Anybody shocked by nasty GOP attacks on Obama must have forgotten what happened to the last Democratic president
By Gene Lyons Sep 17, 2009
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The maverick of days past might be deadlocked with Obama now if he hadn't let the Republican right hijack the Straight Talk Express.
By Walter Shapiro
October 29, 2008
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The Pygmalion strategist from Texas built up the Republican Party by exploiting the religious right -- and now his handiwork is crumbling.
By Lou Dubose
August 14, 2007
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Days after the death of the Rev. Jerry Falwell, Newt Gingrich delivered a commencement address at Falwell's Liberty University. Read it here.
May 21, 2007
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Jerry Falwell spent a career demonizing others. Upon his death, what else could he expect in return?
By Alan Wolfe
May 15, 2007
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As John McCain eyes the White House in '08, he is at war with himself over Bush's escalation in Iraq.
By Mark Benjamin
February 20, 2007
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Hitching his political wagon to Bush has hurt the senator's chances to become president. But as his political colleagues can attest, it's the Republican front-runner's volatile temper that may derail his Straight Talk Express for good.
By Sidney Blumenthal
January 18, 2007
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Will John McCain abandon his principled opposition to a federal ban on gay marriage to suck up to the religious right?
By Joe Conason
May 12, 2006
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News that doesn't involve shuffling Card.
By Tim Grieve
March 28, 2006
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By pandering to Christian zealots, Bush has come close to establishing a national religious party. But reality is crashing in.
By Sidney Blumenthal
March 23, 2006
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At a black church in Philadelphia, Martin Luther King Jr.'s niece joined Jerry Falwell and Rick Santorum to denounce critics of Samuel Alito.
By Michelle Goldberg
January 9, 2006
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Jack Abramoff and his deeply religious right-wing cronies express their "biblical worldview" by swindling Indian tribes and bribing legislators. Verily, mysterious are the ways of the Lord.
By Joe Conason
January 6, 2006
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In protests at two soldiers' funerals, members of a Kansas church say God is punishing U.S. troops because their country tolerates homosexuality.
By T.G.
August 29, 2005
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Democratic guru Jim Wallis's strategy to woo "values voters" compromises on abortion in unacceptable ways.
By Frances Kissling
August 12, 2005
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Billy Graham's last crusade, at Shea Stadium, was a lot tamer than the fire-breathing revivals of my youth -- but the crowd was a lot more interesting.
By Elizabeth Spiers
June 27, 2005
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Invoking bin Laden, Nazism and beheading by chainsaw, right-wingers pulled out all the stops to make their case for "saving" Terri Schiavo.
By Mark Follman
March 30, 2005
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The famous ex-preacher's wife talks about her new self-help book, kicking Ativan, forgiving Jerry Falwell, and why she's a gay icon.
By Amy Reiter
September 25, 2003
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Conservative fundamentalists with close ties to President Bush are planning a new missionary push in Iraq -- and they might already be converting U.S. troops to their cause.
By Max Blumenthal
April 15, 2003
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High times at the surplus store, bunkers for sale, and behind the scenes at a media whorehouse.
By Sheerly Avni
March 31, 2003
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With its allies now controlling Congress and the White House, the religious right launches a crusade to cleanse America of sin. The first battlefield: Women's bodies.
By Louise Witt
January 3, 2003
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Listen up, jocks: God doesn't care if you score a touchdown. So do your praying in private, not in the end zone.
By Dan McGraw
September 28, 2002
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Instead of blaming them for the attacks on the U.S., right-wingers ought to thank women's groups for raising alarms about the Taliban early and often.
By Robert Scheer
September 26, 2001
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An odd rumination on the final remarks of the world's luminaries, coupled with a spirited defense of the much-maligned sandwich invented by Elvis' recently deceased cook.
By Steve Burgess
June 19, 2000
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John McCain's decision to attack the leaders of the religious right is refreshing because Republican leaders have too long been cowed into submission by these bigots.
By Joe Conason
February 29, 2000
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Naked Philippine actress: "I was the fifth Teletubby"; Dean Cain's steely resolve; Posh Spice on spin/bladder control; and Monica opens her big mouth again!
By Amy Reiter
January 31, 2000