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Daoud Kuttab: Searching for the Perfect Arab Democratic Model

2012-05-23T20:49:23Z

The emerging democratic model that Egyptians will produce will most likely become a model for an Arab world longing for an end to autocratic rule that has left Arabs lagging behind the rest of the world.

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Elena Ulansky: Could Gaddafi Scandal Bring Down Sarkozy?

2012-05-03T17:08:35Z

The second round of the French campaign, a.k.a. "le second tour," fought between now and the runoff May 6 is indeed a compelling race.

The main quest...

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Mitchell J. Rabin: Getting Clear About Voting Independent

2012-04-01T23:57:11Z

What matters is having a leader, not a politician, assume political office. And so I suggest that people look to break out of the two-party trance and take on a pro-active role in taking your government back to serve You, your family, your friends, your community.

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Mark Osler: Who's to Blame for Pardon Abuse?

2012-03-19T20:44:45Z

We repeatedly express surprise when this unilateral power is used and are quick to decry the lack of principle behind some uses of the pardon power. Yet we never ask how a candidate would use the pardon power during the election cycle?

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Lawrence M. Krauss: Americans Deserve a Presidential Science Debate

2012-03-19T15:49:23Z

Problems like climate change, biodiversity loss, and crashing fisheries populations are examples where human behavior enabled by the power of science and engineering has outstripped policymaking.

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Alan Schroeder: Now Is the Time for More Republican Presidential Debates

2012-03-14T18:05:55Z

If I were Rick Santorum, I would be challenging Romney to as many one-on-one debates as possible -- and if I were Mitt Romney, I'd do the same with Santorum. It's smart politics for whoever makes the first move.

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Matt Bieber: Philosopher Christopher Robichaud on Truth and Knowledge In the American Political Context

2012-03-06T15:31:53Z

On Obama's birth certificate, on climate, and in lots of other areas, I think we tend to see people speaking out of need or desire, not clear thought. Tribal, partisan interests dominate discourse much more than an honest pursuit of truth.

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Rick Horowitz: GOP Debate Instructions: "Open Mouths, Insert Feet"

2012-02-28T13:35:21Z

Have we seen the last debate of the primary season? Probably. Have we been impressed? You're kidding, right?

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Rob Taub: Bipartisanship on Broadway

2012-02-27T10:03:33Z

This was a time when politicians were smart, oozed tons of charm and weren't shy about drinking bourbon & branch water. The words politics and entertainment are seldom found in the same sentence, but The Best Man is loaded with both.

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Mitt Romney Serves RIck Santorum Up As Pro-Union

2012-02-24T16:37:49Z

WASHINGTON -- In his attempts to tar former Sen. Rick Santorum as fiscally irresponsible, GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has been knocking his o...

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Death Race : The Third Man: Why Ron Paul Is the Steadiest Candidate in the Race

2012-02-24T16:30:00Z

The contrast between the wizened libertarian and the unwrinkled Inquisitioner enabled the agile Romney to split the difference, handing him points that he hadn't completely earned.

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Andy Horowitz: Historic Whoppers at the Republican Debate

2012-02-24T12:48:40Z

Hyperbole is no stranger to political campaigns, and Wednesday night's Republican debate saw some historical (if not historic) whoppers. Here are a few that I noticed.

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Stuart Muszynski: Get a Life: Attend a Funeral

2012-02-23T11:33:00Z

We can either live by the noisy standards of society or we can choose to do better. If we focus on the goodness of America -- on our shared values, aspirations and ideals -- maybe we will be able to share a vision and realize some of our goals.

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Marvin E. Quasniki: The GOP Debate: 20th Time's a Charm

2012-02-23T08:35:43Z

The Republican candidates just finished their 20th and (allegedly) final debate. For those keeping score, that's more debates than Santorum kids plus Romney sons plus Gingrich wives plus Paul eyebrows.

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Head-Scratching Claims Dominate Debate

2012-02-23T08:05:06Z

WASHINGTON -- Twenty Republican presidential debates later, the head-scratching claims kept coming.

Did Mitt Romney really cut taxes as Massachusetts...

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Alan Schroeder: Final Four: The GOP Arizona Debate

2012-02-22T23:11:24Z

Of the four contenders, Rick Santorum had the best night. It has taken him twenty debates, but Santorum finally ended up with the primo onstage real estate, right next to Mitt Romney at the heart of the action.

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Terry Newell: Debate Nation - The Need for Dialogue

2012-02-22T13:59:21Z

While conflict is built into our system of government (the Constitution enshrines political conflict and protects differences of expression), so is the need for consensus. We seem, of late, to be having far more of the former than the latter.

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Michael J. O'Neil: How Santorum Blew It

2012-02-21T11:58:10Z

Santorum has apparently taken a pass on the opportunity to deliver a potentially devastating double knockout to Romney (Michigan and Arizona). And it is now probably too late for him to reverse this

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Eric Segall: Why Rick Santorum Is a Menace and a Libertarian's Worst Nightmare

2012-02-21T12:20:20Z

Santorum is not a person who believes government should stay out of people's private moral choices. Quite the contrary, he wants the government to impose idiosyncratic and disputable moral and religious values on those who don't share those particular beliefs.

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DU Releases Details For 2012 Presidential Debate

2012-02-21T09:51:21Z

You can't fault them for timing. Officials at the University of Denver spent Presidents Day unveiling preparations (and a fancy new logo) for the 201...

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Alan Schroeder: Back From Hiatus: Return of the GOP Debaters

2012-02-19T12:33:17Z

After nearly a month-long hiatus, the reality television series known as the GOP presidential primary debates returns to the small screen on Wednesday. As the players reassemble for their 20th debate of the season, what should viewers expect?

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David Fagin: GOP Candidates Unanimously Agree to Eliminate Facts From Future Debates

2012-02-17T11:07:06Z

Hot-button issues, such as, "A woman's right to choose" will be watered down to the more fashionable, "A woman's right to Jimmy Choos."

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Remy M. Maisel: Booing the Golden Rule: How Adversarial Journalism Is Hurting America

2012-02-16T13:23:55Z

Aside from creating a false dilemma between two options when many others exists, even asking the question that way implies that the fact that we will be assassinating suspected terrorists oversees is already settled, and now the discussion is just a matter of deciding on the methods.

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Dr. Cheryl Pappas: Horse Racing or Presidential Election?

2012-02-03T11:56:06Z

Americans love sports. These following nine months leading up to the presidential election appear sadly almost exclusively to be a sport for most Ame...

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Michael Roth: Go Positive!

2012-02-01T15:08:05Z

I'm embarrassed to say that one of the key places where candidates and citizens acquire a taste for -- and skills in -- negativity is higher education. For decades now, we have promoted a culture of criticism in which you show how smart you are by tearing apart somebody else's ideas.

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