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Are Democrats painting themselves as the lesser of the evils?
September 7, 2010 It would not be accurate to say that Democrats are worried about losing control of the House in November. It would be accurate to say that Democrats are in a screaming panic about losing control of the House in November.
The sad math of aid in Haiti: 6 months, 2 percent
September 7, 2010We're two weeks into Defense Secretary Robert Gates's new campaign for more "coordination and discipline" in the military's public statements -- and everything seems to be going according to plan.
Van Jones isn't looking back in anger
September 7, 2010Nobody has embodied the promise and the pitfalls of the Obama presidency quite like Van Jones.
Netanyahu hears no discouraging words from Obama
September 7, 2010A blue-and-white Israeli flag hung from Blair House. Across Pennsylvania Avenue, the Stars and Stripes was in its usual place atop the White House. But to capture the real significance of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's visit with President Obama, White House officials might have instead flow...
The dodgy Miss Kagan
September 7, 2010 Fifteen years ago, Elena Kagan wrote a law review article calling the Supreme Court confirmation process "a vapid and hollow charade" that takes on "an air of vacuity and farce." Instead of a quality discussion, she wrote, nominees offer "repetition of platitudes" and "personal anecdotes."
Romer serves dismal for lunch. Pepto-Bismol for dessert?
September 7, 2010Lunch at the National Press Club on Wednesday caused some serious indigestion.
Economist Christina Romer serves up dismal news at her farewell luncheon
September 7, 2010Lunch at the National Press Club on Wednesday caused some serious indigestion.
A calm Clemens prepares to go the distance
September 7, 2010Roger Clemens, entering his not-guilty plea in federal court Monday, could not have projected more indifference to the proceedings if he had entered the courtroom with a golf bag slung over his shoulder.
Roger Clemens's casual day in court
September 7, 2010 Roger Clemens, entering his not-guilty plea in federal court Monday, could not have projected more indifference to the proceedings if he had entered the courtroom with a golf bag slung over his shoulder.
Religious tolerance, then and now
September 7, 2010"To bigotry no sanction." -- George Washington "Peaceful Muslims, pls refudiate." -- Sarah Palin Two hundred twenty years ago today, the Jews of Newport, R.I., wrote a proclamation for President George Washington on his visit to their synagogue the next day. "Deprived as we heretofore have been o...
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