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Terrorism: Some Definitions

Rick Ayers | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics


Rick Ayers

With the election over, I wonder if we can draw down the rhetoric a bit. Let's begin with a definition of terrorism.

I Helped Pay for That, Too, Senator McCain

Mary Lyon | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics


Mary Lyon

Yes. I helped pay for that extravagant half-hour Obama commercial. I contribute as much as I can afford.

Sam Stein

McCain Surrogate: Al Qaeda Blogger Using Reverse Psychology

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics


The McCain campaign blasted back against a story in today's Washington Post reporting that an al-Qaeda official in a "commentary posted Monday on the ...

Sam Stein

Paterson: McCain Camp's 'Terrorist' Attacks Are A Dangerous Low

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics


Gov. David Paterson said the McCain campaign has crossed an emotional and political line by claiming Barack Obama "pals around" with terrorists. "We ...

McCain Advised Ultra-Right Group Tied to Death Squads

Chip Berlet | Posted 11.07.2008 | Home


Chip Berlet

In the era of the U.S. government's covert wars in Central America, McCain was on the board of the Council for World Freedom, a group that included anti-Semites and neo-Nazis and that was at the heart of the Iran-Contra scandal.

John McCain And GOP Say Most Americans Are Cowards

Bob Geiger | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics


Bob Geiger

A new poll reveals who, between Obama and McCain, we would rather watch a football game with and, as a slightly more dignified follow-up, who would we choose to be our child's teacher.

The Candidates' Idiotic Debate Over War On Terror

Lionel Beehner | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics


Lionel Beehner

Is the war on terror winnable using traditional law-enforcement tools, or does it require manlier military means?

Sam Stein

Obama Aides Won't Call For Charlie Black's Firing

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics


Surrogates to Barack Obama derided, on Tuesday, remarks from a top aide to the McCain campaign claiming that a terrorist attack would benefit his cand...

McCain Adviser: Another Attack on U.S. Would Be "Big Advantage" For McCain

Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics


***READ BELOW FOR UPDATES - McCain's response, Black's Apology, Obama's Response*** Fortune Magazine is running a profile on John McCain titled, "The...

Sam Stein

Rudy Has Little Bite As McCain's Newest Attack Dog

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics


Rudy Giuliani took to the role of McCain attack dog and terrorism expert on a conference call with reporters on Wednesday, pleading for a civil discou...

Sam Stein

McCain Recycles Bush Talking Points To Hit Obama On Terrorism

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics


John McCain and his aides took a fairly sharp jab at Barack Obama on Tuesday, accusing the presumptive Democratic nominee of downplaying the threat of...

Sam Stein

McCain Repeats Iran-Al Qaeda Gaffe Yet Again

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Sen. John McCain has done it again. For the third time in two days, the Arizona Republican has pushed the definitively false statement that the terr...