President Reagan

Both Sides: Has Obama Grown in Office? OK to Tout OBL Death?

HuffPost Radio | Posted 05.06.2012

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2011-11-29-20111107bothsidesnow.jpgWhat matters more with Bin Laden - the raid or an ad? Dizzy Dean: "It ain't bragging if you done it."

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Mike Sacks

Supreme Court's Women Celebrate 30 Years Of Female Justices

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 04.12.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The only four women to serve as Supreme Court justices gathered Wednesday night to celebrate Sandra Day O'Connor's pathbreaking arrival...

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Greater Lawlessness Causes Great Recessions

Harlan Green | Posted 05.19.2012

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Harlan Green

Greg Smith's unveiling of Goldman Sachs' "culture" of profits ahead of clients' interests was nothing new. But there is little mention of the behavior that caused our economic decline into the Great Recession.

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Professors Do Not Love Reagan Enough: Report

Posted 04.08.2012

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Do you love Reagan enough? Well, apparently your professors don't. According to a poll done by Young America's Foundation, a conservative youth gr...

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Both Sides Now: Reagan and Matalin Debate Obama's 'Patriotic Populism' and Newt-Nancy

HuffPost Radio | Posted 01.30.2012

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2011-11-29-20111107bothsidesnow.jpgDid Obama's "America is Back" SOTU rebut the Alinsky, socialist unamerican slurs? Reagan and Matalin debate the State of Obama, Mitt's comeback and Newt's embrace of Ron's mom.

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Eleanor and Kara -- We Knew You When

Mike Smith | Posted 11.20.2011

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Mike Smith

The girls were well-travelled, well-heeled, well-bred, well... they were Washington women! In the end, when political sons and daughters come to Washington, they belong to us.

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Both Sides Now: Obama vs. GOP/Perry vs. Social Security/Reagan vs. Cheney

HuffPost Radio | Posted 11.11.2011

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2010-06-28-bothsides_pull.jpg Mary Matalin and Ron Reagan sharply disagree on whether Obama was passionate or merely political in his jobs address, Perry presidential or just a "gunslinger" in his first debate, and author Cheney a brilliant strategist and/or war criminal.

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Republicans Trying to End Small Business Programs Again

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 10.10.2011

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Lloyd Chapman

Well, it looks like they are at it again in Washington. Republicans in the Senate are once again trying to end all small business programs for women, minorities and veterans.

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Why Are Republicans Playing With Fire?

Harlan Green | Posted 10.05.2011

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Harlan Green

The reports that 4,000 FAA employees and up to 70,000 airport construction workers narrowly escaped being laid off until Labor Day because Congress went on vacation is unbelievably true.

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Obama's Jobs Pivot

Joe Peyronnin | Posted 10.02.2011

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Joe Peyronnin

Mr. President, why would you think that Republicans, who control the House and can prevent cloture in the Senate, would ever do anything that may help get you re-elected? Job number one for you is job creation -- please take the lead.

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Palin's 'Undefeated' Playing In Highlands Ranch Today

The Huffington Post | Andrea Rael | Posted 08.13.2011

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The Sarah Palin-approved documentary titled "The Undefeated" opens at an AMC theater in Highlands Ranch and nine other cities today, July 15. Coincide...

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If the Sun Shines on the White House, Will it Make a Difference?

Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 09.06.2011

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Jonathan A. Schein

Last October, Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu promised that by the end of this spring, the White House would have solar panels on its rooftop as well as a solar water heater installed. Would it surprise you to learn that this has not happened yet?

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Did We Save Bin Laden From a "Fate Worse Than Death"?

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 08.24.2011

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Blake Fleetwood

It would have been better and wiser for us and the world -- and worse for al Qaeda -- if we hadn't summarily assassinated Osama bin Laden.

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Both Sides Now: Debating Romney and Palin, Global Warming, Edwards and Weiner

HuffPost Radio | Posted 06.05.2011

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2010-06-28-bothsides_pull.jpgMary Matalin and Ron Reagan discuss why Romney isn't doing better and whether Palin could do any worse. Plus there's strong disagreement over global warming and Germany's nuclear punt.

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The Tax Man Cometh -- Just Not for Everybody

Leo Hindery, Jr. | Posted 06.12.2011

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Leo Hindery, Jr.

Tax avoidance becomes inappropriate when it is the nation's major corporations that, through the efforts of their lobbyists, become the architects of the very tax avoidance schemes that they then take advantage of.

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Jim and Sarah Brady: Beyond Politics to Idealism

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 05.29.2011

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Dennis A. Henigan

Thirty years ago, a disturbed young man with a $22 revolver almost ended the lives of Ronald Reagan and his press secretary, James Brady. Like other anniversaries of historic events, this one is cause for reflection.

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The Human Costs of HIV Stigma, And What You Can Do to Change the Story

Kat Griffith | Posted 05.28.2011

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Kat Griffith

We can't end the AIDS epidemic without fighting the stigma, silence and fear associated with it. People aren't getting tested (or even treated if they test positive) because they're afraid of the consequences.

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Governor Palin Viewing the Abyss and the National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Raymond J. Learsy

To question whether the government should fund these institutions is a legitimate issue. But to refer to the NEA and NEH as 'frivolous' institutions becomes a reflection on her wisdom and character.

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Ronald Reagan: Setting the Record Straight

Bob Burnett | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bob Burnett

Ronald Reagan has been out of the White House for twenty-two years but his legacy lingers on, leading us down the path to "Twilight in America."

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100 Years of Reagan

Will Durst | Posted 05.25.2011

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Will Durst

Let us not forget, the Father of Modern Conservatism routinely fell asleep during Cabinet meetings, consulted astrology charts for the most auspicious time to take foreign policy trips, said ketchup is a vegetable and trees cause pollution.

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Ron Reagan on His Father's Legacy

David Goodman | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Goodman

One of the most admired presidents of the 20th century, Reagan has achieved an almost God-like status in today's Republican Party. A few days ago, I talked with his son, Ron Reagan, about his father's legacy.

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Remembering Ronald Reagan -- The Man Not the Icon

Terry Newell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Terry Newell

If we wish to remember President Reagan on his 100th birthday, we could do no better than to recall that he did what he felt was right for America, even if that meant angering some in his own party.

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What President Reagan Told Me About America

Ken Dychtwald Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ken Dychtwald Ph.D.

What Ronald Reagan taught me on the occasion of his 79th birthday is that believing in America is terrific, but loving America is an even higher form of patriotism.

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CNN Killed Gabrielle Giffords, But We Didn't Kill Jim Brady

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

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Reese Schonfeld

None of the sources on Giffords "death" were "in the room" either. Maybe the news networks will remember to get "in the room" reports before they report a story next time, but I doubt it.

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U.S. Court of Appeals Ruling: Major Setback for German Companies and Turkish Denialists

Harut Sassounian | Posted 05.25.2011

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Harut Sassounian

In a stunning development, a federal appeals court reversed its earlier ruling and decided extending the deadline for lawsuits was constitutional, after all.

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