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VP Economic Adviser: Bonus Tax 'May Be Dangerous'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.22.2009 | Politics

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Jared Bernstein, chief economic adviser to the vice president, offered on Sunday the strongest White House pushback yet to the bonus tax bill passed b...

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Why Obama Was Smart to Come Out Strongly Against the AIG Bonuses

Mitchell Bard | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

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The Republicans were going to grab onto the populist anti-bank feelings in the country to position themselves as the party of the people, with the Democrats being cast as the party of the bankers.

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McCaskill: I'm Not Sure We Have Votes On Employee Free Choice Act

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.08.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Claire McCaskill said Sunday she was unsure whether she and her fellow Democrats had the votes needed to pass the Employee Free Choice Act, durin...

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Congressional Democrats Made a Big Mistake Including Earmarks in the Spending Bill

Mitchell Bard | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics

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Democrats in Congress could really use a lesson in the art of politics from President Obama. They have handed the Republicans a legitimate issue to complain about, and there isn't a single good reason for it.

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Bank Nationalization: "As American As Apple Pie"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.25.2009 | Politics

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Even before the panel discussion commenced, George Stephanopoulos knew that this would not, in actuality, be a debate. The topic was the nationalizati...

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Republicans Say They'd Support the "Right" Stimulus Bill, But Stimulus for Them Is Only More Tax Cuts

Mitchell Bard | Posted 03.12.2009 | Politics

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If you look closely at what the Republicans are saying, this isn't a debate on the merits of this stimulus legislation, but rather another round of policy battles fought during last year's campaign.

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RNC Chair Steele Doesn't Seem To Understand How The Government Works

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.12.2009 | Media

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Whether or not I have policy disagreements with the the Republican National Committee, I nevertheless would prefer that its chair had, at minimum, a b...

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Steele Confuses Stephanopoulos: Claims Government Jobs "Aren't Jobs," Private Sector Jobs Never Go Away

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.11.2009 | Politics

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There is certainly a political debate to be waged over whether or not government spending can effectively create jobs. But in his interview on This We...

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"Meet The Press" Ratings Lowest Since David Gregory Became Moderator

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 03.08.2009 | Media

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Updated to include Super Bowl note "Meet the Press" posted its lowest ratings since David Gregory became moderator this past week, with the show airi...

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Hamas Is Responsible for the Civilian Casualties in Gaza

Mitchell Bard | Posted 02.05.2009 | World

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By choosing tactical advantages over the safety of its citizens, the terrorist organization chose its military goals over the safety of its fellow Palestinians in Gaza.

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A Role for Oprah in the Obama Administration?

Megan Harris | Posted 01.02.2009 | Politics

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She has succeeded in getting millions of Americans to read. Now she will attempt to transform many of her viewers into political junkies.

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Arianna On ABC's This Week, Along With George Will, David Brooks, Robert Kuttner

Huff TV | Posted 12.24.2008 | Media

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Arianna appeared this morning on ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos. She participated in the Round Table, along with Washington Post columnis...

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Axelrod: No "Potted Plants" In Obama's Cabinet

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 12.24.2008 | Politics

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Appearing on ABC's This Week, senior Obama adviser David Axelrod was asked whether a potential Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would have the "full...

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The Meaning of Change Will Be Tested by the Auto Industry Bailout

Mitchell Bard | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

The question shouldn't be whether or not to bail out the U.S. auto industry, but how assistance to the car manufacturers fits within the larger national energy plan that is greener, self-sustaining and economically positive.

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Ed Rendell Delivers -- For McCain

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

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Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, an all-out Hillary supporter, now supporting Obama in a state that will be key to McCain's fortunes a month from now, continues to be a loose cannon.

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The George Will Revolt

Danielle Celena Belton | Posted 10.25.2008 | Media

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George Will is through with the Straight Talk Express. His Tuesday column is a vigorous literary battering that never lets up as Will exerts his frustration and disappointment with McMaverick.

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It's Time for the "Deregulators" Like McCain to Step Aside and Shut Up

Mitchell Bard | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics

How can a guy like John Boehner, who got us into this mess in the first place, have the unmitigated nerve to try and dictate the terms of how to fix things?

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Gergen: McCain Using Code Words To Attack Obama As "Uppity"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.11.2008 | Politics

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On Sunday, longtime Washington hand David Gergen took umbrage with John McCain's recent attack ads, charging that the Senator was using coded messagin...

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Why the Right's Messaging is Working

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics

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Why is the young brilliant upstart Obama only ahead by single digits. At least part of the reason is this: John McCain knows how to control his message.

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Another McCain Gaffe? Calling Gen. Petraeus the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?

Cenk Uygur | Posted 08.04.2008 | Politics

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I don't think McCain actually thinks Petraeus is the chairman of JCS. But within the context of all of his other gaffes, one has to wonder. Is he slipping and making simple mistakes on a regular basis?

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McCain Fumbles His "This Week" Appearance

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.04.2008 | Politics

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Coming off of a week in which he made several notable gaffes and was overshadowed by his rival's trip overseas, Sen. John McCain was undoubtedly hopin...

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Arianna On ABC's This Week Discussing Obama, McCain And More

Huff TV | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics

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Arianna appeared on ABC's This Week, with George Stephanopoulos, along with Katrina vanden Heuvel, Byron York and Hugh Hewitt.

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Senator Graham: McCain's Policies Would "Absolutely" Be An Extension Of Bush's (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics

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Senator John McCain has aggressively tried to distance himself from Bush in an effort to avoid being tagged by Democrats as running for Bush's third t...

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DNC's Brazile Says Clinton Camp Refused Obama 'Olive Branch'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.09.2008 | Politics

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On today's This Week, Donna Brazile, fresh from yesterday's DNC Rules and Bylaws Tango at the Marriott Wardman Park, broke a little bit of a bombshell...

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Stephanopoulus Calls Rove "Informal Adviser" To McCain Campaign (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 06.02.2008 | Media

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There has been increasing controversy over Fox News' refusal to identify Karl Rove, who is a political analyst for Fox, as an informal adviser to John...

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