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Some kind of bank nationalization is probably inevitable. The Democrats don't want to admit it yet. The Republicans just want you to be scared.
By Mike Madden
March 10, 2009
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John McCain and Richard Shelby say "let them fail." Just how bad do they want this depression to get?
By Andrew Leonard
March 9, 2009
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Conservatives are having a little fun seizing on an appropriation to study the odor as an example of wasteful spending, but it's no laughing matter -- it's deadly serious.
By Alex Koppelman
March 6, 2009
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The post-election lovefest is over. The defeated senator has even learned Twitter to attack Obama. But don't call him jealous.
By Mike Madden
March 5, 2009
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Some Iraq war critics are fretting about Obama's speech on Friday, and his plan to stay a little longer. But here's why there's no reason for alarm.
By Juan Cole
March 2, 2009
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Filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi journeyed into the heart of the GOP for her new HBO documentary. She discusses what she found there: Denial, depression and a whole lot of anger.
By Mark Schone
February 16, 2009
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The 2008 election was starkly divided between voters in the most religious states and those in the least, but Barack Obama won anyway.
By Vincent Rossmeier
February 4, 2009
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If the Democrats will stop trying to out-hawk the Republicans, the Obama administration can begin rebuilding America's economy and military -- and international image.
By Michael Lind
January 22, 2009
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We need a new citizen-based Social Contract that would deliver universal healthcare and paid family leave.
By Michael Lind
January 21, 2009
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Could a reality show really have been worse than a presidential campaign?
By Alex Koppelman
January 16, 2009
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Former Sen. Rick Santorum isn't really in to that whole "post-partisan" thing.
By Alex Koppelman
January 15, 2009
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A WSJ interview with a First Amendment scholar offers some provocative clues.
By Kevin Berger
December 31, 2008
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Barack Obama knows liberals are upset he picked the conservative evangelical preacher to pray at the inauguration. And he doesn't care.
By Mike Madden
December 19, 2008
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Despite his support for John McCain, Connecticut Democrats opt not to punish Joe Lieberman.
By Vincent Rossmeier
December 18, 2008
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Apparently, the accidental celebrity of this year's election isn't really a big John McCain fan.
By Alex Koppelman
December 10, 2008
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The McCain campaign had a spot attacking Barack Obama over his former pastor ready to go, but never pulled the trigger.
By Alex Koppelman
December 8, 2008
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Barack Obama brought in more than the 2004 candidates raised combined.
By Alex Koppelman
December 5, 2008
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More than two weeks after Election Day, the Associated Press finally calls the state and its 11 Electoral College votes for John McCain.
By Alex Koppelman
November 19, 2008
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John McCain will reportedly run for re-election, but he might face stiffer competition than usual.
November 19, 2008
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The two former rivals, joined by Rahm Emanuel and Lindsey Graham, sat down together in Chicago on Monday.
By Alex Koppelman
November 17, 2008
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In an alternate universe, the former senator's deregulatory baggage could be much scarier.
By Andrew Leonard
November 17, 2008
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The two former rivals will talk at President-elect Obama's transition headquarters in Chicago on Monday.
By Alex Koppelman
November 14, 2008
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Three conservatives plot the future of the GOP, and handicap the chances of Sarah Palin and other 2012 contenders.
By Thomas Schaller
November 14, 2008
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Hispanic voters played a pivotal role in this election. If current trends continue, they may turn other parts of the country as blue as they just turned New Mexico.
By Alex Koppelman
November 13, 2008
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With all trends running against them, Republicans' only hope is to reinvent themselves as pragmatists. That, or nominate Sarah Palin and go out in a blaze of glory.
By Gary Kamiya
November 11, 2008
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Republican banking solution: Dangerous nonsense
What's the big deal about pig odor?
Why is John McCain being such a jerk?
We're really leaving Iraq
Watching Republicans grieve
No more "wars of choice"
An economic Bill of Rights for Americans
How the hell did Rick Warren get inauguration tickets?
Can Republicans come back from their "thumpin'"?
A permanent Democratic majority?
The GOP's last chance: Become Democrats
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