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McChrystal's Assault on the Chain of Command and the Constitution - and the Need for Pushback

David Sirota | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics

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McChrystal may be out there insulting the Constitution and the chain of command by trying to embarrass his commander in chief, but Obama hasn't budged from his insistence that he is exploring all options in Afghanistan.

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Forget Palin and Focus on McCain

Leah McElrath Renna | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics

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Democrats need to FORGET ABOUT SARAH PALIN. This race is about McCain and the Republican record of failed policies. Keep it about that. The economy su...

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Rep. Geoff Davis On Obama: "That Boy" Could Not Be Commander-In-Chief

Politico | Ben Smith | Posted 04.22.2008 | Home

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*** UPDATES BELOW *** Ryan Alessi reports from the Northern Kentucky Lincoln Day dinner: U.S. Rep. Geoff Davis, a Hebron Republican, compared Obama ...

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Obama: "Security Gap" Exists Between Rhetoric And Reality

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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UPDATE: John McCain's camp has responded to Obama, saying his speech fails "National Security 101". On McCain's Iran-Al-Qaeda flap: "To say that inv...

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Aides: Presidents Rarely Have To Make Snap Decisions At 3AM

Washington Post | Michael Abramowitz | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

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There is no dispute, as a dramatic campaign ad from Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign suggests, that presidents get plenty of phone calls at 3 a.m. A...

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Clinton Camp To Obama: You Need To Answer These Questions

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The Clinton camp has released a memo questioning Sen. Obama's capacity to be Commander-in-Chief: Senator Obama has thus far failed to answer key ques...

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Obama Camp: Clinton Foreign Policy A Dramatized Assertion, Clinton Calls His Iraq Plan "Just Words"

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The Obama campaign has released an exhaustive memo on Hillary Clinton's foreign policy experience. They argue that Sen. Clinton's claim that she has ...

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Clinton: McCain And I Have Passed "Commander-In-Chief Threshold"

The Swamp | Rick Pearson | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

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In a Cabinet-style setting, surrounded by retired military leaders, Sen. Hillary Clinton said the public should ask whether Democratic presidential ri...

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McCain's Iraq Barack Attack Shows A Crack

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 06.25.2008 | Media

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The media should be paying attention here, to more than just the first big skirmish of the putative general election, which reframed the foreign policy distinctions between the two candidates.

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