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Survey: Obama's 100 Days, Past And Future

Huffington Post | Posted 05.28.2009 | Politics


During their first hundred days in office, American presidents are under a constant microscope, often facing some of the most consequential and highly...

Who Are the Best and the Brightest?

B. Jeffrey Madoff | Posted 05.14.2009 | Business


B. Jeffrey Madoff

If these people were "the best and the brightest," why did the financial crisis happen?

Amid Clouds of Cynicism, National Service Act A Breath of Fresh Air

Christine Pelosi | Posted 05.06.2009 | Politics


Christine Pelosi

The bipartisan Congressional support for this cornerstone of the Democratic agenda is an encouraging sign that solutions are possible -- and that not all politics are polarized.

24 Producer Making Mini-Series About Kennedy Family

The Live Feed | Posted 04.26.2009 | Politics


Conservative co-creator of "24" Joel Surnow is shopping a 10-hour miniseries on the Kennedy family. The Canadian-based project from Muse Entertainmen...

The Tragedy of the Peace Corps

Laurence Leamer | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics


Laurence Leamer

At what should be the most promising moment for the organization in decades, the Peace Corps is at its most dangerous moment in its history.

Sam Stein

The Lion Roars Once More: Kennedy Makes Emotional Pitch For Health Care Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.05.2009 | Politics


A day that was designed to produce conversation and cohesion on reforming the health care system ended with an emotional pitch. President Barack Obam...

Senate Rejects McCain In Bipartisan Fashion

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.04.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

The bottom line of this story is that nine out of forty-one Republican senators just broke ranks with their party and voted to strip a McCain amendment from a budget bill.

Obama's Omission was a Willful Choice

Laurence Leamer | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics


Laurence Leamer

It's insulting and isolationist to increase domestic volunteers so dramatically and not the Peace Corps. We are turning away from the world outside our borders.

Boston Globe Begins Major Seven-Part Ted Kennedy Retrospective

Boston Globe | Posted 03.18.2009 | Media


On a spring day nearly two years ago, Senator Edward Kennedy sat on the porch of his sprawling Hyannis Port home with a friend of five decades, Edmund...

Sam Stein

Paterson: I Made Choice Before Inauguration, Will Announce Tomorrow

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics


Gov. David Paterson offered a bit of insight Thursday evening into how the removal of Caroline Kennedy's name from the list of possible New York Senat...

Legislative Term Limits

Duncan Quirk | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics


Duncan Quirk

As the world ushered in the age of the Obama Administration, the two longest serving Senators, Ted Kennedy and Robert Byrd, were taken away from the I...

The Country Was Made Ours

Cenk Uygur | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics


Cenk Uygur

With this inauguration, this country was made ours. For the first time -- as much as I have loved it before -- I feel like it is truly our own now.

Thank You George Bush for Bringing Us Obama

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics


Blake Fleetwood

Thank you George Bush for breaking a 40 year evil spell which has gripped our country since the assassinations and chaos of 1968.

President Obama: a Hero Among Us!

Michelle Bart | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics


Michelle Bart

Today brings Hope and Change for all, and together we will bring the United States of America back on our feet and together we will stand tall again!

A Breakthrough in the Presidency! (Now What?)

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics


John Tepper Marlin

If history is a guide, the breakthrough of having a non-white president should be helpful for the rights of women. Progress happens in spurts.

Third Screen: An Interview with Steve Forbes

Vickie Karp | Posted 03.15.2009 | Business


Vickie Karp

Steve Forbes: "I'd like to see the government go to banks and say Fannie and Freddie will buy mortgages from you at fixes rates -- 4 1/2 or 5 per cent. Can you imagine what would happen to people's spirits?"

No to More Media Personalities in Government!

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics


Vivian Norris de Montaigu

I live in France where we already have a people-izing of government with the President marrying an ex-model just three months after his divorce and li...

Caroline Kennedy Withdraws Senate Seat Bid

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.24.2009 | Politics


Check back for updates UPDATE - 1/22 6:00PM: The New York Post now adds a few more elements to the confusion surrounding Caroline Kennedy's exit, re...

10 Whimsical, Recession-Proof Holiday Gift Ideas

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 01.18.2009 | Style


Lesley M. M. Blume

If there's a silver lining to this recession, it may be that Americans are less willing to buy tons of expensive crap for each other during the holida...

Vet the Princess Before She's Crowned

Joe Cutbirth | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics


Joe Cutbirth

It's time for reporters covering this story to dispense with the navel gazing and to get started vetting Ms. Kennedy's ideas and positions.

Dear Caroline: Say it on YouTube

Bob Fertik | Posted 01.16.2009 | Politics


Bob Fertik

At a time when virtually the entire American establishment -- political, military, media, financial -- is corrupt, Caroline Kennedy appears untainted.

Kennedy, King and Now Obama

Peter J Burns | Posted 12.07.2008 | Home


Peter J Burns

At Grant Park Obama reminded us of both Martin Luther King, Jr., and John F. Kennedy. I saw Dr. King's Dream come true on that stage. And Kennedy's vision was apparent in Obama's challenge to us. Kennedy and King never promised us a hand out. They promised us a fair shake.

Fogies for McCain III

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 11.23.2008 | Media


Reese Schonfeld

Keep working hard, all you Obama fans, because one mistake could mean the difference of a McCain loss or victory. One more "Joe the Plummer", or Joe O'Biden slip of the lip, could ruin it all.

Long History of Debates?

Kate Kelly | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics


Kate Kelly

With the fate of tonight's first presidential debate still uncertain, it is a good time to look back at when the tradition of holding presidential deb...

MediaBizBuzz on Democrats, Republicans, Gustav and Ike

Jerry Weinstein | Posted 10.09.2008 | Home


Jerry Weinstein

Click for News, Photos and all the links to major press coverage of the Republican Convention and for the Democratic reaction. This past week could ha...