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Reagan Didn't Do It

Robert Scheer | Posted 07.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Reagan, Law, Congress, Clinton, Meltdown, Economy, Derivatives, Krugman, Scheer, Obama, Summers, Democrats, Politics, White House, Brooksley Born, Treasury, Rubin, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, Wall Street, Republicans, Politics News

Ronald Reagan's signing off on legislation easing mortgage requirements back in 1982 pales in comparison to the damage wrought 15 years later.

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Obama Poll Watch [May 2009] -- Obama v. Clinton (First Term)

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.02.2009 | Politics

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The stability of Obama's numbers (especially the approval rating) continued in May, which is remarkable compared to other presidents during the same time period in their terms.

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Friday Talking Points [79] -- Judicial Activism And Bias

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mark Nickolas, Supreme Court, White House, Autoworkers, Burris, Constitutional Crisis, Power Struggle, Founding Fathers, Detainee Deaths, Gingrich, President, War Crimes, Rnc, Courts, Princeton, Midotw, Nancy Pelosi, Sotomayor, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Pussy Galore, Un, Ralph Nader, Judicial Activism, Republican National Committee, Court, Twitter, Terry McAuliffe, Congress, Newt Gingrich, Barack Obama, Constitution, Mddotw, Rod Blagojevich, Sonia Sotomayor, Truth Commission, Youtube, Banks, Hillary Clinton, Uaw, Bonuses, Up or Down Vote, Michael Guest, Same Sex, Nader, President Obama, Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize, United Nations, Blaggy, Filibuster, Bankers, Obama, Scotus, Prejudice, Auschwitz, Blago, Republican, Government, Blagojevich, Lionel Sosa, Pelosi, Clinton, Activism, Federal Government, Bias, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Defense of Marriage Act, Legislating From the Bench, Benefits, Gm, Pyne Prize, Roland Burris, Philip Alston, Gay, State Department, Checks and Balances, Mcauliffe, Chris Kelly, Secretary of State, Wall Street, Chris Weigant, Spousal Benefits, Nominee, Doma, Torture, Alston, Politics News

"Judicial activism" (or, alternatively, "legislating from the bench") is defined -- no matter what your political beliefs -- as "judges not ruling the...

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Clinton: North Korea Will Face Consequences For Belligerent Actions

AP | LARA JAKES | Posted 06.27.2009 | World

Read More: Clinton North Korea, North Korea South Korea, Clinton, North Korea Missile, Foreign Affairs, Hillary Clinton, North Korea, North Korea Clinton, North Korea Missile Test, World News

WASHINGTON — The U.S. on Wednesday accused North Korea of "provocative and belligerent" behavior as Defense Secretary Robert Gates took on the d...

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Live from Radio City - Carville vs. Rove - Thrilla in Manila in Midtown

Jack Hidary | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Radio City Music Hall, Carville, Rove, Karl Rove, Thrilla in Manila, Clinton, Political-Consultants, Obama, James Carville, Democrats, Charlie Rose, Republicans, Cia, Pelosi, Pelosi Cia, Speaker Pelosi, Supreme Court, Sotomayor, Politics News

The fists were flying tonight at Radio City Music Hall in New York City as James "the Ragin' Cajun" Carville and Karl "I serve as Bush's brain" Rove battled each other in front of a crowd of thousands.

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Obama's Cocaine, Clinton's Pot and the Facebook Generation

Ari Melber | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Facebook Privacy, Youtube Politics, Obama, Facebook, Facebook Politics, Clinton, Politics News

Both Obama and Clinton strained to exert control over their history. Many young people no longer have that option at all.

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"The Hannitus"

Dave Hackel | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Teleprompter, Pelosi, Clinton, Giuliani, Hannity, Wind, Zoology, Ventura, Bush, Rove, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Obama Administration, Friel, Political Humor, Waterboarding, Politics News

They're known for their closed minds and their unparalleled ability to continuously perpetuate deception by spinning, backpedaling and talking over all other animals in their proximity.

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Yes We Are Them and They Are Us

Roderick Spencer | Posted 06.19.2009 | World

Read More: Politics, Morality, Obama, Clinton, Power, Redemption, Cheney, Abu Ghraib, Torture Photos, World News

Until both sides have the courage to recognize themselves in each other, and in the torture pictures, debate is useless. People on the Left are just as capable of rationalizing cruelty as people on the Right.

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Brigitte Lacombe Photographs Obama, Streep, Leo And Others

Posted 06.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Benazir Bhutto, Steven Spielberg, Clinton, Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Brigitte Lacombe, Obama, Slideshow, Leonardo Dicaprio, Miuccia Prada, Entertainment News

For over three decades, world-renowned photographer Brigitte Lacombe has immortalized moments in politics, fashion, and entertainment. Here's an excl...

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Bill Clinton To Cheney: "It's Over"

CNN.com | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics

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Bill Clinton jokingly laughed off a question Wednesday about former Vice President Dick Cheney and his recent claims that the country is less safe und...

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The GOP Deserves Its Current State of Isolation

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics

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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The Clinton Bubble

Robert Scheer | Posted 05.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Robert Scheer, Timothy Geithner, Bailout, Clinton, Economy, Lawrence Summers, Obama, Robert Rubin, Citigroup, Business News

Has Timothy Geithner ever had lunch with a non-megamillionaire who has lost his job or home because of the banking meltdown?

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100 Day Silliness

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Reagan, Fdr, First 100 Days, Bush, Clinton, Presidency, President Obama, Hundred Days, 100 Days, Politics News

Obama is well aware that the 100 days burden weighs heavier on him than any other president in modern times. He's young, liberal, untested, and black.

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Know Thy Enemy: Read Ahmadinejad's Original Draft of Durban 2009 Keynote

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 05.27.2009 | World

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Clinton, Durban 2009, Holocaust, Israel, Obama, Iraq, Durban Ii, Afghanistan, World News

It is instructive to read the original draft of President Mahmoud Ahamadinejad's opening keynote submitted to the United Nations for the Durban 2009 anti-racism conference.

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Clinton Assures Iraq Of US Support

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 05.26.2009 | World

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BAGHDAD — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton tried to reassure nervous Iraqis that the U.S. won't abandon them, even as she said the...

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Clinton Admits US Role In Pakistan Insecurity

apakistannews.com | Posted 05.25.2009 | World

Read More: Pakistan Clinton, Pakistan Insecurity, Clinton, Pakistan, Clinton Pakistan, Foreign Affairs, Hillary Clinton, Foreign Policy, World News

WASHINGTON: The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Friday said that the US was also partly responsible for the present conditions in Pakistan as it...

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When Indignation Was Righteous: Republicans Once Wanted To Investigate The Past Administration

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Graham Torture, Marc Rich, Republican Investigation, Clinton, Lindsey Graham, Rich Pardon, Vandal Scandal, Republicans Torture, Republicans, Clinton Investigation, Gop Investigates, Investigate Bush, Politics News

Washington was abuzz with talk of investigating the past administration but Congress and the White House were at odds. Executive branch officials were...

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Failed Drug War Now Targets Whites

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Meth, Whites, Drug Sentencing, Bush, Clinton, Blacks, Crack Cocaine, Sentencing Project, Powdered Cocaine, Drug War, Drugs, Race, Politics News

The result of the fiction that blacks are the prime drug users and abusers has been devastating in law and public policy.

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Yes, America Has AIDS Orphans -- Lots

Chris Norwood | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Homeless Kids, Gates, Clinton, HIV Mothers, Madonna, AIDS Orphans, Mentoring, Youth Depression, Bono, America, New York City, Politics News

As Madonna and Angelina Jolie comb the world for orphans, American children who have lost parents to AIDS seem to have no celebrity champions.

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Study Finds Bias in 2008 Campaign -- Among Men Only

Ari Melber | Posted 04.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Yochai Benkler, Puma, Gender Bias, Male Bias, Clinton, Bias, Harvard Study, Obama, Media Bias, Politics News

A new Harvard study reports that male voters displayed "in-group" bias for people who shared their candidate preference in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary, while women voters did not.

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Ten Things to Consider Before we Start Building Nuclear Plants in Illinois Again

Jimmy Seidita | Posted 04.30.2009 | Green

The 1987 moratorium on new nuclear plants in Illinois signaled that going nuclear was a huge mistake. It's made a mess of our electric system, our regulatory system, and worst of all, the state's economy.

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Hillary Clinton's Top 10 Most Promising Fashion Statements (PHOTOS)

Lindsay Mannering | Posted 04.29.2009 | Style

Read More: Slideshow, Chelsea Clinton, First Lady, Clinton, Hillary Clinton Fashion, Fashion, First Lady Style, Michelle Obama Style, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton Style, Hillary Clinton Photos, Style News

Well Hillary, not so fast. I think you've had some hits over the years and I want you to buck up and embrace style because, guess what, you've got some!

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It is All Obama's Fault: The Republican Twilight Zone

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 04.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Clinton, Rush Limbauh, Financial Sector, Economy, Bush, George Bush Legacy, Economic Crisis, Politics News

Clinton gets no credit for his eight years of economic prosperity, Bush gets a pass on creating the worst crisis in generations, and Obama is to blame for everything. Is there something wrong with that story line?

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Clinton Meets Russian Foreign Minister, Begins With Linguistic Hiccup

New York Times | Mark Landler | Posted 04.06.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Clinton, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Russian Foreign Minister, US-Russian Relations, Sergei Lavrov, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Sergey-Lavrov, Secretary of State, US Russia Relations, Europe, Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, World News

GENEVA -- A carefully orchestrated, closely-watched meeting here between Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and her Russian counterpart began a...

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Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet | Posted 04.06.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, India, Warship, Chas Freeman, Freeman, Obama, Iran, Submarine, Nuclear, Brown, Sallai Meridor, Ukraine, Medvedev, Clinton, Gaza, Donors Conference, Billions, Sudan, Cricket, Hague, Washington, Guinea-Bissau, Palestinian National Authority, Assassination, Taliban, Aipac, China, Ambassador, Paksitan, Foreign Affairs, World News

The Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs: Pakistan's Civil War? Facts: Gunmen attack the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore, Pakistan on Tuesday and...

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