Warren Christopher

Putting the 'Change' Back in "Change You Can Believe In": The Two Faces of Barack Obama

Marshall Auerback | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics


Marshall Auerback

A broad number of polls indicate that progressive opinion, particularly in the area of health care, is much more profoundly aligned with popular opinion than the damp squib of a proposal currently being championed by the president.

Obama Meeting James Baker And Warren Christopher, Chairmen of War Powers Commission

Huffington Post | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics


Barack Obama will meet tomorrow with Warren Christopher and James Baker, the chairmen of the War Powers Commission, according to a release sent out by...

Colin Powell for Middle East Envoy -- Dennis Ross for US Ambassador to Israel?

Steve Clemons | Posted 12.26.2008 | Politics


Steve Clemons

Colin Powell could be the person asked to do the broad negotiating and arm twisting to achieve the Obama administration's foreign policy objectives with Iran and in Arab-Israel peace negotiations.

Obama, Bill Clinton and the Media "Center"

Norman Solomon | Posted 12.21.2008 | Media


Norman Solomon

The fog of memory and the spin of media are teaming up to explain that Obama must hew to "the center" if he knows what's good for his presidency.

Seth Colter Walls

Obama Campaign: "A Lot Of Disinformation" About Transition Advisers

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama's transition team pushed back on Wednesday morning against an AP report claiming that former Sen. Sam Nunn and former Secretary of State ...

Obama Taps Veteran Dems For Pentagon, State Handover

Huffington Post | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics


Obama's brain trust continues to grow. The president-elect has hired former Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Sam Nunn to help shepherd his Pe...

James Baker Punches George Bush in the Face with New War Proposal

Jackson Williams | Posted 03.28.2009 | Politics


Jackson Williams

James Baker has joined his nemesis in recommending a stunning new piece of federal legislation -- a law designed to rein in future presidents who want to go to war half-cocked.

Former Secretaries Of State: Scrap War Powers Resolution

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The next time the president goes to war, Congress should be consulted and vote on whether it agrees, according to a bipartisan stud...

HBO's "Recount" Rips Open 2000 Wounds

New York Times | Edward Wyatt | Posted 05.22.2008 | Entertainment


Wounds from the Florida recount, still healing for many Democrats, are being ripped open again for some prominent former advisers to Al Gore. They say...