Richard Holbrooke

Obama's Shortlist Just Got Shorter

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

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Carol Felsenthal

Chris Dodd, Donna Shalala, Richard Holbrooke, David Boren can be scratched from Obama's short list (and perhaps even his long list) for vice president and for cabinet or other high-level positions

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Obama's Foreign Policy Team Does Not Represent Change

Lionel Beehner | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics

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Lionel Beehner

The Obama campaign needs an infusion of young talent and new ideas, not moldy policy from folks whose idea of a rollicking Saturday night is sipping wine at the Council on Foreign Relations.

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Thomas B. Edsall

Obama Moves To The Center

HuffingtonPost.com | Thomas B. Edsall | Posted 06.13.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama faces the difficult task of shifting his message away from the primary electorate to general election voters, while avoiding angering the...

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Obama's Shallow Credentials on National Security Are Dangerous for the Country

Joseph C. Wilson | Posted 03.20.2008 | Politics

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Joseph C. Wilson

Much of the reaction to Sen. Clinton's 3 a.m. ad is from people who have never been involved in foreign policy and certainly never had to field such a call in a crisis situation.

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The Ringing Red Phone and The Runaway Train

Kristen Breitweiser | Posted 03.07.2008 | Politics

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Kristen Breitweiser

The runaway train of the Democratic Party needs to stop. I think it was refreshing to see that Hillary recently mentioned the concept of a unity ticket, and I am dismayed that Obama would not consider a it yet.

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Hillary Heeds Hawks: How Obama's and Clinton's Advisors Mirror Their War Stands

Paul Loeb | Posted 02.09.2008 | Home

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Paul Loeb

A major difference stands out among those the candidates are likely to appoint to key posts in defense, intelligence, and foreign affairs: Almost everyone in Obama's foreign policy team opposed the Iraq War.

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The Real Hillary I Know -- and the Unreal Obama

Joseph C. Wilson | Posted 12.21.2007 | Politics

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Joseph C. Wilson

Obama's supposed "intuitive sense" is no different from Bush's "instincts" and "gut feeling" describing his own foreign policy decision- making. We have been down this road before.

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Hillary's Top Foreign Policy Adviser: She's "More Willing To Use Force Than Her Husband"

Horse's Mouth | Greg Sargent | Posted 12.17.2007 | Politics

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There are few media formulations more loathsome than the phrase "national security Democrat," and I just want to go on record sharing Atrios' annoyanc...

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