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Thankful That Obama Has Helped Make Dissent And Debate Patriotic And Safe Again

Steve Clemons | Posted 11.26.2009 | Politics

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Of all things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving -- I'm thankful that challenging the government's course and trying to put better ideas on the table are unabashedly patriotic again.

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Chuck Hagel to Co-Chair Obama's Intel Advisory Board

Steve Clemons | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

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Chuck Hagel will soon be officially announced as the new chair of the President's Federal Intelligence Advisory Board. He represents the brand of pragmatic Republican national security decisionmaking that Obama needs to hear.

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Chuck Hagel: GOP Being "Irresponsible" On Health Care Reform

The Hill | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics

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Republican senators trying to kill healthcare reform have acted irresponsibly, one of their former colleagues asserted. Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Ne...

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Counter-Factual History: McCain Is President and Bono Wins the Nobel Prize

Leon T. Hadar | Posted 10.14.2009 | World

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"I have to admit that I'm beginning to miss George W. Bush," is the way former Republican Senator "Chuck" Hagel responded when being asked by CNN's Wolf Blitzer to assess the foreign policy record of the administration of Republican President John McCain.

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Why Joe Biden Should Resign

Arianna Huffington | Posted 10.18.2009 | World

The vice president has long opposed escalating in Afghanistan. So if the president decides to escalate, Biden, for the good of the country, should escalate his willingness to act on his "deep reservations" and resign.

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Diebold's Demise Bad For Elections Administration

David Segal | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

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That Diebold might be on the verge of disappearing from the political landscape could be mistaken for reason to celebrate. Its successor would manage elections for 70% of voters.

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The Most Ominous Monopoly

Michael Carmichael | Posted 11.19.2009 | Politics

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America's love story with capitalism is crystallized in the merger of two computerized voting machine giants like nothing that has ever been seen before in American history.

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Chuck Hagel: Iraq And Afghanistan Aren't Ours To Win Or Lose

The Washington Post | Chuck Hagel | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

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These wars have cost more than 5,100 American lives; more than 35,000 have been wounded; a trillion dollars has been spent, with billions more departi...

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What It Might Look Like If the Bottom Drops Out on Afghanistan

Patrick Barry | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

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Why, amidst increasing calls for withdraw from the left, and the absence of progress on the battlefield, would opportunistic conservatives refrain from accusing Democrats of being weak on national security?

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Hagel Joining Intelligence Oversight Board Neglected by Bush, Obama

Frank Naif | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

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Chuck Hagel, former Republican Senator from Nebraska, Vietnam veteran, and short-lister for various Obama national security cabinet posts, is soon to be named to the President's Intelligence Advisory Board.

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Is Now the Right Time for Immigration Reform? Chuck Schumer, the Sensenbrenner in Liberal's Clothes

Anis Shivani | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

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The Schumer mandate for the undocumented to register within a short period of time, or else be permanently barred from becoming U.S. residents, is a prime example of the law run amok.

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Why Army Suicides Continued to Rise in May, and What We Can Do

Jon Soltz | Posted 07.13.2009 | Politics

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The root causes of combat stress leading to suicide are three-fold, mostly out of the hands of our generals, and therefore must be addressed by the Federal government.

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Obama's Rugged Week

William Bradley | Posted 04.23.2009 | Politics

Is Geithner's plan another bailout to Wall Street? Or is it needed pragmatism to work with a deeply troubled, farcically entitled though still necessary private financial sector?

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Hagel: Cheney's Critique Of Obama As "Ridiculous"

Think Progress | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics

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Last night on MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Show, Maddow asked former Sen. Chuck Hagel about former Vice President Cheney's recent claims that President Obama...

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Kerry: Pakistan Needs Close To $5Bn To Prevent Collapse

Telegraph | Posted 03.27.2009 | World

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The United States and Europe must give Pakistan up to $5bn (£3.5bn) in urgent aid or risk seeing the nuclear-armed country slip into chaos, two leadi...

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10 Republicans Who Should Stay

Ben Cohen | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

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Andrew Sullivan maintains his roots in 'small c' conservatism proudly. Sullivan is a huge asset to political discourse in American. His unique perspective makes 'The Daily Dish' blog a must read.

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Hagel, Lieberman Praise Obama's National Security Team

USA Today | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

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Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, a moderate Republican who is retiring this year and had been mentioned as a possibility for some national security posts, c...

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Colin Powell for Middle East Envoy -- Dennis Ross for US Ambassador to Israel?

Steve Clemons | Posted 12.26.2008 | Politics

Colin Powell could be the person asked to do the broad negotiating and arm twisting to achieve the Obama administration's foreign policy objectives with Iran and in Arab-Israel peace negotiations.

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Hoping Hillary Says Yes

Alec Baldwin | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics

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Sitting less than ten feet from Hillary Clinton at an RFK Memorial event in New York this week, I was overwhelmed by the presence and power the woman carries with her wherever she goes.

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Hagel, Unrestrained, Lashes Into Bush, Rush And The GOP

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics

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Two months before he leaves office, Sen. Chuck Hagel is increasingly unrestrained by political niceties. Appearing at a forum at the Johns Hopkins Sc...

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Obama: Choose Bill Richardson, Lee Hamilton, Dick Lugar, Al Gore or Chuck Hagel -- but not Hillary Clinton -- as your Secretary of State

Robert Guttman | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics

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Why get involved with the Clintons when there are much better choices to be considered? Shouldn't the new president-elect be forming his own team of Obama loyalists?

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Obama, Richardson and Building American Leadership in a Complex World

David Paul | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

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Of the Secretary of State choices, Governor Richardson brings both a depth of experience and a philosophical commitment to Barack Obama's leadership style.

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How Far Will Obama Take 'Team of Rivals' Approach? ... Hillary? McCain? Romney? Lieberman?

Mark Nickolas | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Clinton is obviously qualified and I think America would love to see a new government that wasn't simply made-up of cronies but of people with differing viewpoints who come together for the good of the country.

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Why Obama Should Not Pick a Republican Secretary of Defense

Cenk Uygur | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

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The Republicans overall now are hideous in matters of defense and foreign policy. Encouraging their perceived supremacy in those topics is a very bad idea for the country.

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