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Jason Linkins

'Simpson-Bowles' Nominated For 'Time Magazine Person Of The Year' In The Most 'Washington Insider' Move, Ever

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.13.2012 | Politics

If you had asked me this morning, "Hey, what is the most grotesquely 'Washington' thing that will happen this week," I definitely would have said, "Th...

20 Questions: Why You Should Join Today's March Against Money in Politics

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 08.19.2012 | Politics
Richard (RJ) Eskow

We'll be marching on the headquarters of Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS organization in Washington, D.C., to protest the corrupting, debasing and anti-democratic influence of money in politics. I'll be there, and you should be too. Why?

Lanny Davis' Anti-SLAPP Defense Moving Forward In Court

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 11.16.2011 | DC

WASHINGTON -- According to a Tuesday court order, Lanny Davis' anti-SLAPP action against Post-It Note manufacturer 3M, which is accusing the famous D....

Friday Talking Points [150] -- A Fortean Week

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Chris Weigant

Sometimes it is hard to come up with a metaphor to describe the week that was. This was not one of those weeks.

Lanny Davis Puts Dems to Shame

Robert Scheer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Robert Scheer

In the case of Lanny Davis, doing good, as in professing a concern for the downtrodden, turned out to be nothing more than a cover for acquiring immense personal political and economic power.

Jason Linkins

Lanny Davis Running P.R. For Sanctioned African "Strongman"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Over in the Ivory Coast, things are not going well. Last month, incumbent president-slash-strongman Laurent Gbagbo lost an election to Alassane Ouattara, but Gbago has refused to step down.

CLINTONITES VS. MADDOW: Top Democrat Attacks Maddow Over Clinton Criticism

Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

After President Bill Clinton struck back at Rachel Maddow for her criticism of his presidency, former Clinton aide and high-profile Democratic insider...

Sam Stein

Lanny Davis Defends $1 Million Contract To Lobby For Controversial African Leader

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Ubiquitous Democratic spinmeister, Lanny Davis is defending himself against charges that he's become a hired gun for autocratic pols with a reputation...

Retire Ari Fleischer! The Hypocrisy, Double Standards & Dishonesty Behind Helen Thomas's Retirement

Katie Halper | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Katie Halper

More people seemed more upset over Helen Thomas's gaffe than they were over the killing of nine people on board a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Is Helen Thomas an Anti-Semite, or Are Her Critics?

Sam Sedaei | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Sam Sedaei

The real questions are for those who accuse Helen Thomas of anti-Semitism. Do these individuals believe anti-Semitism can ever be eradicated? If they do, how can they support Israel as a permanently Jewish state?

Democrats Accused of "Empty Words" on Immigration

Frank Sharry | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Frank Sharry

There's a simple, strong message for Washington Democrats coming in both Spanish and English: deliver on campaign promises and immigration reform.

Civility, For God's Sake: Christians on Right and Left Call for Gentler Debates

Jonathan Merritt | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Jonathan Merritt

Shouldn't those of us who claim to follow the Prince of Peace be able to stand firmly upon our convictions without being offensive, cutting or downright mean?

Colombian Free Trade: Exporting Death Squads to Honduras

Greg Grandin | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Greg Grandin

News reports say that 40 members of Colombian death squads, responsible for the execution of thousands, have been recruited by Honduran plantation owners to protect their interests.

Losing Smith Bagley

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Steve Clemons

His money and his advocacy of fairness and civil rights helped push political and policy needles, and like the great, massive, history-laden trees at his old family estate of Musgrove, Smith Bagley will be impossible to replace.

Lanny Davis And Jane Hamsher Yell Over Each Other On The Ed Show (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Lanny Davis, former White House special counsel for the Clinton administration, and FireDogLake.com founder Jane Hamsher got into a shouting match ove...

Jason Linkins

Lanny Davis Wants Everyone To Be Nicer To Each Other

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Professional Beltway bile-sack Lanny Davis, in between shilling for Central American coup d'etats and helping Whole Foods CEO John Mackey achieve subject-verb agreement in anti-health care reform op-eds, has found the time for a new hobby: teaching Americans to be nicer to each other!

Fact Checking Lanny Davis on Honduras

Greg Grandin | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Greg Grandin

I debated lobbyist Lanny Davis, now working for the business backers of the recent Honduran coup, on Democracy Now! Below is a list of Davis's major lies followed by fact checks.

Lawyers, Guns and Money: A Coup Tests Obama's Will

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Mark Weisbrot

Meet Lanny Davis, lobbyist and former legal counsel to Bill Clinton and campaigner for Hillary. He has been hired to represent the dictatorship that ousted President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras.

Sam Stein

Specter Stuns Dems And Labor, But EFCA Fight Not Over

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Congressional Democrats and labor officials pledged on Tuesday to push forward with the Employee Free Choice Act even as their best hope for a Republi...

Lanny Davis Defends Ted Stevens In Editorial

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

In a Washington Times editorial titled "Ted Stevens: An innocent man," former Hillary Clinton surrogate Lanny Davis defends the indicted GOP Senator: ...

Sam Stein

Clinton, Obama Conflict Trumped Up By RNC

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Over the past few weeks, the Republican National Committee has made it a point of pride to send out memos portraying a great fissure between the respe...

Lanny Davis Joins Fox News

Broadcasting & Cable | Alex Weprin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Former Clinton confidant Lanny Davis is joining Fox News Channel as a political analyst, the network said Monday. Davis was also a vocal supporter of...

Late-Night Jokes Of The Week (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Here are some of HuffPost's favorite moments from last week's round of late night comedy, featuring Jon Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Carson...

Late-Night Jokes Of The Week (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

The past week saw the climax of the Democratic primary, fodder for all of the late night show, most of whom had been on hiatus the week before. With l...

Hillary: It Ain't Over Yet!

Beverly Davis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Beverly Davis

The Hillary speech not only ignored Obama's historic win but was so laden with self-preservation and -aggrandizement it's clear that, although she is at the end of her candidacy, she is not done with her self-deluded power plays.