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President Barack Obama

A Tale of Two Obamas

Robert Kuttner | Posted 12.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: US Economy, Tarp, Goldman Sachs, Obama Centrist, Federal Deficit, President Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Politics News
Robert Kuttner

This president, who could have been such an insurgent at a moment demanding insurgency, has been so utterly captured by the Wall Street elite, the health insurance industry elite, and the military elite.

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Some Straight Talk on Afghanistan

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 12.06.2009 | World

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Pakistan, President Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, World News
Mayhill Fowler

Marvin Weinbaum, a scholar-in-residence at the Middle East Institute and an Afghanistan expert who visited the White House during the months President Obama was crafting his new AfPak policy, recently spoke to a group of journalists.

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"Nice Work If You Can Get It": My Playlist for a Musical Jobs Summit

David Wild | Posted 12.04.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: 'NSYNC, President Barack Obama, Steely Dan, Todd Snider, Little Village, Harry Chapin, T.I., Maxwell, Obama Jobs Summit, Gary-Us-Bonds, The Police, Silversun Pickups, The Offspring, Jimmy Buffett, The Silhouettes, Talking Heads, Conway Twitty, Jobs Summit, Don Henley, Frank Sinatra, Wilbert Harrison, Gretchen Wilson, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News
David Wild

Obama's job summit was a sincere attempt to bring together great minds to help ease what has become a national crisis. My musical jobs summit -- not so much.

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A Few Small Questions About Obama's Afghanistan Surge

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

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Mayhill Fowler

Why would any civilian, an expert in agriculture or public health or energy infrastructure, be willing to give his or her life for a project to which our president is not fully committed?

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Afghanistan, "So It Goes"

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Obama's Afghanistan Speech, Kurt Vonnegut, Afghan War, President Barack Obama, Lydnon Johnson, Karzai, Vietnamization, Surge, Ptsd, Tet Offensive, Afghanistan Counterinsurgency, Afghanistan Policy, West Point Academy, Vietnam, Richard Nixon, U.S. Military Policy, Harry Truman, 2012 Presidential Election, 2010 Midterm Elections, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

As with Vietnam, the problem in Afghanistan is political, not military. The United States can stay there forever if we want to -- but is it worth it?

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Afghanistan Is the War Obama Always Wanted

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pentagon, Afghan War Strategy, Anti-War Movement, Bush, Iraq War, President Barack Obama, Barack Obama and Afghanistan, Taliban Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, Troop Escalation, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Only the most hopelessly naïve, star struck or a true believer could have ever thought that President Obama would not dump massive numbers of fresh troops into Afghanistan.

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Why Ben Bernanke Should Not be Confirmed, and the Fed Should Keep its Autonomy

Georges Ugeux | Posted 12.01.2009 | Business

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Georges Ugeux

One of the casualties of this crisis is the capacity of economists to read the signs and launch warning signals. While Ben Bernanke understands economics and numbers, he lacks the necessary instincts.

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California: Killing the Goose that Lays the Golden Eggs

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 12.03.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: Paris Hilton, Senator Dave Cogdill, California Higher Education, Lindsay Lohan, California State University, Wal-Mart, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cfa, Public Higher Education, President Barack Obama, California State Politics, AB 656, Senator Dennis Hollingsworth, Board of Trustees, Assembly Bill 656, Home Depot, Higher Education, California Legislature, California Politics, Chancellor Charles Reed, CFA President Lillian Taiz, University of California, Jay Leno, Csu, California Faculty Association, Education Policy, Kfc, Mission Statement, California State University System, Los Angeles News
Joseph A. Palermo

Scwharzenegger and the Republicans who control California's finances have concluded it's not even worth trying to compete with India and China anymore, as evidenced by the "restructuring" of the California State University system.

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Obama-nation: From Hope to Cynicism

Denise Dennis | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lincoln, Economic Stimulus Package, Rahm Emanuel, President Barack Obama, LBJ Vietnam, Economy, Economic Crisis, Health Care Reform, Timothy Geithner, Health Insurance, Fdr New Deal, Obama Administration, Afghanistan War, Politics News
Denise Dennis

Neither Lincoln nor FDR resolved the enormous challenges that faced the United States during their first months or even years of their administrations, yet they went on to become two of our greatest Presidents.

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Obama's War: The Next Best Steps in Afghanistan?

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 12.02.2009 | World

Read More: Gen. Stanley McCrystal, Afghanistan Surge, War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, President Barack Obama, Afghan War, US Aid, War, West Point, State Department, Afganistan, U.S. Military, Gen-Stanley-Mccrystal, Afghan Taliban, Us Troops Afghanistan, Counterinsurgency, World News
Patricia DeGennaro

Both military and civilian leaders need to revisit their management and cooperation efforts, and better define their "jobs" if any progress is to be made.

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Teflon Dick: How Cheney Uses Media For Protection

Linda Milazzo | Posted 12.03.2009 | Media

Read More: House of Representatives, Newspapers, Chevron, Attorney General Holder, Criminal Prosecution, Enron, President Barack Obama, Television Networks, Energy Policy, Democrats, Imperial Presidency, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, Blogs, Constitution, Exxon, Keep America Safe, 2012 Presidential Election, Media Manipulation, Liz Cheney, Radio, Nancy Pelosi, New York Times, Fox News, Paul Krugman, Republicans, Unitary Executive, Senate, Magazines, Media News
Linda Milazzo

Dick Cheney has committed unconstrained, and as yet unprosecuted offenses, that include circumventing the Constitution and lying the nation into war.

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The Hollywood Connection in U.S.-India Relations

Richard F. Celeste | Posted 11.24.2009 | World

Read More: New Delhi, Indian Politics, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, President Barack Obama, President Obama, India, Bollywood, Hollywood, Strategic Relationships, World News
Richard F. Celeste

For all the glamor attached to Hollywood and Bollywood in their home countries, their potential in fostering bilateral ties has been scarcely appreciated. But the entertainment sector can be a foreign policy connection.

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Obama Gets 11-Dimensional Chess Win; Epic Fail for Media, GOP

Matt Osborne | Posted 11.20.2009 | Media

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Matt Osborne

The Republican strategy of delay escalated their misfortune; their "tea party" movement is a great, big Teabagger Fail, and the media's credibility is shot right along with them.

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President Obama's Answers to My Questions

Yoani Sanchez | Posted 11.19.2009 | World

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Yoani Sanchez

I submitted seven questions to the American president, Barack Obama. He kindly took the time to respond; following are the answers I received from the White House.

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President Obama: Don't Lecture China on Censorship

Dave Lindorff | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

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Dave Lindorff

The president himself has gone to court to prevent the release of photographs of US troops torturing captives in Iraq, Afghanistan and at Guantanamo. Talk about censorship!

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Why Europe Feels Rejected By Obama

New York Times | JOHN VINOCUR | Posted 11.16.2009 | World

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Why would an American president not come to a celebration marking the fall of the Berlin Wall, and with it, the triumphant end of the Cold War -- one ...

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Sport at the Annenberg Space for Photography: It's Not Manila But It's a Thrilla

Joel Epstein | Posted 11.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Meadowlands, President Barack Obama, Annenberg Space for Photography, Yogi Berra, Sport, Los Angeles, Sports Illustrated, Sport: Iooss & Leifer, New York Giants, Creative Artists Agency, Sarah Palin, New York Jets, Red Bull, Annenberg Foundation, Mets, New York Knicks, Entertainment News
Joel Epstein

Simply put, the Annenberg Space for Photography is outstanding and is a must see for anyone coming to Los Angeles or for the gazillion locals who already call it home.

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Veteran's Day: Share Your Stories And Memories

Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq Death Count, President Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Global War on Terror, Veterans Day, Iraq, War on Terrorism, Video, Politics News

Veteran's Day commemorates the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, when an armistice signaling the end of World War I des...

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The Night They Brought Old Dixie Back

Linda R. Monk, J.D. | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Virginia, Politics, President Barack Obama, Obama Mississippi, Breaking Politics News, Obama Virginia, Barack Obama, Republicans, Politics News
Linda R. Monk, J.D.

The Republicans are resurgent, at least for now. It's going to be a hard slog in 2010 and 2012 to keep the grassroots fervor alive -- and the funding to sustain it. In Virginia, we are just plain tired.

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The "Goldilocks Principle" and Afghan War Options

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

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Joseph A. Palermo

General McChrystal's recommendation for more troops and material has a distinctly Westmorelandian flavor to it. If approved, it could create an additional $40 to$80 billion per annum in war costs.

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You Can't Lend Charisma

Leighann Lord | Posted 11.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mike Bloomberg, NYC Mayoral Election, Bill Thompson, President Barack Obama, Politics News
Leighann Lord

Maybe Barack didn't campaign harder for Thompson because, deep down, he knew it wouldn't do any good.

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Mr. President: I Challenge You To Quit!

Sadie Nardini | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Michelle Obama, Smoking, Focus, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Breath, Calm, Obama, Breathing, Detox, Quit Smoking, Sadie Nardini, Barack, Fitness, Anxiety, Relaxation, Meet the Press, Living News
Sadie Nardini

Mr. President, I'm sure your stress levels are unbelievable. Yet, if you want to help create change we can believe in, then you must stop bumming cigarettes. I know you've done it, and may do it again.

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Africa's Seat at the Table

President Abdoulaye Wade | Posted 11.05.2009 | World

Read More: G-20 Summit, Governance, President Barack Obama, Malaria, Reform, G-20, Accra Speech, World Bank, g20, Senegal, Food Shortage, Robert Zoellick, Senegal President, United Nations General Assembly, Aids, President Abdoulaye Wade, World News
President Abdoulaye Wade

Battling global warming, the economic crisis, food and energy shortages, and AIDS and malaria requires co-partners, not post-colonial relationships.

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The Wrath of Suburbanites and Independents

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: President Barack Obama, Bob Gates, Larry Summers, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Democrats, 2009 Elections, New Jersey Election, Msnbc, Cnn, Virginia, Jon Corzine, New York's 23rd District, New Jersey, Wall Street, Governors' Races, John King, Tim Geithner, Off-Year Elections, Republicans, Alan Greenspan, 2010 Midterm Elections, Angry Electorate, Voters' Rage, Virginia Election, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

The election results show that no incumbent governor (or incumbent party) can escape the wrath of an electorate that continues to bleed while it watches tax dollars squandered on foreign wars and Wall Street fat cats.

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A New Foreign Policy: Hillary Clinton Targets Pakistan

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 11.03.2009 | World

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Mayhill Fowler

Hillary Clinton's three-day visit to Islamabad and Lahore, which began inauspiciously on the day of the terrorist attacks, was widely derided in the Pakistani press and cursorily covered here at home.

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