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Oh, Now You Care

Vanessa Carmichael | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Socialism, Tea Baggers, Rush Limbaugh, Glen Beck, Tea Party, Illegal Immigrants, George W. Bush, Politics News

Shame these outraged citizens weren't taking it to the streets during the Iraq War. We could have used their righteous indignation when Rumsfeld threw millions of Saddam's money at militants.

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For Liberty Examines the Kingmakers

J. Bradley Jansen | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: David Boaz, War on Terror, Rasmussen Poll, Antiwar Movement, Grassroots, Markos Moulitsas, Ron Paul, George W. Bush, David Kirby, Thomas Jefferson, Libertarian, Campaign for Liberty, Republican Convention, 2008 Election, CNN Poll, Arianna Huffington, Afghanistan War, Daily Kos, Iraq War, Nicholas Sanchez, Joe Scarborough, Tax Day Tea Parties, For Liberty, David Brooks, Alternative Media, Grover Norquist, Tea Party, Republican Party, Swing Voters, Republicans, 2010 Elections, 2012 Election, Politics News

The documentary For Liberty beautifully shows us what Markos Mousitlas called the only true people-powered campaign in 2008: Ron Paul's campaign.

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The President in Chains

Gary Hart | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bush Administration, National Security, Gary Hart, Matters of Principle, Military, Central Intelligence Agency, Constitution, Gary Wills, Department of Defense, George W. Bush, Obama Administration, Air Force, National Security Council, Politics News

The national security state has become a kind of powerful prison with the president as warden. He has authority over it, but he cannot escape it.

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Birther Poll: 42 Percent Of Republicans Believe Obama Not Born In U.S.

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 11.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Conspiracy Theories, Birthers, Bush 9/11, Conspiracy Theories, Obama Birth Certificate, Fringe Conspiracy Theories, Truthers, George W. Bush, President Obama, Partisan Politics, Politics News

A new study from Public Policy Polling finds that 42 percent of Republicans believe that President Obama was not born in the United States, while 22 p...

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Power Shift, the Stunning Rise of the G20

Barry D. Wood | Posted 11.24.2009 | World

Read More: Obama G-20, G20 Meeting, Obama g20, Brazil, George W. Bush, United Nations, g20, Barack Obama, G-20, G20 Summit, G-20 Summit, South Korea, G8, G-8, g20 Pittsburgh, G-7, China, World News

In the span of just ten months, key developing countries have accomplished what they could not achieve in the previous half a century: They have shouldered aside the staid 7 nation club to take a seat at the table.

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HuffPost Review - Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)

Scott Mendelson | Posted 11.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Tarp, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, Reviews, Michael Moore, Scott Mendelson, George W. Bush, Propaganda, Documentary, Chris Dodd, Capitalism: A Love Story, Bank Bailout, News, Barack Obama, Movies, Entertainment News

For the first time that I can remember, a Michael Moore documentary/propaganda piece is less about the subject at hand and more about Michael Moore himself.

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Bush On Prison Ministry Program: "Everyone Was Black, Of Course"

Think Progress | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bush Racism, Bush Prison Ministry Program, George W. Bush, Matt Latimer Book, Racism, Gop, Conservative Racism, Matt Latimer Speechless, Politics News

In his new book, Speechless: Tales of a White House Survivor, former Bush administration Matt Latimer describes a 2008 California GOP fundraiser he at...

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Patriot Act Changes: Congress Weighs Extension, Changes

L.A. Times | David G. Savage | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

Reporting from Washington - The Patriot Act -- a favorite tool in the George W. Bush administration's fight against terrorism -- may be renamed later...

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What is Condoleezza Rice Talking About?

Malou Innocent | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Condoleezza Rice, Afghanistan, George W. Bush, Afghanistan War, Politics News

Americans should reject Ms. Rice's atrocious interpretation of policy and remember that she and her ilk were adept at keeping the American public in an elevated state of panic.

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The Lagging Indicator

Mike Lux | Posted 11.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Trickle-Down Economics, George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Economics, Financial Reform, Supply-Side Economics, George W. Bush, Financial Crisis, 2009 Obama Administration, Business News

The fights for financial regulation is symbolized by a phrase that the President and his economic advisors repeat too often, indicative of a much deeper problem in their thinking.

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Dan Rather's $70 Million Case Against CBS Moves Forward

Reuters | Posted 11.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Vietnam Record, Suit, Dan Rather Fired, Media, George W. Bush, Cbs, Military Record, Bush Military Record, Suing, Bush, Case, National Guard, Rather, CBS News, Sumner Redstone, Court, Sues, Dan Rather, Media News

NEW YORK, Sept 21 (Reuters) - A New York judge on Monday rejected CBS Corp's (CBS.N) bid to dismiss former TV news anchor Dan Rather's $70 million law...

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The Way He Douthat Thing He Do

Ellis Weiner | Posted 11.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Mistakes, Conservatives, Douthat, Ross Douthat, Revisionism, George W. Bush, Bush, Media News

Not long after Bill Kristol packed up his wrongness as a New York Times columnist, he was replaced by a screwball-throwing rightie out of the Atlantic's farm team named Ross Douthat.

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Happy Birthday, Dad: My Father's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2

Tony Sachs | Posted 11.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Michael Jackson, Pat Buchanan, Sharon Stone, Joe the Plumber, George W. Bush, Absinthe, Alex Rodriguez, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, The Beatles, Fox News, Max Baucus, Ll Bean, Republican Party, Rolling Stones, Living News

Last year, for my dad's birthday, I trawled through his hundreds of comments on HuffPosts ranging from Sarah Palin to baseball. With that in mind, here's the sequel to "My Dad's Greatest Hits."

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Hispanics are Key to Winning the West -- and National Elections

Wayne Trujillo | Posted 11.20.2009 | Denver

Read More: Hispanics, Karl Rove, Latinos, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Bob Dole, George W. Bush, West, Colorado, Immigration, Republicans, Democrats, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, California, Denver News

At present, the anti-immigration faction of the GOP has antagonized Hispanics and alienated independents, presenting a public face of the party with its most prominent features being intolerance and intemperance.

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Obama and Al Qaeda: New Moves Show Success May Not Depend On Afghanistan

William Bradley | Posted 11.17.2009 | World

Read More: Abdullah Abdullah, Ahmad Shah Massoud, Yemen, Barack Obama, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan, George W. Bush, Pakistan, Dick Cheney, Northern Alliance, Somalia, Iraq, Yasir Arafat, Hamid Karzai, Osama Bin Laden, World News

Osama bin Laden's lame 9/11 message and Barack Obama's lethal approach in Somalia raise a central question: Are we not in fact much closer to achieving our central goal in Afghanistan than most imagine?

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Defending Unpatriotic Racism

Robbie Gennet | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Msnbc, Hate, Bush, War, George W. Bush, Racist, President Obama, Obama, Democratic Party, Democrats, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Iraq War, Religion, Bush Administration, Patriotism, Joe Wilson, Jimmy Carter, Fox News, Racism, Glenn Beck, Hate Speech, President Bush, Health Care, Town Hall Meetings, Republican Party, African Americans, Republicans, Politics News

They say the best offense is a good defense. Our only real defense against right wing insanity is to put them on the defense and keep them there.

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Taylor Branch To Reveal "The Clinton Tapes"

GQ | Wil S. Hylton | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton, 1964 Civil Rights Bill, Monica Lewinsky, Hillary Rodham Clinton, George W. Bush, Martin Luther King Jr., George Mcgovern, Fidel Castro, Richard Nixon, Vietnam War, Whitewater, Taylor Branch, Katherine Graham, Lyndon Johnson, Politics News

It has been nearly forty years since three young Democratic activists named Bill Clinton, Hillary Rodham, and Taylor Branch moved into a small apartme...

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Thomas Perez Confirmation To Lead DOJ Civil Rights Division Held Up For Six Months

The American Prospect | Adam Serwer | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tom Perez, White House, University of Maryland, George W. Bush, Leadership on Civil Rights, President Obama, National Women's Center, Justice-Department-Civil-Rights-Division, Bradley Schlozman, Justice Department, Eric Holder, Naacp, Politics News

For months, the Obama administration and Attorney General Eric Holder have been promising to restore the Justice Department's role in protecting minor...

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Bush Bureau Of Land Management Abused Legal Exceptions To Benefit Big Oil And Gas: GOA

The Colorado Independent | David O. Williams | Posted 11.17.2009 | Denver

Read More: Bureau of Land Management, Colorado, Nick Rahall, Minerals Management Service, Government Accountability Office, George W. Bush, Denver News

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 rather famously - or infamously, depending on your point of view - allowed for a Safe Drinking Water Act exemption for t...

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Cheney Spine Surgery: Former VP In Hospital

AP | Frances Kerry | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Back Surgery, Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, Dick Cheney Surgery, Dick Cheney Back Surgery, Surgery, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Dick Cheney underwent elective back surgery Thursday, a procedure his office said "went well." "He is having...

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Scott O'Malia: Obama Appoints Ex-Lobbyist For Enron-Like Company To Top Regulator Position

Mother Jones | David Corn and Daniel Schulman | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: California Public Utilities Commision, Mirant, Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Maria Cantwell, Lobbyists, George W. Bush, President Obama, Enron, Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee, Scott O'malia, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Politics News

During his confirmation hearing last year, Scott O'Malia, a Republican Senate aide nominated to be a commissioner on the Commodity Futures Trading Com...

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No-Name Bush Speechwriter's "Tell-All" Magnum Opus Will Save Journalism!

Julie Farby | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, Matt Latimer, Mike Huckabee, Tell-All Books, Journalism, George W. Bush, Media, Capitalism: A Love Story, Politics News

Matt Latimer, a speechwriter for George W. Bush, is giving the nation a much anticipated behind-the-scenes glimpse into the total disintegration of the Bush White House in its final days.

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Dallas National Golf Club Divided Over Bush Membership

WWD | Posted 11.15.2009 | Style

Read More: Bush Playing Golf, George W. Bush Golf Membership, George W. Bush, George W. Bush Dallas National Golf Club, Dallas National Golf Club, Bush Golf Membership, Bush Golf, George W. Bush Golf, Style News

George W. Bush has kept a low profile since his return to Dallas. But the former president is causing a minor flap at the exclusive Dallas National Go...

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