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Opinion: Thompson: Ford's Tough -- By: Robert Costa

29 Jan 2010 13:49:43 PST

Written by webmaster@nationalreview.com (Robert Costa)
Fred Thompson knows what’s like to be a famous Tennessean campaigning for the Senate. In 1994, he won a seat in the upper chamber after appearing in films like The Hunt for Red October and Die Hard 2. So what does he make of Harold Ford Jr., the former Volunteer State congressman turned MSNBC pun...

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Opinion: Sasha Abramsky: When the Extraordinary is Taken for Granted

29 Jan 2010 10:58:40 PST

Written by Sasha Abramsky
Fifteen months ago, Barack Obama's election was widely heralded as an epochal moment, a healing event, in the nation's history. He was the first African... Fifteen months ago, Barack Obama's election was widely heralded as an epochal moment, a healing event, in the nation's history. He was t...

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Opinion: State of the union pressed the reset button | Michael Tomasky

28 Jan 2010 12:00:00 PST

Written by Michael Tomasky
A few more numbers from a poll released the morning of the address offer evidence that Obama has a bit of a wind at his back. While his approval rating is middling (exactly 50%), he's still a lot more popular than the Congress. And Republicans are least popular of all. When asked whom they blamed...

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Opinion: Carl Pope: What State Is Our Union In, Anyway?

27 Jan 2010 11:33:14 PST

Written by Carl Pope
President Obama will be taking questions about his address via a special YouTube channel and then answering them via a webcast next week. What would you want to ask him? Share your question (or other thoughts about the President's speech) in the State of the Union group at Climate Crossroa...

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Opinion: Castle's King -- By: Robert Costa

25 Jan 2010 14:26:45 PST

Written by webmaster@nationalreview.com (Robert Costa)
With Beau Biden sidelined, and Charlie Cook forecasting Delaware’s Senate race to be a “solid Republican” pickup, Rep. Mike Castle (R., Del.), the GOP frontrunner, tells National Review Online that he is “feeling pretty good” about his chances. “With or without Beau Biden in this race, I’v...

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Opinion: Friday Afternoon News and Views: Have We Finally Reached A Tipping Point?

22 Jan 2010 09:05:52 PST

Written by bostonboomer
Congressional Democrats — stunned out of silence by Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts — say they’re done swallowing their anger with President Barack Obama and ready to go public with their gripes. Will Scott Brown be the savior of the Democratic Party? It’s too early to tell yet, bu...

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Politics news and blogs - February 26, 2010

26 Feb 2010 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Politics news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Opinion: Obama’s Debate With House Republicans: A Game Changer (or Not)? (FULL VIDEO) -- by JOE GANDELMAN, Editor-In-Chief from The Moderate Voice
• Opinion: McCain: President Must Reject Earmarks and Pork -- By: Robert Costa -- by webmaster@nationalreview.com (Robert Costa) from The Corner on National Review Online
• Opinion: Ayla Brown, Meghan McCain, and the New Republican Fameballs [Fameball Nation] -- by Pareene from Gawker
• Opinion: CNN: Sarah Palin Wins 'Lie of the Year' -- by Noel Sheppard from NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias
• Opinion: John R. MacArthur: More and More, Obama Seems a Faux Liberal -- by John R. MacArthur from The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed
• Opinion: Obamas Pioneer Recycling Christmas Ornaments – After the Bushes, Clintons, Reagans, Nixons, and Kennedys -- by Rusty Weiss from NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias
• Opinion: Biden's White House Role Changes With Afghan Decision -- by The Huffington Post News Team from Latest News
• Opinion: What conservatives said Obama's speech didn't sound like: Churchill, Henry V, Gettysburg Address -- by T.K. from Media Matters for America - Latest Items
• Book review: Palin goes rogue on the facts -- by M.B. from Media Matters for America - Latest Items
• Opinion: The must-read solutions book — “Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis” by Al Gore. -- by Joe from Climate Progress

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Opinion: Is Health Care Reform the new Iraq War?

21 Jan 2010 07:00:00 PST

Written by noreply@blogger.com (Nate Silver)
The Iraq War was fairly popular at the time it was initiated ... about 60 percent of the public supported it, give or take, depending which poll you look at. It was authorized by the Congress overwhelmingly, including by a majority of Senate Democrats -- not just Blue Dogs but also John Kerry, Jo...

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Opinion: Andrew Sargus Klein: It's Painful To Watch a Level-Headed Conservative Defend Sarah Palin

15 Jan 2010 14:04:01 PST

Written by Andrew Sargus Klein
Before I get into those I want to mention “Sarah Palin the Moose Killer,” wherein Taylor offers perhaps the most cogent analysis of the trope: On the topic of Palin leaving the Alaskan statehouse, Taylor twists himself around reality and projection once again:

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Opinion: Did Sarah Palin Leave College In Hawaii Because Of Racism?

06 Dec 2009 13:08:00 PST

She is equally circumspect on the issue of ethnicity, pointing out that Todd, whom she met in high school, is “part Yupik Eskimo” and opened her to the “social diversity” of Alaska. (Wasilla is more than eighty per cent white.)Palin, though notoriously ill-travelled outside the United St...

Original story at Say Anything .

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Opinion: Fox & Friends crops Jon Stewart quote to suggest "Climategate" emails made him a global warming denier

02 Dec 2009 21:02:11 PST

Written by M.G.
STEWART [video clip]: Poor Al Gore. Global warming completely debunked via the very Internet you invented. Oh, oh the irony. The iron-y. But Stewart went on to say, "Now, does it disprove global warming? No, of course not," but it is "catnip" to deniers From the December 1 edition of Comedy Cen...

Original story at Media Matters for America .

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Opinion: A Million Little Palinisms: Leaked Emails Already Contradicting The "Truth" of Going Rogue

15 Nov 2009 13:30:00 PST

Written by Foster Kamer
Sarah Palin writing a book was asking for trouble. Here it is. McCain campaign emails have leaked, and they're completely damning to the validity of the book's narrative. Involved: the "whack" Saturday Night Live, radio pranks, and McCain's campaign manager.

Original story at gawker.com .

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Opinion: Obama Chooses an Inner-Circle Man

13 Nov 2009 18:22:18 PST

He has served as chief counsel to the Democratic Congressional campaign committees and is currently the top lawyer for the Democratic National Committee. ... Most Partisan White House Counsel Ever? [Tevi Troy]National Review Online all 780 news articles »

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Opinion: Vikrum Aiyer: It's a Runoff, Now What? Parsing the Impacts of the Presidential Rematch in Afghanistan

23 Oct 2009 09:26:55 PDT

Written by Vikrum Aiyer
Regardless, the ability of the White House and Kerry, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to demonstrate a keen sense of diplomatic prowess with Karzai shined through this week. So, if Karzai were to hold onto his seat, the Obama Administration would be able to continue t...

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Opinion: The Triumph of the Independents Confirmed

21 May 2009 18:18:54 PDT

Written by Ron Chusid
But independents continue to be much closer to Democrats than to Republicans with respect to social values, religiosity and beliefs about national security. Indices measuring the relative position of Republicans, Democrats and independents in these three areas show that the views o...

Original story at Liberal Values .

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Opinion: Steele calls abortion "individual choice"

11 Mar 2009 17:30:00 PDT

Written by Alex Koppelman
Asked, during an interview with GQ, whether "women have the right to choose abortion," Steele responded, "Yeah. I mean, again, I think that’s an individual choice." That, right there, would seem to put him on the pro-choice side of the debate, at the opposite end of the spectrum from where h...

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Opinion: Al Gore vs. The Aristotelian Method - or The Moral Irrationality Of Climate Scaremongering

03 Mar 2009 16:47:03 PST

Written by omnologos
Overall remarks As a complete non-expert in the field of documentary movies, my opinion is that Gore is a natural born actor and “An Inconvenient Truth” (AIT, directed by David Guggenheim) such a well-paced work, that it is hard not to feel the involvement.

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Broadway review: Ferrell portrays Bush: more sad than funny

10 Feb 2009 23:10:08 PST

The Week Magazine NY - Comedian Will Ferrell portrays George W. Bush in “You’re Welcome America: A Final Night With George W. Bush.”Photo provided By Isa Goldberg How many times ... Ferrell takes Bush to Broadway Canada.com Will Ferrell’s ‘You’re Welcome America’ The Week Magazine

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Weekend in Review: Schumer Shows Off Federal Aid, Bloomberg Warns of 'Riots' Over Schools

08 Feb 2009 17:10:33 PST

Written by Katharine Jose
Here's what was cut out of the stimulus bill in the Senate to win the votes of a couple of Republicans. Even the pared-down bill is good to New York. On his radio show, Michael Bloomberg said there will be "'riots in the streets" if mayoral control of schools isn't renewed.

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Opinion: Miller: Blago Only One Associated With Obama Who's Paid His Taxes

07 Feb 2009 13:25:48 PST

Written by Noel Sheppard
In the "Miller Time" segment tonight, as soon as I saw the Hillary Clinton swearing-in follies, I thought of Morris, as I told you, and of our pal, Dennis Miller. What was he thinking when he heard this? Now, I submitted that Bill Clinton helped Hillary Clinton. She wouldn't be where she is tod...

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Opinion: Richardson Not Alone in Collecting Money from Embattled Contributor

09 Jan 2009 14:04:59 PST

By Lindsay Renick Mayer, 1/9/2009 12:04:12 PM Putting aside whatever involvement New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson had in an alleged "pay-to-play" scheme in ... David Rubin and CDR spread the love (ie money) around, report says The New Mexico Independent

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Opinion: Tax Cuts Still on Track

28 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST

3BlueDudes.com - By - Dec. 28 (News Report) - David Axelrod, Senior adviser and campaign manager to President-elect Barack Obama, said today that the ailing economy will not halt the effort by Obama to reduce taxes from the middle class, a key and critical campaign theme. According to Axelr...

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Opinion: 2008: The Year Of Crushed Hope

21 Dec 2008 15:29:00 PST

Written by Ken Layne
Filed under: Republicans, Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson, Mitt Romney, Religion, 2008 President, Gay Rights, Terror, Ken Layne's Outrage, Republican Convention, Sarah Palin, Obama AdministrationLet's see, boarding passes are printed, luggage is packed, dog's at the kennel, craz...

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Weekend in Review: Hillary's Potential Appointment, Hillary's Potential Replacement, Praise for Paterson's Cuts

16 Nov 2008 13:37:25 PST

Written by Katharine Jose
The Times editorial board has praise for David Paterson's proposed budget cuts, and criticism for State Senate Republicans who are resisting them. A liberal Rochester blogger has mixed feelings about the rumor that Republican State Senator Jim Alesi will flip to the Democrats.

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Opinion: Todd Gitlin: Sunday Watch 11-02-08: In Which the Guesswork Pageant Flutters to an End

03 Nov 2008 18:45:10 PST

Written by Todd Gitlin
Presumably out there in the land there's also "a lot of concern" about economic collapse and the fallout from eight years of divided rule when the party in charge of the presidency is Republican. It would be interesting to know whether Brokaw was equally concerned about "one party rule" wh...

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Romney v McCain - National Review Online Blogs

04 Feb 2008 09:16:04 PST

Romney v McCain NY - 2) Mitt Romney would probably be a better manager of the office of the presidency than McCain: more careful, prudent, and analytic. ... Morman president's funeral puts spotlight on Mitt Romney's religion New York Daily News all 3 news articles

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