopefuls crash, burn, and sputter, Mitt Romney has quietly been raising millions, casting himself as a New Hampshire son, keeping cozy with the NRA, and otherwise perfecting his Mr. Perfect approach. (August 30, 2009)