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Presidency

Bush's Two Chilliest Words Yet: "So What?"

Erica Heller | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Bush's Legacy, Hurricane Katrina, War Crimes, Presidency, Karl Rove, Rod Blagojevich, Rachel Maddow, Keith Olbermann, Bush So What, Politics News
Erica Heller

He is the very epitome of a So What President. So what if the Katrina victims rot? So what if the world hates us? So what if our actions resonate everywhere with dire, catastrophic consequences?

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The (Liberal) Faith of George W. Bush

Paul Raushenbush | Posted 01.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Religion, ABC Nightline, Creationism, George W. Bush, Evolution, Biblical Literalism, God, Presidency, Faith, Politics News
Paul Raushenbush

George Bush revealed that his approach to the bible, evolution and to other religions has more in common with liberal protestants than with his fundamentalist political amen corner.

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More Nuttiness on the Obama Birth Certificate Non-Issue

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Barack Obama Birth Certificate Controversy, Presidency, Lawsuits, Obama Birth Certificate, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The cases won't go anywhere but that's less important than the attention, publicity, and mischief making that the frivolous Obama hounders can cause.

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Behind the Screwy Obama Birth Certificate Controversy

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 12.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Enemies, Constitution, Barack Obama, Presidency, Hawaii Officials, Us Citizenship, Obama Borth Certificate, Campaign Issues, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

At first glance it defied credulity that the... Chicago Tribune would do something as screwball as giving any credence to the issue of whether... Obama is really a U.S. citizen or not.

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Red Flags Fly High on Obama's Economic Team

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 12.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Phil Gramm, Larry Summers, Barack Obama, Economic Crisis, Bill Clinton, Glass-Steagall Act, Presidency, Wall Street, W. Bush, Financial Meltdown, Obama Lawrence Summers, Obama Cabinet, Obama's Economic Team, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Lawrence Summers should be hailed as the go-to guy for Obama to turn to for help in sorting out some of the economic mess. But his role in helping create some of that economic mess raises a red flag.

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Obama Assassination Jitters

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 12.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Robert Kennedy, Assassination, Martin Luther King, Barack Obama, Presidency, Secret Service, Jfk, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

There is a very real danger of violence to Obama. That's the unfortunate price that elected officials, in this case a new president, who inspire hope must pay.

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Not Black President Obama, Just President Obama

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: White House, Race, Barack Obama, Presidency, Presidential Race, Obama White House, President Elect Barack Obama, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The ritual preface of the word "black" in front of any and every achievement or breakthrough that an African-American makes is insulting, condescending and minimizes their achievement.

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The President and the Planet, On a Budget

DotEarth | Andrew C. Revkin | Posted 12.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Population, Politics, Global, Poverty, President Obama, Military, Defense, Equity, Economics, Climate, Disease, Sustainability, Presidency, Barack Obama, Global Warming, Climate Change, Green News

President-elect Barack Obama on Jan. 20 will become the most important leader of a species that has exploded in just six generations from a total popu...

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Responsibility of Obama Victory Falls on Us

Daniel Riggs | Posted 12.06.2008 | Home

Read More: Obama Victory, Obama Responsibilities, Election Reaction, Election Day, Barack Obama Win, President Obama, Obama Expectations, November 4, Election Results, Obama Wins Election, Obama Campaign, Presidency, Home News
Daniel Riggs

No man has ever accomplished all that Obama has with his candidacy. His responsibility to us is to live up to those promises. And our responsibility to him--and our selves--is to make sure that he lives up to the promises.

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Excuse Me, but Has Anyone Noticed?

Paula Gordon | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Presidency, Unqualified, President, Lobbyists, Cindy McCain, Mismanagement, Politics News
Paula Gordon

Sen. McCain did not know his own wife was a pilot. He did not know she was adopting a child. He did not know she was a drug addict.

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Triage 101

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Powell, White House, Line of Succession, Blue State, Palin, Rice, Red State, Racism, Mccain, Obama, Republican Party Problems, Presidency, Republican Party, Raise Taxes, Politics News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

McCain/Palin work their way around the country, turning embattled red states into so many wounded soldiers to be sorted out for treatment based on medical necessity.

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Five Things President Obama Can do to Keep the Fox Guys Off His Back

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Conservatives, Barack Obama, Housing Foeclosures, Economy, Bill Clinton, Fox Network, Iraq, Wall Street, Presidency, Republicans, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Obama's not Houdini and he can't magically make the economic mess go away. But, he can prod Congress to use some bailout money to help these severely distressed homeowners.

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Why Obama Can't Shake McCain

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Political Rumors, snopes.com, John Kerry, Lies, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, George W. Bush, B Arack Obama, Michael Dukakis, AP Poll, Myths, Presidency, John McCain, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

That nagging AP poll hints at something that has bedeviled the Obama campaign from day one, and that's the inability to put McCain away. How could that happen?

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Is This The End Of The "Tough Guy" President?

Ron Mwangaguhunga | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Toughness, John McCain, Presidency, Tough Guy Politics, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Unilateral Politics, Tough Guy President, David Brooks, George W. Bush, Multilateral, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Ronald Reagn, Barack Obama, Dubya, Politics News
Ron Mwangaguhunga

The testosterone party is over. And not a moment too soon. America is looking for another type of President, a multilateralist -- flexible, able to admit his or her error, self-examined, and intellectual.

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Voters in Ohio: We've Had Enough Hard Times

Teresa McCoy | Posted 11.21.2008 | Home

Read More: John McCain, Obama, Election, Presidency, Barack Obama, Economy, McCain Economy, Ohio McCain, Ohio Obama, Middle Class Ohio, Election 2008, Obama Economy, Campaign 2008, Home News
Teresa McCoy

I hear real fear in voices when friends and neighbors say they don't know how they will pay their gas bill this winter, how they can possibly raise the money they need to send their children to college. Or how the price of everything keeps going up.

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ACORN Isn't Obama's Swiftboat, But It Can Distract

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Acorn, Gop. 527 Committees, Barack Obama, Justice Department, Vote Fraud, Fbi, Democrats, Presidency, Voter Registration Drive, John McCain, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The attack against the ACRON is old news: GOP officials and politicians have trotted out the allegations of an ACORN voter hijack plot since 2006.

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Preventing the Next Privacy Disaster

Leslie Harris | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Consumer Privacy, Choicepoint, Internet Privacy, Cabinent, 100 Days, Washington, Disaster, Congress, Ftc, Presidency, Privacy, Commission, Election, Legislation, Law, Technology, Politics News
Leslie Harris

The next president steps into a landscape where the capacity to collect, store and exchange sensitive personal information has outgrown the legal framework that protects that information.

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Mavericks Don't Lead

Jacqueline Leo | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Visionaries, Leadership, John McCain, Mavericks, Critics, Presidency, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Election, Congress, Congressional Career, Election Promises, Politics News
Jacqueline Leo

The reason John McCain is ten points behind Barack Obama is, ironically, one of the main reasons people want to vote for him -- he's a maverick.

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The Biggest Missed Opportunity

Aaron Harber | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Financial Crisis, John McCain, Wall Street Crisis, Election, Wall Street, Barack Obama, Winning November's Election, Presidency, Politics News
Aaron Harber

Instead of "going for broke" and trying to hit a home run to win the game, their strategists are insisting on extreme caution.

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Sarah Palin To Replace Patti Lupone in Gypsy?

Avery Corman | Posted 10.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sarah Palin, Acting, Ronald Reagan, 2012 Election, Bridge to Nowhere, Gypsy, Patty Lupone, Rose, Election 2008, Presidency, Charles Gibson, Politics News
Avery Corman

A member of the producing team for the revival of Gypsy confirmed internal discussions for the replacement of Patti Lupone and Sarah Palin is a leading choice.

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Lessons for Obama

Mike Bonifer | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, Mike Bonifer, 2008 Campaign, Obama, Clintons, Mccain, Democratic, Presidency, Gamechangers, Improvisation for Business, Politics News
Mike Bonifer

This is how we do it, said the Political Masters to the Eager Student. Watch and learn. Stub Up, Young Candidate. Look at how stubborn we are. You...

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Why Hillary's Folks Won't Quit

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 09.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Red States, Hillary Democrats, Democrats, Barack Obama, Presidency, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

It's not just Hillary and Bill's ego, bruised feelings, and over inflated political self importance, to appease her supporters that move Clinton to agree to keep her name in play -- it's fear of losing this election.

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Democrats Can Show Some Moral Decency by Not Kicking Edwards Under the Bus

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Dan Fowler, Poverty, Barack Obama, Economic Democracy, Love Affairs, Democratic National Convention, John Edwards, Democrats, Presidency, Health Care, Hillary Clinton, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Edward's much needed and almost never heard populist message didn't mark him as a threat. The bare possibility that many Americans actually got his message about poverty and neglect made him a threat.

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Paris Hilton Notwithstanding, Paparazzi Candidates Do Turn off Voters

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 09.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Oprah, Paris Hilton, Pew Research Center, Britney Spears, Presidency, Barack Obama. John Mccain, Celebrities, George Clooney, Bono, Barack Obama, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

A whole lot of Americans are getting weary of seeing and hearing about Obama -- nearly half of independents said they saw too much of him.

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Clinton's Not a Racist, but There's a Reason Many Blacks Think He Is

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Black Democrats, White House, James Clybun, Barack Obama, Black Voters, Bill Clinton, Racism, Congressional Black Caucus, Democrats, Presidency, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton Black Community, Bill Clinton Black Voters, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

As Bill stepped up his Hillary barnstorm, it marked him as a racial enemy who threatened to dash many blacks' dream of getting not an honorary, but a genuine African-American in the White House.

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