Obama Policy

NEA Conference Call "Inappropriate," Says White House, New Guidelines Issued

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — White House officials told agencies across the government Tuesday they should take care to avoid even the appearance that politics ...

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Now More Than Ever -- Stand By Obama

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

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Frank Schaeffer

Who on the Left is "disappointed" with President Obama? Raise your hands then hang your heads in shame.

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Sam Stein

Brzezinski: Obama Risks Getting "Bogged Down" In Afghanistan

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.21.2009 | Politics

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President Obama's decision to deploy an additional 17,000 troops to Afghanistan has, as was expected, provoked concern among foreign policy observers ...

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Sam Stein

Gitmo Protesters Descend On Obama Transition Headquarters

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

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On Monday, it was reported that Barack Obama was prepared to issue an executive order shortly after taking office to close down the United States mili...

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Sam Stein

McCain: GOP Must Work With Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

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Reverting to the role of Republican foil that made him an unpopular figure for many conservatives, John McCain argued on Friday that historical circum...

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A Center-Left Agenda for the First 100 Days

Katrina vanden Heuvel | Posted 12.10.2008 | Politics

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Katrina vanden Heuvel

Working overtime, the Inside-the-Beltway Punditocracy continues to reveal its ability to ignore reality with its claims that this is still a center-right nation, despite all evidence to the contrary.

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Congratulations From a Conservative

Douglas MacKinnon | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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Douglas MacKinnon

While it may anger some of my fellow conservatives, I want President-elect Obama to succeed. More than that, I need him to succeed. Rhetoric is easy but results are hard and often fleeting.

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Barack Obama and My Kids

Julie Menin | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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Julie Menin

Without first acquiring a track record of reaching across the aisle, one of the greatest opportunities to create a modern "New Deal" to help Americans across the country will be lost.

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Which Obamanomics?

Robert D. Atkinson, Ph.D. | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Robert D. Atkinson, Ph.D.

What economic doctrine will "Obamanomics" be based on? Will it be Rubinomics with its focus on fiscal discipline and reigning in spending? Neo-Keynesianism? Or will it be Innovation Economics?

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Main Street's Agenda: Give Workers the Tools to Lead and Sustain a Recovery

Thomas Kochan | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

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Thomas Kochan

Main Street America is sending a clear message to Washington these days: Don't direct all your help to Wall Street. Give us the tools we need to dig ourselves out of our own economic crisis.

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Calling All Policy Gurus

Amanda Michel | Posted 10.19.2008 | Home

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Amanda Michel

We are tired of talking so much about lipstick and lapel pins. At OffTheBus - HuffPost's citizen-produced election coverage site - we are devoting the...

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Don't Think of a Maverick! Could the Obama Campaign Be Improved?

George Lakoff | Posted 10.12.2008 | Politics

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George Lakoff

Obama needs to be Obama again, the inspiring figure who gives us hope, not the dull policy wonk. Post-Palin, the Obama-Biden campaign seems to have become the Gore-Kerry-Hillary campaign.

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Obama Starts Working On Legislative Agenda

Washington Post | Posted 09.28.2008 | Politics

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Eager to avoid the missteps that plagued the first months of the Clinton administration, aides to Barack Obama have begun working in concert with top ...

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New Obama Book On Policy Coming Out This Fall

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics

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NEW YORK — Whether they like him or oppose him, readers want to hear more about Barack Obama. "The Obama Nation," an anti-Obama book written by...

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Obama's Most Important Speech Was Not About Race

Sanford D. Horwitt | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

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Sanford D. Horwitt

Playing it safe will not win this election; the country is not merely ready for "change"; it is ready for real reform -- the word that Obama used over and over in last year's New Hampshire speech.

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Seth Colter Walls

How Obama Can Fight On National Security

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 06.05.2008 | Politics

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Republicans clearly think Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the chink in Sen. Barack Obama's national security armor. In its rapid response emails, the McCain ca...

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Disappointed Bloggers Redo ABC Debate And Obama Responds

Christine Escobar | Posted 05.07.2008 | Home

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Christine Escobar

The Democratic debate in Philadelphia was a farce. So Democratic bloggers at MOMocrats asked Obama to answer a series of real questions online. And he did.

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Obama In Indiana: Dispatches From GroundReport.com

Rachel Sterne | Posted 05.06.2008 | Home

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Rachel Sterne

At an Indianapolis press conference, Obama struggled to draw a clear distinction for voters between his policies and those of Hillary Clinton. "It's tough," he said, "a lot of our differences get blurred."

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