Stephen Dinan is national political correspondent for The Washington
Times, covering the 2008 presidential elections and politics. He also
covers immigration legislation and politics for the paper.

Before becoming political correspondent he ran the paper's
congressional bureau, then served as White House correspondent,
covering President Bush's management of the war in Iraq, his push for
new tools in the war on terrorism, his losing efforts in the 2006
elections and his war with his own party over an immigration bill.

Stephen has made frequent television and radio appearances on MSNBC, C-SPAN, WTOP, WMAL, WAMU, and XM Radio.

He grew up in Fairfax County and is a graduate of the University of
Virginia.

Blog Entries by Stephen Dinan

What Would Huckabee Do?

Posted April 17, 2008 | 01:52 AM (EST)


Watching John McCain try to capitalize on Sen. Barack Obama's "bitter" comments last week, one can't help but wonder how much better Mike Huckabee would have done.

With Huckabee's pastor background and his ability to deliver the devastating one-liner, you have to imagine Obama would be sweating right now if...

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McCain Gets Ousted from Board for Lack of Straight Talk

Posted April 16, 2008 | 07:58 PM (EST)


Sen. John McCain, a long-time board member of Project Vote Smart, was kicked off Thursday for failing to provide information about where he stands on key issues.

Project Vote Smart, which aims to try to get past the sound bites to find out where candidates stand on issues, administers the...

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Call It A Tryout

Posted April 10, 2008 | 12:23 PM (EST)


Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will campaign solo in Pennsylvania on Thursday for Sen. John McCain, and the question everyone has to be wondering is whether this is a tryout for the vice presidential nomination.

Romney lost to McCain in the race for the Republican nomination, but has since...

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McCain Making Money Off Petraeus Hearings?

Posted April 9, 2008 | 04:28 PM (EST)


Sen. John McCain has just sent out a fundraising e-mail based on yesterday's testimony by Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker.

"Today, I had the privilege to hear from General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker on the current state of the war in Iraq and the progress that has been...

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McCain Is Not an Alien

Posted April 3, 2008 | 09:15 PM (EST)


It's not necessarily the last authoritative word, but Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, whose job includes running the immigration services, said today that Sen. John McCain's birth in the Panama Canal zone does qualify him to be president. "My assumption and understanding is that if you are born of...

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