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Win a Trip to Davos

Susan Sawyers | Posted 01.15.2009 | World

Read More: Leadership, President, Switzerland, Francis Collins, Young Global Changemakers, Davos, Bill George, Social Networking, Science, The Davos Debates, Obama, Emma Thompson, Bono, World Economic Forum, Civil Rights, Naomi Campbell, Financial Crisis, World News
Susan Sawyers

The person who submits the best video will be invited, all expenses paid, to attend the annual Davos meeting as a "citizen reporter" and post coverage of the discussions on YouTube.

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Detached in a Shoestorm: Bush's Farewell Faceoff

Matt Stewart | Posted 01.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, President, Press Conference, Bike Crash, Secret Service, Dog, War, Administration, George W. Bush, Iraq, Attack, Shooting, Pretzel, Shoe, George Bush Final Iraq Trip, Video, Man Throws Shoes at Bush, George Bush Iraq Visit, War Wire, Iraqi Throws Shoes at Bush Video, Bush Iraq Shoes Video, Politics News, Iraq Thros Shoes at Bush, Warwire, Man Thros Shoes at Bush Video, Politics News
Matt Stewart

Reagan forgot to duck. Bush didn't. It's unforgettable television that, upon reflection, appears to sum up the man and his presidency.

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Obama Never Promised Me a Rose Garden

Christine Pelosi | Posted 01.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Litmus Test, Decency, President, Debate, Democracy, Christine Pelosi, Progressive Critics, Rose Garden, Barack Obama, Politics News
Christine Pelosi

I don't draw the line at debate -- I draw it at decency: respect for each other, for the rule of law, for the role of America in the world.

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Veteran Actor Frank Langella Offers Frost/Nixon and Insights into A Failed Presidency

Brad Balfour | Posted 01.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Oscar, Ron Howard, Tonys, Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon, Peter Howard, Richard Nixon, Impeachment, Broadway, Theater, Dracula, Film, President, Cinema, Tonys, Ron Howard, Oscar, Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon, Richard Nixon, Impeachment, Broadway, Theater, Dracula, Film, President, Cinema, The Plumbers, Peter Morgan, Brian Grazer, Watergate, Deep Throat, Entertainment News
Brad Balfour

Langella: "Ron [Howard] was about as good as anyone I've ever worked with. He wants the film to be about human beings and wants it to be about the soul of people."

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Political Parties Are Not "Checks" Or "Balances"

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: 60-Vote, Pardon, House, Impeachment, Filibuster-Proof Majority, Executive, Legislative, Democrat, Filibuster, Chambliss, Majority, Democrats, 2008 Election, President, Election, Checks and Balances, Politics, Constitution, Senator, George Washington, Political Party, Chris Weigant, Party, Branch, Georgia, Balance of Power, Runoff, Jim Martin, Saxby Chambliss, Separation of Powers, Senate, Filibuster-Proof, Politics News
Chris Weigant

I'm not worried about whether checks and balances will disappear if Republicans don't have more than 40 seats in the Senate. True checks and balances are more fundamental than party affiliation.

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Barack Obama's Personal Aide Reggie Love Speaks

Graham Bensinger | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tony Parker, Chris Paul, Michelle Obama, Scarlett Johansson, Basketball, Reggie Love, President, Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel, Presidential Campaign, Bill Clinton, John Edwards, Robert Gates, Hillary Clinton, Duke University, Nba, George Bush, President Bush, Politics News
Graham Bensinger

"The most stressful moment is definitely the moments when he asks me for something and I know before I even start looking for it that I don't have it. But I still give a good search around for it."

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Do Americans Want Change?

Henryk A. Kowalczyk | Posted 12.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Change, Barack Obama, Election, President, America, The United States, United States of America, Politics News
Henryk A. Kowalczyk

Straight shooters, like Ron Paul or Dennis Kucinich, telling voters bluntly, how it is, had no chance, since voters elect politicians who tell them what they want to hear.

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Guest Column: Why Obama's Election Should Be Considered Historic

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Chicago, Obama, Racial, CotyJarret, Race, LewDan, Barack Obama, President, Election, Personal History, Politics, History, Eisenstein, Historic First, Racial Legacy, Chris Weigant, African American, Racism, Black, Llewellyn Daniel, Historic, Politics News
Chris Weigant

For only the third time in this column's two-and-a-half year history (see note below), I am turning over my soapbox to a guest columnist. As with bot...

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Jerry Yang Will Resign From Yahoo: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer November 18, 2008

Shelly Palmer | Posted 12.19.2008 | Media

Read More: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Mark Cuban, Jerry Yang, Silverlight, Yahoo!, Resigns, Dallas Mavericks, Mamma.com, Mediabytes, President, Flash, Yahoo, Mlbtv, Shelly Palmer, Barack Obama, 60 Minutes, Ceo, Media News, Star Trek, Adobe, JJ Abrams, Media News
Shelly Palmer

Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang announced that he will resign from his position. The search engine founder, who has had a controversial run as CEO, will contin...

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We Need Change Animals Can Believe In

Michael Markarian | Posted 12.15.2008 | Green

Read More: Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of the Interior, Obama Transition, Barack Obama, Animals, President, Oregon, Green News
Michael Markarian

it's the Agriculture post that perhaps holds the greatest promise for -- and the greatest threat to -- animal welfare.

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Election 2008 Odds and Ends -- Waiting for Missouri and Alaska, Pro-Marijuana Initiatives and More...

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Vice President, Vote Count, Ted Stevens, Ballot, Begich, Marijuana, Washington, Mail-In, Barney Frank, Dea, Provisional, Joe Biden 2008, Oregon, Medical Marijuana, Bilingual Education, Decriminalization, Mccain, Obama, Campaign, Sewage Plant, Missouri, President, Sarah Palin, English, Mark Begich, Stevens, Schedule I, Show Me the Votes, Dog Racing, Schedule II, Runoff, Saxby Chambliss, Laura Egerdal, Election 2008 Coverage, John McCain, Alaska, Assisted Suicide, Chambliss, 2008 Elections, 08, Election Results, 2008 Election, Official Language, Minnesota, Barack Obama, Biden, Election, 08 Election, Elections, Certified, Decriminalize, Vote, Palin, Barack, 2008 Presidential Race, Georgia, San Francisco, George W Bush, Recount, Absentee, Doctor, Jim Martin, Margin, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Chris Weigant

We have had a virtual news blackout on what is going on in the two states we're waiting for -- Missouri's presidential results, and Alaska's senatorial results. Here is what I managed to find out.

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(R)Evolution -- We All Want to Change Your Head

Suzette Standring | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Rock the Vote, Polls, Exit Polls, Martin Luther King, Obama Youth Vote, Voters, Civil Rights, Racism, Black Power, 18 to 24, Barack Obama, President, Election, Inequality, Younger Generation, Flower Power, Change We Can Believe In, Obama Hope, Obama Victory, Yes We Can, Obama Wins, President Obama, Obama Administration, 2008 Presidential Election, Obama Presidency, Obama Idealism, Politics News
Suzette Standring

This new multi-cultural, interracial, eco-green, techno-savvy, globally-minded young generation has made history.

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Elective Friendships

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 12.08.2008 | Living

Read More: Making Friends, Politics, Friendships, Relationships, Shared Values, Bedfellows, Reciprocity, Obama, Election, President, Living, Culture, Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

My world is so small that I even have a hard time relating to people who don't like some of my favorite movies or TV shows. How can we be friends if we don't even laugh at the same jokes?

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A Dream Fulfilled

Aram Khayatpour | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: President, Slavery, Race, Barack, President Obama, Obama, Election, Civil Rights, America, HuffPost Election Reaction, Obama Presidency, Politics News
Aram Khayatpour

We see history often, but sadly that history is usually tragic: 9/11, Katrina, the war in Iraq, this is the history of my generation, but Tuesday we had a different kind of history being made.

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Celebrating Obama's Victory in Kabul

Asma Nemati | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Kabul, Obama, Obama Election Day, President, President Obama, HuffPost Election Analysis, Obama Wins, Afghanistan, 2008 Election, Presidential Results, HuffPost Election Reaction, Election Reaction, Obama Presidency, Obama President, Election Analysis, Politics News
Asma Nemati

November 4, 2008 Today I experienced probably the most exciting event in my life; elections. Voting in a presidential election for the first time in...

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Bush Promises "Complete Cooperation" With Obama

AP | DEB RIECHMANN | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, President Elect, White House, Barack Obama, President Bush, President, January 20th, Politics News

WASHINGTON — President Bush embraced Barack Obama's election victory Wednesday, saying he understands the message of change that was the centerp...

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Obama To Begin Intelligence Briefings

AP | DAVID ESPO and NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Briefing, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, January 20th 2008, President, Politics News

WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama pivoted quickly to begin filling out his new administration on Wednesday, selecting hard-charging Illi...

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America's New President and the Mountain We've Climbed

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: President, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Race, HuffPost Election Reaction, HuffPost Election Analysis, Obama President, Politics News
Madeleine M. Kunin

The country will never be the same. Obama has succeeded in bringing out our better nature, in appealing to our better selves.

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A Whole New Reality

Pamela Gerloff | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: HuffPost Election Reaction, Barack Obama, Dignity, Election Reaction, Obama, Dignity for All, Election Reaction Around the World, Election Coverage, Anything Is Possible, Election, President, Rankism, HuffPost Election Analysis, Obama Presidency, Politics News
Pamela Gerloff

The "everything is possible" mantra is no longer viewable as just a naïve belief, open to scoffing by cynics and pessimists. It's no longer just an idea, a possibility. It happened.

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W&W: Has the Republican Party Died?

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Election Day, Mccain, Party, President Obama, Republican, Obama, President Elect, Gop Died, November 4, Palin, Election, President, Media Lizzy, Celebrity Kids, Wilshire, Election Reaction, Elizabeth Blackley, Wilshire and Washington, Wilshire Washington, Wilshire & Washington, Teresa Valdez Klein, Politics News
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

Elizabeth Blackney of "Media Lizzy" joins co-hosts Maegan Carberry and Teresa Valdez Klein to weigh in on today's presidential election and the natio...

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Final Electoral Math -- My Election Picks

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Tossup, Polls, Vice President, Penultimate, Elector, Election Day, Al Franken, State, Poll, Mccain, Obama, Campaign, Charts, Electoral College, 2008 Electoral Graphics, President, Sarah Palin, Electoral Math, Polling, Electoral, 2008, 2008 Campaign, Election Analysis, Tracking, Bounce, Closed the Deal, Chart, John McCain, Electoral Vote, House, States, Franken, Landslide, 2008 Elections, Joe Biden, 08, Abulsme.com, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Biden, Election, Electoral Votes, 08 Election, Elections, 08 Campaign, Vote, Palin, Barack, 2008 Presidential Race, Samuel Minter, State by State, Battleground, Senate, State Polls, Politics News
Chris Weigant

About the Cartoonist  |  Reprint Policy Because it's Election Day, I'm not going to give a detailed analysis of the past week's polls, as I...

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An Obama Victory Will Itself Reassert US Leadership: First Person of Color to Govern Any Country with a White Majority, Ever

Paul Abrams | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: President, Left-Brain, Obama, Right-Brain, White, Person of Color, Barack Obama, Politics News
Paul Abrams

The election of an African-American man to the presidency is an achievement for which no description is hyperbole: earthquake, transformational, monumental, whatever your pleasure.

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Protecting the Internet as a Global Medium for Freedom

Leslie Harris | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Presidential, Internet, Global, Human Rights, Online, Freedom, Leadkership, President, Election, Politics News
Leslie Harris

The next president has powerful tools at his disposal including diplomacy, trade policy, and foreign aid.

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Barack Obama Is Smarter Than Us

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Left, Vice President, Hysterics, White House, Lefty, Bloggers, Joe Biden 2008, Democratic, Liberal, Mccain, Obama, Campaign, President, Sarah Palin, Win, 2008 Campaign, Vapors, Blogosphere, John McCain, Democrat, 2008 Elections, 08, 2008 Election, Democrats, Barack Obama, Biden, Election, 08 Election, Elections, Progressive, 08 Campaign, Palin, Barack, 2008 Presidential Race, 100 Days, Politics News
Chris Weigant

The Obama campaign did not leak, and they did not squabble amongst themselves in public -- right there, two astounding feats that no other candidate in the race could manage.

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