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Only one Democratic president has lost a reelection bid. What combination of factors must come together to cause a catastrophe for Obama politically that would result in his defeat?
Because of the increase in life longevity, America can now assume that at any given time three, and perhaps four, former presidents will still be aliv...
He was the first American president I shouted a slogan at. Three decades later, here I am in Havana, talking with him and other familiar faces from our nascent civil society.
A diplomat's daughter growing up in NYC is something that I never thought twice about until way after the fact. It was full of "ups" and "downs". Some...
Certainly the benefits and risks inherent in a nuclear energy program are enormous. But such a program is important for the nation's future when all is said and done, in spite of the current reaction to events in Japan.
In a move that can only be described as picayune and small-minded, a program designed to make the House cafeteria greener has been eliminated.
At a moment like this, the custom is to ask for a brief silence. But I'm pretty sure that's not what Chris would have wanted. I think he'd tell us to get on with solving the life's next problem.
What lessons have our political leaders learned from the dangers that can erupt without time to react? Apparently very few, at least as far as the precarious U.S. financial situation is concerned.
To fight disease is one thing; to fight and win is another. And the Carter Center proves that you don't have to be a former U.S. President to make it happen. Just being a fighter is enough.
Apparently we are a nation comfortable with paradox: our increasingly conservative politics coexist with a popular culture more uninhibited than ever. Or are we? Can the center hold?
We all recognize that Wisconsin governor Scott Walker is using his state's financial straits as an excuse for a power grab -- opening up the state to ...
If, on Presidents Day 2011, I had to rank the last twelve presidents since America became the world's most powerful empire in World War II, I'd put them in the following order.
In honor of Presidents' Day, here are some of the best impressions of the 44 men who have led this country over the last two hundred and twenty two years.
When it comes to energy, many would agree we're in a pickle. And while some would have it otherwise, climate change must be part of that debate. Just don't allow nostalgia for the Gipper to seduce us.
As Ronald Reagan supporters celebrate his 100th birthday on Feb. 6, it's astounding how not only the right wing has inflated and distorted his legacy, but most of the so-called liberal media as well.
Today's candidates often openly testify about their religiosity in hopes of finding political salvation in the ballot box.
