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5 mile markers on the road to Election Day

Two years ago, a triumphant Barack Obama stood in Chicago’s Hyde Park and declared that this was not a nation of Democrats or Republicans, of red or blue states, but the United States of America.

Analysis: 5 mile markers on the road to Election Day

Two years ago, a triumphant Barack Obama stood in Chicago’s Hyde Park and declared that this was not a nation of Democrats or Republicans, of red or blue states, but the United States of America.

Dems Turn on Obama Over Iraq, Afghanistan, Gitmo

It’s pretty clear that Democrats are less enthusiastic about voting this year than Republicans.

Daphne Eviatar: Graham Bill Plays Right Into Al Qaeda’s Hands

Addressing the current threat from al Qaeda at a recent forum in New York, the Deputy Special Assistant to President Bush and former Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism warned that the United States’ military reaction to the threat…

Unkindest Cuts

Defense: It was inevitable: The $13 trillion debt this Congress and White House helped run up has imperiled defense spending in an age of continued terrorism.

A conservative dismisses right-wing Black Panther ‘fantasies’

A scholar whom President George W. Bush appointed as vice chairwoman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Abigail Thernstrom has a reputation as a tough conservative critic of affirmative action and politically correct positions on race.

Hawks sharpen claws for Iran strike

Hawks sharpen claws for Iran strike By Jim Lobe WASHINGTON – “From a marketing point of view, you don’t introduce new products in August,” explained then-White House chief of staff Andrew Card in September 2002, in answer to queries about why the administration of George W Bush had not launched its campaign to rally public opinion behind invading …

Stirrings of a New Push for Military Option on Iran

“From a marketing point of view, you don’t introduce new products in August,” explained then-White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card back in September 2002, in answer to queries about why the administration of George W. Bush had not launched its campaign to rally public opinion behind invading Iraq earlier in the summer.

Stirrings of a New Push for Military Option on Iran

WASHINGTON, Jul 9, 2010 – “From a marketing point of view, you don’t introduce new products in August,” explained then-White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card back in September 2002, in answer to queries about why the administration of George W. Bush had not launched its campaign to rally public opinion behind invading Iraq earlier in the summer.

Jonathan Bernstein Searches for Liberal Hack Economists

Jonathan Bernstein is the anti-Diogenes, searching for a hack liberal economist: recent statements from and meetings with administration officials suggest that the White House’s broad approach on the economy is to emphasize how much improvement there is, rather than how much needs to be done.