Presidency

Romney's Safety Net

Sasha Abramsky | Posted 04.02.2012

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Sasha Abramsky

It's not every day that a major national political candidate commits himself, on air, to fixing all the holes in the frayed safety net. If only he meant what he so glibly said.

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Barack Obama-Hillary Clinton Ticket Can Sweep the Presidency, House, and Senate

Brent Budowsky | Posted 01.31.2012

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Brent Budowsky

If Obama puts Clinton on the ticket, enthusiasm surges. Voters register. Organization mobilizes. Turnout soars. The base rallies. Main Street will be reassured.

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The Irish Presidential Race Becomes a Gripping Soap Opera

Niall O'Dowd | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Polls, Soap Opera, Presidency, Martin McGuinness, Ira, Irish, Irish Politics, World News
Niall O'Dowd

The strangest Irish presidential election ever just got a whole Twilight Zone twist when the husband of Dana, alias Rosemary Scallon, a former gospel singer once based in America, claimed she had been the target of an assassination attempt.

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Tyler Kingkade

'The President Doesn't Dispute Any Of It'

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 11.23.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama pushed his administration to break up Citibank early during his tenure but was thwarted by Treasury Secretary Tim...

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George Clooney: 'I Get To Hang Out With Very Seductive People'

AP | COLLEEN BARRY | Posted 11.01.2011

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VENICE, Italy — Idealism loses out to cynicism in George Clooney's political drama "The Ides of March," which opens the Venice Film Festival. C...

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Obama Reconsidering Second Run

Mark Steinberg | Posted 07.29.2011

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Mark Steinberg

At a press conference today, President Barack Obama shocked reporters when he said he might not run for a second term because he lacks fire in the bel...

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Jon Meacham: Allow U.S. Citizens Not Born In America To Run For President

PBS | Jon Meacham | Posted 06.15.2011

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Donald Trump made me do it. Those are not words I ever expected to say, but, as Margaret Thatcher once observed, it’s a funny old world. For severa...

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Howard Fineman On The Race For The 2012 Republican Nomination

Huff TV | Posted 05.25.2011

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Huff TV

The Huffington Post's Howard Fineman was on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews, discussing the race for the Republican nomination in the 2012 presid...

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The Outlook for Egypt and the Middle East Is Grim

Robert K. Lifton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet, Social Media, Yemen, Twitter, Tunisia, Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt, Revolution, United States, Mubarak, Islamist Government, Presidency, World News
Robert K. Lifton

While the world watches the events in Egypt play out, we should recognize a disturbing reality: No matter what the results of the uprising, Egypt will be a volatile nation,

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Obama and the Significance of the JFK Inaugural 50 Years On

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2012 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Sargent Shriver, John F. Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Camelot, Ted Sorensen, Presidency, Politics News
William Bradley

Why, 50 years after the fact, did official Washington celebrate the inauguration of a most imperfect man who served less than one term as president, a...

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Reagan Was No Friend of Blacks

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Michael Reagan can absurdly twist history to make his father a paragon of civil rights. But Reagan was hardly the "best friend" of blacks.

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The 2010 Election: Bill Clinton Is the New "One"

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Clinton, 1994, Newt Gingrich, Presidency, Barack Obama, Terry McAuliffe, 2010 Midterm Elections, 2010 Midterms, Politics News
Steve Clemons

Obama would be very smart to begin calling on some of the people he has been distant from and who could give him the smart counsel he has until now stayed away from. Bill Clinton would top my list.

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Facing Midterm Results: Do Liberals Really Want a One-Term Presidency?

Mitch Rofsky | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mitch Rofsky

President Obama, don't just appeal to your base. With the right programs and outreach, you could appeal to a much broader group -- say the 51% you'll need to get reelected.

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Obama Has Done More for Gays Than Any Other President, Yet It's Still Not Enough for Some Gays

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

President Obama is far and away the best friend that gay rights groups have ever had in the White House. He's appointed more openly gays to every imag...

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A President in Pain

Kate Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kate Kelly

But it becomes very clear that toothaches and mouth pain were a bothersome daily issue for George Washington. What's more, he was very self-conscious as to how the substitute teeth made him look.

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The End of Term Limits Means the Decline of Democracy in Sri Lanka

Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza

The 18th Amendment will fundamentally transform Sri Lanka's political system; Its effect will be to remove vital checks on Executive power and further undermine Sri Lanka's democracy.

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The Obama Haters Have It Wrong

Frank A. Weil | Posted 05.25.2011

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Frank A. Weil

I recently received a message in my email that read, "10 key reasons why the Obama presidency is in meltdown." My immediate reaction was: how can reasonably intelligent people have it so wrong?

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A Scripted Life

Aimee Lee Ball | Posted 05.25.2011

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Aimee Lee Ball

This is more than you really need to know about me, but I haven't been sleeping well lately--jet lag, the economy, the heat, the world, not to mention...

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Why Are Liberals so Angry With President Obama?

Shadi Hamid | Posted 05.25.2011

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Shadi Hamid

A new conventional wisdom is emerging: more and more liberals seem to be disillusioned with President Obama when they should actually be grateful, pre...

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Biography of an American Voter

Mark Olmsted | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Olmsted

There's a substantial pool of older voters who voted for the winner in every Presidential election since 1960. But given the huge ideological differences involved, how can this be?

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President Obama Now Looks and Acts like FDR

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The comparison of then Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the height of the presidential campaign was hype...

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Obama Aides To Meet With Atheists On White House Grounds

McClatchy | Margaret Talev | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has burnished his Christian credentials, courted Jewish support and preached outreach toward Muslims. On Friday, ...

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ElBaradei Returns to Egypt as Expectations Run High

Meedan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Meedan

As hundreds gathered at Cairo International Airport yesterday to welcome Mohammed ElBaradei on his return to Egypt, the Egyptian media and blogosphere...

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Clinton And The Mortality Of The Democratic Party

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011

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Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. By: Will Nelligan In 2004, after he under...

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America Is Not A Democracy, Stop Pretending It Is

Aindriu Colgan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Aindriu Colgan

For all those condemning Citizens United vs. FEC as an end to democracy in America, let's go over a few things. Firstly, America is not a democracy. ...

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