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State of the Union

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Key Centrists Rally Around Conrad's Co-op Plan For Health Care (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics

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Two centrist Senators who will play vital roles in the health care debate, said on Sunday that they were intrigued by the idea of structuring co-opera...

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Tom Ridge: Cheney Is Wrong About Obama (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 05.22.2009 | Politics

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In an interview airing this Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union," former Bush Administration Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge told John King that...

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Tracey Ullman Spoofs Arianna & Obama In Season Premiere (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 04.13.2009 | Comedy

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On last night's season premiere of Tracey Ullman's "State of the Union," she had a go at Arianna and Barack Obama. The spoof involves “U.S.-Helenic...

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An Antidote Called Hope

Javier Sierra | Posted 03.10.2009 | Green

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Javier Sierra

To the environmental movement, the first month and a half of the Obama presidency has been what the New York Times calls "an astonishing turnaround."

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Will The VA Take On Big Insurance?

Peter J. Ognibene | Posted 03.04.2009 | Politics

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Peter J. Ognibene

The Department of Veterans Affairs faces a crucial decision: Will it take on the private insurance companies that have long enjoyed a free ride at the VA's -- and taxpayers' -- expense?

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Friday Talking Points [67] -- Washington At Warp Speed

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

We open today's column with a mental image -- a gigantic metal turtle-bot, inching its way along. Clomp, clomp, clomp... it moves forward so slowly y...

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Jindal's Speech: Phenom Falls Flat!

Rick Horowitz | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

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Rick Horowitz

Jindal, you've had the misfortune to run into two of the greatest pitfalls in our business: The Curse of Heightened Expectations, and The Curse of Multiple Messages.

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Partisans and Sinking Ships

Max Fraad Wolff | Posted 02.26.2009 | Business

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Max Fraad Wolff

We need public goods spending and we need it now. Without social glue, we risk more of what we have seen.

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State of the Union

Sen. Fritz Hollings | Posted 02.26.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Fritz Hollings

The president mentioned Teddy Roosevelt's call for reform of health care costs, but he should have spent more time on Roosevelt's exclamation: "Thank God I'm not a free trader."

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Tiger's Return to Golf is Great for TV: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer February 26, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 02.26.2009 | Media

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Shelly Palmer

Tiger Woods will return to PGA play this weekend for the first time since June. Back from rehab Woods will participate in the Accenture Match Play C...

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Return Of The Son Of The Great Communicator

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.25.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

The "Great Communicator," for our younger readers who were not exposed to him, was what the media eventually decided to call President Ronald Reagan. ...

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Bobby Jindal: Fresh Face, Same Old Arguments

Mike Lux | Posted 02.25.2009 | Politics

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Mike Lux

Thanks, Gov. Jindal, for offering a fresh face to conservative Republican policies. Too bad the ideas themselves are so incredibly stale.

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Grateful Nation Thanks Jindal for Gift of Laughter

Andy Borowitz | Posted 02.25.2009 | Comedy

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Andy Borowitz

Across the country, Americans of all walks of life are giving thanks to Gov. Jindal for giving them the most precious gift of all: the gift of laughter.

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Bobby Jindal's Time Machine

Morgan Warners | Posted 02.25.2009 | Politics

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Morgan Warners

Dear Governor Jindal, We're all here in 2009. But you're all over the place! It's like you hopped into a time machine and left your brain with the 2...

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Restore the Republic

Gary Hart | Posted 02.25.2009 | Politics

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Gary Hart

No single step would revitalize our fearful national spirit more than a new era of civic republicanism.

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Obama's Call to Rebuild

Jim Wallis | Posted 02.25.2009 | Politics

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Jim Wallis

This wasn't really a budget speech, or even a State of the Union. It was a call to rebuild a country -- from its infrastructure, to its economy, to its values.

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A Balanced What? Balanced Growth, Not A Balanced Budget

Harry Moroz | Posted 02.25.2009 | Business

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Harry Moroz

The debate about balanced budgets should be employed only in the face of outrageous tax cuts that provide no benefit for future Americans.

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Three "Anything But Ordinary" Americans Who Inspired The President (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Verena von Pfetten | Posted 02.25.2009 | Living

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***Scroll down for slideshow.*** Last night, Obama gave his first address before congress. But the real winners of the evening were the ordinary citi...

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Obama and the Revival of Responsibility

Robert Creamer | Posted 02.25.2009 | Politics

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Robert Creamer

Last night Barack Obama spoke to Americans as adults. He told America that responsibility for others is not just a stupid value for chumps -- but the definition of begin a grown-up.

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The One Word Obama Now Owns More Than Any Other

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 02.25.2009 | Politics

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Jeffrey Feldman

A fundamental shift in how Americans understand the word investment since Barack Obama became president was the key factor underlying the political theater of last night.

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The Great American Makeover

James Moore | Posted 02.25.2009 | Home

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James Moore

I've never lived in the country the president was detailing last night; none of us has, but we have always been told it is a possibility. And in the midst of crisis, Obama says it is within our grasp.

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Mission Accomplished: National Poll Reports Obama Speech Provoked "Inspiration" Across the Board

Greg Mitchell | Posted 02.25.2009 | Politics

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Greg Mitchell

A national study among 1,600 Democrats, Republicans and Independents revealed that "inspiration" was the emotion felt most among viewers, including better than 1 in 4 Republicans.

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Day of Reckoning in Health Care

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 02.25.2009 | Living

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Alison Rose Levy

After last night's speech, the advocates of a sea change in health care have a new champion.

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Energy Talk In The State Of The Union And The Rebuttal

Huffington Post | Posted 02.25.2009 | Green

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Last night's State of the Union speech held no real surprises for environmentally-minded watchers. The president sounds like he's ready for, well, cha...

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Getting Warmer

Robert Scheer | Posted 02.25.2009 | Politics

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Robert Scheer

While Obama promised an end to the Iraq disaster, he once again left open the door to the United States being trapped in an even more treacherous quagmire in Afghanistan.

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