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Pentagon Pursues Investigation Into Bush Propaganda Program

The Raw Story | Brad Jacobson | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

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The Pentagon's Office of Inspector General is conducting a new investigation into a covert Bush administration Defense Department program that used re...

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GOP Is Withering About His Dithering

Rick Horowitz | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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Rick Horowitz

If you look before you leap / And worry that you're in too deep / If flag-draped coffins cost you sleep / You're "dithering."

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Admit It: We Don't Really Think About the Troops

Douglas MacKinnon | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Military, Troops, Afghanistan, George W. Bush, US Troops, Iraq, Afghanistan War, Politics News
Douglas MacKinnon

For us, the troops are invisible. They don't exist. They don't count. For the folks I speak with from the military, it really has come down to, "Let us go big or let us come home."

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What Obama Is Up Against

Russ Baker | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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Russ Baker

We Americans harbor a quaint belief that a new president takes charge of a government that eagerly awaits his next command. But that's not how things work at the top, especially where "national security" is concerned.

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Clinton, Bush To Debate At Radio City Music Hall

Posted 11.04.2009 | New York

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An entirely different kind of presidential debate is coming to Radio City Music Hall. Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will take the...

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Too Soon To Tell? Judging A President's Progress

The New York Review of Books | Posted 11.20.2009 | Books

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The New York Review of Books Huffington Post: At the anniversary of the election of Barack Obama, we're taking a close look at how he's done and what...

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One Year Later: A Return to Normalcy

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

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Lincoln Mitchell

Th Obama normalcy is a welcome relief from eight years of the Bush administration, but it is only a start. If Obama builds on this start with true reforms, much of the hope will come back.

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Obama State Secrets Privilege Affidavit Sounds Just Like Bush

Newsweek | Michael Isikoff | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

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When Attorney General Eric Holder invoked the "state secrets" privilege to quash a lawsuit alleging illegal National Security Agency spying last Frida...

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Palin, Cheney, Rice & Bush: You Might Buy Their Books, But Which Will You Read? (POLL)

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.02.2009 | Books

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Sarah Palin and Dick Cheney have hotly anticipated new memoirs coming out soon, but even if you buy them, will you actually read them? A new poll from...

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Chris Christie Rips Off Monty Python, Troupe Threatens Suit

Martin Lewis | Posted 11.02.2009 | New York

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Martin Lewis

Chris Christie, the Republican candidate for Governor of New Jersey, has created an election commercial that steals copyright-protected material from Monty Python without permission or credit.

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One Year After Election Day: The Verdict on Obama

Andy Ostroy | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

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Andy Ostroy

Has President Obama done a good job in office, or is he destined to suffer the same fate of Jimmy Carter and George H. W. Bush, as unmemorable, ineffective one-term chief executives?

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Fox News Poll: Majority Blames Bush For Current State Of Economy

The Washington Independent | David Weigel | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics

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Here's a somewhat surprising result from the new Fox News poll. Asked which president is "more responsible for the current state of the economy," only...

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Basic Truths in Hoh Resignation Letter Were True When He Took His Job

David Quigg | Posted 10.30.2009 | World

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David Quigg

The basic grim truths that Matthew Hoh wrote about in his much-quoted resignation letter were all basically true when he took his job a few months ago.

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The Lawyers Who Would Torture

David A. Love | Posted 10.29.2009 | Books

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David A. Love

Throughout history we have witnessed the ways in which societies compromise their legal systems to oppress the many, benefit the few, and sanction the unconscionable.

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Why Obama's Iran Policy Will Fail: Stuck in Bush Mode in a Changed World

Dilip Hiro | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics

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Dilip Hiro

While the tone of the Obama administration is different from that of its predecessor, and some of its foreign policies diverge from those of George W. Bush, at their core both administrations subscribe to the same doctrine.

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Bush Propaganda Program: Pentagon Officials Won't Confirm Its Termination

Raw Story | Brad Jacobson | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics

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The covert Bush administration program that used retired military analysts to generate favorable wartime news coverage may not have been terminated, R...

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A City and Nation of Bystanders

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics

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Charles Karel Bouley

How could any American, any human, stand by as another is brutally raped? How could other Americans join in, jeer, take photos and videos with their c...

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Obama Plants Tree On White House Lawn In Spot Where Bush's Tree "Did Not Take" (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 10.28.2009 | Green

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Of all the matters Barack Obama inherited from his predecessor, this one was relatively small. There was a historically-significant hole on the Whit...

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Obama Should Go to Copenhagen

Alexia Parks | Posted 10.28.2009 | Impact

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Alexia Parks

If crisis offers an opportunity for rapid change, then Copenhagen is an opportunity that is ripe for Obama's global leadership.

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'Tea Party Express II: Rise of the Tea Bags' - The Movie!

Brad Friedman | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics

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Brad Friedman

So we went out to Griffith Park out here in L.A. on Sunday to check out the kick-off day for the new "Tea Party Express II" national tour. Thought we ...

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Jason Linkins

Stephen Colbert Mocks Bush's Motivational Speaker Debut (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.29.2009 | Comedy

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Hard on the heels of Daily Show host Jon Stewart's report on President George W. Bush's debut as America's Next Top $20-And-Under Motivational Orator ...

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Is Anybody Still Surprised by Joe Lieberman?

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

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Lincoln Mitchell

Lieberman's announcement that he will vote against cloture for a health care bill that includes the public option should surprise nobody. His ideological home is no longer in the Democratic Party.

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Top 10 Reasons Not to Vote for Michael Bloomberg

Sam Leff | Posted 10.28.2009 | New York

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Sam Leff

This country was born of a revolution that overthrew the rule of royalty. Why should it be ruled by pseudo royals like Bloomberg who have no respect for truth or justice?

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'Daily Show' Investigates Bush's Motivational Speaking Career (VIDEO)

Posted 10.28.2009 | Comedy

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Do you need some motivation to get your career on track? George W. Bush can help! He can tell you all the ways he worked his way up from nothing to at...

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Who's Likely to Stick with Obama?

Scott de Marchi | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics

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Scott de Marchi

If President Obama were a product, what would it mean to be loyal to him? To really understand who will stick with Obama down the road, it's best to look at how one shops, drives, and eats.

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