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Michael Moore Weighs In On Top Dems, Says Hillary Refused Interview

MichaelMoore.com | Michael Moore | Posted 01.02.2008 | Politics

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A new year has begun. And before we've had a chance to break our New Year's resolutions, we find ourselves with a little more than 24 hours before the...

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Hillary's Strategy To Win Dependent On Bill

Politico | Elizabeth Drew | Posted 01.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Elections, 2008 Presidential Race, 2008 Campaign, 2008 Presidential Campaign, Democrats, Woman President, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Presidential Election, Politics News

In all the excitement over the prospect that Hillary Rodham Clinton might be our first woman president, largely overlooked is the fact that, after try...

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Grammar With Our Politics in 2008? Don't Hold Your Breath!

Jane Wells | Posted 12.31.2007 | Politics

Read More: Democratic National Committee, President Bush, Fundraising, Democrats, 2008 Election, Politics News
Jane Wells

After eight years of the Great Decider, with his legendary malapropisms, would it be too much for the DNC to wow the electorate with some decent grammar?

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My "McLaughlin Awards" For 2007 [Part 2]

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.28.2007 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

OK, here we go with Part 2 of my annual McLaughlin Awards. Last week's column covered the first half of these awards. Unfortunately (as of this writi...

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Closing Arguments in Iowa

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 12.28.2007 | Politics

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Robert L. Borosage

In their closing arguments, the candidates are essentially assuming the argument about direction is over; the question is who can get it done.

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Obama Camp in Disarray After Bhutto Assassination

Taylor Marsh | Posted 12.27.2007 | Politics

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Taylor Marsh

Once again, Obama and his campaign not only prove that they are willing to say anything and take any opportunity to point a finger at a fellow Democrat but they do so revealing their abject amateurism.

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Ready to Lead on Day One?

Susan Rice | Posted 12.26.2007 | Politics

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Susan Rice

On many of the major foreign policy issues of the day, Sen. Clinton is, in effect, asking us to take on faith that she has the right policy approaches because, as she asserts, she has the experience to lead.

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Huffpo Charity Chain: Donating for Change

Paul Loeb | Posted 12.26.2007 | Politics

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Paul Loeb

Here's a list of groups that do a particularly good job of engaging people, particularly people who aren't necessarily politically involved.

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Romney, Lawrence O'Donnell, Anti-Mormon Rants

James Love | Posted 12.22.2007 | Politics

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James Love

If the Democrats want to be a majority party, they should reject religious bigotry.

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My "McLaughlin Awards" For 2007 [Part 1]

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.21.2007 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

For those of you who have been reading this column long enough, you may remember a fun set of columns (Part 1 and Part 2) I wrote last year, giving my...

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Congressional Dems Have Five Times The Cash of GOP

Politico | Josh Kraushaar | Posted 12.21.2007 | Politics

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The Democratic Congressional campaign committees ended November with nearly five times as much cash-on-hand as their Republican counterparts. This mea...

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Obama's 'Present' Vote Ignored Dangers of Sex Shops Near Schools

Taylor Marsh | Posted 12.20.2007 | Politics

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Taylor Marsh

For some reason, people seem to think that Mr. Obama's legislative career doesn't matter; that he deserves a pass on it. Do you think Republicans will give him a pass?

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Top Democratic Candidates In Dead Heat In Iowa

CNN | Paul Steinhauser | Posted 12.20.2007 | Politics

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Just two weeks until the Iowa caucuses, the Democratic presidential candidates appear to be in a dead heat in the Hawkeye State, according to a new C...

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Democrats Cave On SCHIP

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.19.2007 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

The news just broke that Dems have completely and utterly caved on the State Children's Health Insurance Program bill.

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George W. Bush as Marie Antoinette: "Let Them Go Ice Fishing in Maine" (Part Two)

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 12.19.2007 | Business

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Raymond J. Learsy

That the government would not use the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as a symbolic gesture to counter OPEC's and the oil industry's rapaciousness borders on the incredulous, or perhaps more accurately, the malign.

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Chyron Watch: MSNBC's "Dodd Among Men"

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 12.19.2007 | Media

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They like him, they really like him! Chris Dodd may never be president, but he's been getting major props for his strong stance against the FISA autho...

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Republicans Stunned by Penniless Wisecracking Two-bit Preacher

Paul Jenkins | Posted 12.18.2007 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

Mike Huckabee's not-so-improbable rise has stunned the Republican establishment and has his rivals exhibiting completely aberrant behavior.

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Economic Blues: Bush Without a Clue and Democrats Out of Tune

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 12.18.2007 | Business

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Robert L. Borosage

If we are to avoid a deep recession, it's time for government to step up. So choose your poison: Tax cuts or government investment. The Republicans have no doubt.

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Why Did Reid Pull the Telecom Bill?

Jane Hamsher | Posted 12.18.2007 | Politics

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Jane Hamsher

Reid may be going out of his way to deny that Dodd and his allies had any effect on what happened yesterday, and the Washington Post may be fooled, but nobody else is.

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Hillary Loathe Fest Drives Obama Surge

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 12.18.2007 | Politics

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The Bash Hillary mania is so deep and pernicious that it has done the unthinkable for Obama.

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Bill Clinton Craps Out

Marc Cooper | Posted 12.17.2007 | Home

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Marc Cooper

When Bill Clinton tried to scare the Bejeezus out of the American people by claiming that to nominate Barack Obama would be to "roll the dice" with the country, he revealed a much greater experience in rolling around in the hay than rollin' dem bones.

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We Must Become the Party of Boldness, Not Acquiescence

Howard Shanker | Posted 12.17.2007 | Politics

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Howard Shanker

For many years the world has looked up to America precisely because our commitment to liberty was absolute and our belief that nothing was impossible.

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The Electoral College and Making Presidential Elections Less Ridiculous

Dan Brown | Posted 12.17.2007 | Politics

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Dan Brown

National elections require uniform national rules. You can't skew the electoral votes in a blue state and then not in the red and "battleground" states.

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Thomas B. Edsall

Softening Hillary's Image Takes Precedence Over Campaign Shakeup

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 12.16.2007 | Politics

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With the January 3 Iowa caucuses fast approaching, Hillary Clinton is now being forced to publicly disguise hardball opposition research and other bar...

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U.S. Rep. Julia Carson Dies After Battle With Lung Cancer

Indianapolis Star | Mary Beth Schneider | Posted 12.15.2007 | Politics

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U.S. Rep. Julia Carson died at home this morning following a battle with lung cancer. She was 69. Carson's death comes just weeks after she announced...

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