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Thug Politics in America

Karen Finney | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics

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Karen Finney

Having seen this movie before as a staffer in the Clinton Administration, it is painful to again watch the right-wing machinery crank into overdrive; and the rhetoric spin up on all sides.

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How Clinton and the Democrats Made Possible Israel's Settlements Expansion

Stephen Zunes | Posted 07.16.2009 | World

Read More: Israel-Palestine, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, u.s. Foreign Policy, Bill Clinton, Israeli Settlements, West Bank, Middle East, Israel, Obama Middle East Policy, Clinton Administration, Foreign Policy, World News
Stephen Zunes

There is little question that the failure of Camp David could have been avoided had Bill Clinton used his considerable leverage to halt the settlement expansion at the start of the peace process.

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ETS and Dept. of Education Cite Lack of Parental Support in Gap Study

Mike Smith | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Administration, Education, Department of Education, Education Reform, Arne Duncan, Civil Rights, Clinton Administration, Politics News
Mike Smith

ETS' first report sent shock waves through the educational system citing biological, cultural and even language skills factors in the gap between minority and white students on standardized tests like the AP and SAT.

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The GOP Deserves Its Current State of Isolation

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gop, Joe Mccarthy, Jack Abramoff, Mitch McConnell, John Boehner, President Barack Obama, Steven Griles, George W. Bush, Newt Gingrich, Clinton Administration, Eric Cantor, Clinton, President Bill Clinton, Republican Leadership, Tom Delay, Adlai Stevenson, K-Street Project, Republicans, Grand Old Party, Republican Party, Ike Eisenhower, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

A loyal opposition would be a great thing; an opposition that added constructive ideas to the nation's political debate. But that's not where the GOP is today.

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Frogs

Neil McCarthy | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Rush Limbaugh, Economy, Economic Crisis, Fbi, Obama Administration, Wall Street Journal, Clinton Administration, Frogs, Barack Obama, Krugman Obama, Bill Kristol, Paul Krugman, Universal Health Care, William Kristol, Republicans, Politics News
Neil McCarthy

The GOP is telling us that the solution to our current problems is some combination of tax cuts, a spending freeze, reduction of the deficit, and the condemnation the "earmark."

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Bush Punts Auto Industry to Team Obama; UAW Concedes Even More

Steve Parker | Posted 01.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Tarp, Automotive News, Msnbc, Wall Street Bailout, Union-Busting, Troubled Assets Relief Program, Chrysler, Right to Work, United Auto Workers, Rick Wagoner, Honda, Cars, Detroit News, Ford, Automaker Viability Plan, Auto Bailout, GM VP CFO Ray Young, General Motors, Richard Shelby, Two-Tier Pay, Chrysler Viability Plan, President Bush, Foreign Transplant Factories, Ford Viability Plan, Detroit Bailout, Bob Nardelli, Automaker Bailout, Uaw, Robert Reich, Managed Bankruptcy, Default Car Czar, Alan Mulally, Detroit Three, GM Viability Plan, Clinton Administration, Barack Obama, Rachel Maddow Show, Alabama, Asimo, Bush Administration, Wall Street, Detroit Three Loans, Auto Supplier Companies, Big Three Viability Plan, Secretary of Labor Reich, Henry Paulson, Car Czar, Treasury Secretary, Jobs, Unemployment, Labor Unions, Detroit Bailout Reaction, Unions, Business News
Steve Parker

This "agreement" is just another part of the recent "Bush/Cheney Revisionist History Farewell Tour." It was created to fail, just as long as that failure didn't happen while Bush was still president.

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Appointments and Disappointments: Sizing Up Obama's New Cabinet

Jack Rothman | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics

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Jack Rothman

Some observers believe Obama's cabinet appointments are a strategic ploy, a smokescreen for co-opting middle and right elements. His aim is to "feint to the right, move left."

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'Yes We Can' Create a Sane Food Policy in the U.S.

Bruce Friedrich | Posted 01.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Charlie Stenholm, Whole Foods, Time Magazine, Pew Foundation, Center for Public Integrity, John Carlin, Pew Commission, Larry Summers, Joe Klein, Barack Obama, Clinton Administration, Farm Bill, Michael Pollan, John Salazar, Colin Peterson, Union of Concerned Scientists, Dwight Eisenhower, Dan Glickman, Secretary of Agriculture, John Podesta, Rosa DeLauro, Obama Transition, National Economic Council, Eric Schlosser, Bill Moyers, Politics News
Bruce Friedrich

In January, we will have a president who understands and cares about the broader implications of our food policy. This will be an impressive first.

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Bush's Interview wtih Charlie Gibson Marks the Start of His Effort to Revise History

Mitchell Bard | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fema, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Charlie Gibson, Justice Department, 9/11 Attacks, Clinton Administration, Osama Bin Laden, Iraq War, Scott Pelley, Bush Administration, Politicization, Barack Obama, 60 Minutes, George W. Bush, George Tenet, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Deregulation, Fox News, Joe Lieberman, Hurricane Katrina, ABC News, Bush Presidency, George Bush, Politics News
Mitchell Bard

The colossal failures of the Bush administration should be what is remembered about Bush's eight years in office, not some feeble attempt to show what a principled guy he was.

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Clinton Veterans Return After Eight Years: Old Offices "Unrecognizable"

NY Times | Posted 01.03.2009 | Politics

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For the first time since they threw their old, boxy pagers over the White House fence on Jan. 20, 2001 -- the BlackBerry as we know it wasn't on the m...

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The Economic Shock: An Interview With Naomi Klein on the Current Crisis

Wajahat Ali | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Naomi Klein Interview, Naomi Klein, The Shock Doctrine, Economy, Naomi Klein Economy, Section 8, International Monetary Fund, Free Market Finance, Imf, Fannie Mae, Clinton Administration, Bush Administration, Freddie Mac, Argentina Federal Debt, Chile Federal Debt, Laissez-Faire, Shock Economics, Free Market Ideology, Politics News
Wajahat Ali

"There are a lot of things the taxpayers have a right to ask of Wall Street in exchange for these bailouts." (Klein)

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ABC Digs Into Clinton Trade Hypocrisy - Clinton Campaign Responds With More Deception

David Sirota | Posted 05.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Free Trade, North Carolina Primary, Indiana Primary, Hillary Clinton Ads, Nafta, Hillary Clinton, Clinton Administration, Politics News
David Sirota

This is a pristine example of Clintonian deception. First comes the pander, then revelation that the whole thing was originally brought about by the Clinton administration, and finally there's the lying.

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Sam Stein

Bill Clinton's Controversial Role Is Subtext At Campaign Event

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Agent of Change, New Hampshire Primary, Clinton Administration, Controversial Role, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Campaign Strategy, Democrats, 2008 Election, Politics News

Amherst, N.H. -- As he took to the podium today in the Souhegan High School gym to advocate on his wife's behalf, questions swirled as to whether form...

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