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Entries by Steven Hill from 09/2009

To Succeed, Obama Needs to Channel His Inner LBJ

| Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics
Read More: Lbj, Senate, Barack Obama, Olympia Snow, Harry Reid, Ben Nelson, Lyndon Johnson, Max Baucus, Health Care, Politics News

When it comes to Obama lining up votes from recalcitrant members of his own party, LBJ's brawling, Southern style of trench politics is the one best suited for the current health care reform challenge.

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Obama the Impotent

| Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics
Read More: Europe, Financial Industry, Bush Administration, John-Bruton, United Nations, g20, European Union, Reform, Barack Obama, Global Warming, Senate, Politics News

This week saw two showdowns between Europe and the US that have revealed further slippage in American global leadership. The very structure of the American political system is at the heart of these failures.

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