James Baker

Landslide Needed

Norman MacAfee | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

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Norman MacAfee

We need a landslide. If 80 percent of the population think the country is on the wrong track, why can't we have an election where 80 percent vote for Barack and 20 for McCain?

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My Conversation with Former U.S. Secretaries of State James Baker and Warren Christopher

Charlie Rose | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics

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Charlie Rose

2008-07-09-rose0709.jpgI recently spoke with former U.S. Secretaries of State Baker and Christopher about presidential powers in times of war.

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James Baker Punches George Bush in the Nose with Radical New Proposal

Jackson Williams | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

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Jackson Williams

James Baker has joined his nemesis in recommending a stunning new piece of federal legislation -- a law designed to rein in future presidents who want to go to war half-cocked.

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Former Secretaries Of State: Scrap War Powers Resolution

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The next time the president goes to war, Congress should be consulted and vote on whether it agrees, according to a bipartisan stud...

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Bush Calls Mugabe "Undemocratic"

Michael Carmichael | Posted 06.29.2008 | Politics

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Michael Carmichael

As a former advisor to Morgan Tsvangirai, I want to offer observations on the recent attempt by President Bush to appear less despotic than the reviled president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe.

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Al Gore Was Right

Jane Smiley | Posted 05.26.2008 | Politics

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Jane Smiley

HBO's Recount shows that if the bullies had not gotten their way, then the Republicans would have obstructed the operation of Gore's administration and the nation would have been destroyed from the inside.

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James Baker: Talking To An Enemy Is Not Appeasement

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.20.2008 | Politics

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A clip of former Secretary of State James Baker has been making the rounds recently, as a result of the current 'appeasement' debate between John McCa...

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Secretarial Consensus

Terence Smith | Posted 03.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Warren Christopher, James Baker, Former Secretaries of State Madeline Albright, Iran, Henry Kissinger, Colin Powell, Guantanamo Bay, Politics News
Terence Smith

Bipartisan consensus is what emerged last week at the University of Georgia, where I moderated the 16th Conference of Former Secretaries of State, produced by the Southern Center for International Studies.

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Second Baker-Hamilton Waiting On Baker

Politico | Posted 01.22.2008 | Politics

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The Iraq Study Group might get a second go-round. Legislation pushed by Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.), which is now law, directs the U.S. Institute of Peace...

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"I'll Be Freed For Christmas" 2008 George W. Bush Pardon Pool

Peter Smith | Posted 12.11.2007 | Politics

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Peter Smith

Deciding who gets pardons and who gets left twisting in the wind should be a job for a team of tough, seasoned experts.

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