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Entries by Will Bunch from 01/2010

When Your Nation's Only Accountability Is a Late-Night Comedian

| Posted 01.12.2010 | Politics
Read More: Bush Administration, Daily Show, Jon Stewart, Guantanamo, Obama Administration, Chilcot Iraq Inquiry, Iran, John Yoo, Accountability, John Yoo Torture, Politics News

Stewart was able to "compel" Yoo to testify in the court of public opinion because Yoo needed the Daily Show to help sell his new book. Of course, there's plenty of folks who could compel Yoo to testify in a real court.

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Tearing Down the Reagan Myth: Now More Than Ever

| Posted 01.31.2010 | Books
Read More: Barack Obama Ronald Reagan, Congress, Economic Stimulus Package, Nuclear Weapons, Ronald Reagan, Terrorism, Health Care Reform, Jimmy Carter, Civilian Trials, Defense Spending, Barack Obama, Torture, Books News

Progressives can't win their case in 2010 with a direct assault on Reagan. But they don't have to. Here are three ways that progressives can take back the political debate by turning the Reagan legacy on its head.

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