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Newt Gingrich Says He May Run For President In 2012

Politics Daily | Patricia Murphy | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics


Newt Gingrich, the former House Speaker and perennial big thinker in the Republican party, said this morning that he will likely run for president in ...

Jason Linkins

Profiles In Twittering: C-SPAN Builds An Online Bridge

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.21.2009 | Media


So, with Twitter somewhere betwtixt the "So Hot Right Now" and "Backlash To The Whole Premise Of Whether It Is Now Or Has Ever Been Hot" stages, it's ...

Will Afghanistan be Obama's Tragic Folly?

Norman Solomon | Posted 01.08.2009 | World


Norman Solomon

Reminiscent of 1965, the tenet that we must send additional troops to Afghanistan is axiomatic in U.S. news media, on Capitol Hill and -- as far as can be discerned -- at the top of the incoming administration.

Kit Bond Tries To Backpedal From Waterboarding Comments

Crooks and Liars | Nicolle Bell | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Obviously, the Republican leadership has gotten to Sen. Kit Bond with the message: You're. Not. Helping. Our. Cause. by likening waterboarding to swim...