Nita Lowey

Congress Should Travel More Not Less: Applauding the Aspen Institute

Steve Clemons | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics

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Steve Clemons

Let me play the contrarian here. We need as many members out seeing the world as possible -- and if they are at a forum debating political Islam...well, fantastic!

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On Clinton's Tax Returns, a "Frankly Disturbing" Lack of Transparency, and Surrogate-ancholy

Arianna Huffington | Posted 03.17.2008 | Politics

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Arianna Huffington

It's well past time for Hillary Clinton to be as "vetted" as she claims to already be -- and to have this vetting done now by Democratic voters rather than later by GOP hit squads. Read More Arianna Huffington: Bill O'Reilly Needs to Enroll in "Understanding the Internet 101" I find it laughable to be lectured on hate speech by O'Reilly, who spews hate as readily as he breathes. It's his lifeblood. Read More Why I Am Grateful that Rush Limbaugh Attacked Me This Week It's one thing to have the likes of Rush Limbaugh blatantly politicizing terrorism -- he is, after all, little more than a toxic curiosity. But we need to have a very different standard when it comes to members of Congress. Read More

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Jason Linkins

Nita Lowey: Worst Clinton Surrogate Ever?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.16.2008 | Politics

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One of the big problems with the fact that the Democratic primary process continues to grind on and on and on and on with nothing new on the horizon u...

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I Love the 90s: Gender, Race and the Clintons

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.13.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

Hillary has begun a campaign based on rigorous 1990s politics of identity, a game at which the Clintons excel, using one group against another as the need arises.

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