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Veterans Group Gears Up For 2012 Election

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 12.12.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Jon Soltz was one of the first soldiers deployed to Iraq in 2003, and now, he's one of the last to come home, as the U.S. war in Iraq co...

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WATCH: Media Matters Toasts Final Glenn Beck Show With Silly Party

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 08.28.2011

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Glenn Beck's tenure at Fox News will come to an end on Thursday, and no organization seems happier about his impending signoff than Media Matters, the...

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Obama's SOTU: Putting the Jam on the Lower Shelf So the Little People Can Reach It

Paul Begala | Posted 05.25.2011

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Critics will no doubt complain that the president's speech was a laundry list. But when you're feeling naked, clean laundry is a pretty useful thing.

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Learn To Tell A Story

Stuart Connelly | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Spin, Horses, Paul Begala, Talking Points, Democratic Strategy, Politics News

I am watching my six-year-old daughter in the saddle, working a mare out during perhaps her third horseback-riding lesson. The ring is open oval, with...

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A President's Choice: Resist Wall Street's 'Shock Doctrine' or Keep Listening to the Usual Suspects

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Security, Shock Doctrine, Wall Street, Centrism, 2010 Elections, Deficit Commission, Pseudo-Centrism, Paul Begala, Mark Penn, Brendan Nyhan, Barack Obama, Robert Kuttner, Politics News

To win elections Democrats need to get the economy moving, and you can't do that in a "centrist" way. They should compromise when they must, but this time they need to make it clear that they are compromising.

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A Centrist Democratic Agenda: More Jobs, Less Corruption

Paul Begala | Posted 05.25.2011

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The message from this election cycle is clear. President Obama and the Democrats need a centrist jobs program and a clear, centrist commitment to limiting the power of corporate special interests in government.

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Begala Mocks Boehner Tan: 'Is America Ready For An Orange Speaker?'

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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CNN contributor Paul Begala cracked a joke about John Boehner's tan early in CNN's election coverage Tuesday night. "2008 answered the question, Is A...

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Beyond Rally To Restore Sanity: Other Defining Jon Stewart Moments

Posted 05.25.2011

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Jon Stewart closed Saturday's Rally To Restore Sanity and/or Fear with remarks that took the media -- particularly cable news media -- to task for its...

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Politico Has Concerns About Rally To Restore Sanity For Some Reason

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Politico's story today -- a piss-and-moan blues about the Rally To Restore Sanity -- contends that Jon Stewart will utterly destroy his brand by staging a comedy show for people.

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Rally To Restore Sanity's Roots: Facing The Crossfire

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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For the next few days, we'll be celebrating the upcoming Rally To Restore Sanity/March To Keep Fear Alive by highlighting the ways in which "The Daily...

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Jon Stewart's 'Million Moderate March'

Amarnath Amarasingam | Posted 05.25.2011

For a purveyor of fake news, Jon Stewart has been recognized as one of the most trusted newsmen in the country. This may prove all the more true following his announcement of a Rally to Restore Sanity.

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Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Debate?

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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There are few traditions more central to political campaigns than debates between the candidates. In the biggest races, they're nationally televised e...

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Note to CNN: Hand Jon Stewart the Keys to Your Failing Network

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Daily Show's Jon Stewart is America's most trusted news anchor and if CNN wants to stay alive, they should put the Emmy winner in charge of their network for a month or so.

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Shirley Sherrod Defended By Diverse Coalition Calling For USDA To Give Her Job Back

Huffington Post | Adam J. Rose | Posted 05.25.2011

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***Scroll down for videos, including a complete version of Shirley Sherrod's speech that started the controversy.*** Shirley Sherrod has accomplished...

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Kanye West and Easing Political Tensions With Digital

Lauren DeLisa Coleman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Digital Media, Social Media, Cnn, John King, Hakeem Jeffries, Paul Begala, Wolf Blitzer, Heatlh Care Reform, Donna Brazile, Media News

The tension in our country after the passing of the health care bill seems to be at an all-time high. Harsh words, equally now with bullets, have flo...

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Wolf Blitzer Celebrates 20 Years With CNN By Partying With Washington Wizards Mascot (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Here's video of CNN's Wolf Blitzer, who celebrated his twenty years of service at CNN in the company of Paul Begala and the Washington Wizards mascot: an anthropomorphic sack of blue WTF known as "Gee Whiz."

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Begala Knocks Limbaugh: 'Don't Give Him Access To The Rams' Medicine Cabinet' (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Begala couldn't resist poking fun at Rush Limbaugh when the topic on CNN's The Situation Room turned to the conservative radio host potentially b...

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Obama's Health Care Speech: Best and Worst Moments

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.25.2011

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Best and worst lines of the evening, wonkiest detail, most chilling line, best reference to a meme, worst moment and more.

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Why I Loved Obama's Health Care Speech

Paul Begala | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obama's speech rallied dispirited Democrats, reassured disenchanted independents and intimidated Republicans. He called out lies, and pledged to call out the right-wing thugs if they continue lying.

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Even Camelot Needed Health Care

Michael Winship | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Politics, S-Chip, Health Care Reform, George Mcgovern, Joe Biden, Paul Begala, Rose Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy, Chris Matthews, Barack Obama, Sargent Shriver, Home News

Despite their grossest and most callow foibles and failings, among the three younger Kennedy brothers there was a deep, moral -- and literal -- concern for the nation's health.

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Begala Rips Palin: She's "About Half A Whack Job" And A "Flaky Intellectual Lightweight" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 05.25.2011

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Paul Begala and Newt Gingrich have decidedly different views on whether former Governor Sarah Palin can make a political comback. Gingrich outlined h...

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Jon Stewart: Still The Most Trusted Newscaster in America

Nancy Snow | Posted 05.25.2011

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Just last Friday we lost the most trusted man in America. This week we've anointed a fake journalist his replacement. Or so Time magazine would have us believe.

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Mark Sanford is the Luckiest Politician on the Planet

Elizabeth Rigby | Posted 05.25.2011

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It has been merely twelve days since Mark Sanford's disastrously-rambling press conference in which he admits to an on-going affair, not to mention le...

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Democrats Caution: Franken Won't Drastically Change Political Realities

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Moments after former Sen. Norm Coleman conceded the drawn-out Minnesota Senate election to Al Franken, Gov. Tim Pawlenty said that that he would sign ...

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MY Healthcare Problem

Abby L. Ferber | Posted 11.17.2011

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Health insurance companies are not in the business of making healthcare easier for us; they are in business.

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