You'd never know it from the MSM, but he deserves high grades for his work so far in Iran, Iraq and Pakistan
By Juan Cole Oct 26, 2009
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Incumbent senators are hearing footsteps behind them, and in some cases it's their own party that wants them gone
By Gabriel Winant
November 20, 2009
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Healthcare reform has brought back the right's favorite wedge issue -- government handouts for the "undeserving"
By Ed Kilgore
August 31, 2009
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Last Friday, lots of tough talk about filibuster. But by Tuesday, the GOP had all but declared surrender
By Andrew Leonard
August 4, 2009
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You two right-wing populists have a surprising amount in common
By Juan Cole
August 3, 2009
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The Arizona senator has asked his old staffers not to battle publicly over "Going Rogue," but he spoke up anyway
By Alex Koppelman
November 18, 2009
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A former congressman is reportedly considering taking a run at the senator from his right
By Alex Koppelman
October 5, 2009
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The last Republican presidential nominee wants to moderate the party, but conservatives aren't happy
By Gabriel Winant
October 2, 2009
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Senators from both sides of the aisle speak about their memories of their late colleague
By Alex Koppelman
August 29, 2009
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The senator from Arizona recalls the week that decided the 2008 election -- but not the way the rest of us do
By Andrew Leonard
August 3, 2009
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Willie Horton hears a who: Beck, Limbaugh are the latest in a long and undistinguished American tradition
By Vincent Rossmeier
July 31, 2009
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"Birthers" say Obama isn't "natural born" and can't be president. Let's make their whole delusional argument moot
By Michael Lind
July 28, 2009
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Jackson Browne, one in a long line of musicians to tangle with Republicans, settles suit against the McCain camp
By Vincent Rossmeier
July 22, 2009
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Palin asked McCain staff to lie about her husband's involvement with secessionists, and Steve Schmidt said no
By Joan Walsh
July 2, 2009
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A scathing article in Vanity Fair paints the governor as incurious, egotistical and hated by McCain staffers
By Vincent Rossmeier
June 30, 2009
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The senator's mixed-up reasons for keeping healthcare in the private sector
June 17, 2009
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More protests, video from Iran.
By Vincent Rossmeier
June 16, 2009
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In which the author imagines what America would be like if the GOP's man had won. Critics of Obama, take note.
By Michael Lind
June 16, 2009
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John McCain's mother tells Jay Leno that the radio host doesn't represent her side of the Republican Party.
By Alex Koppelman
May 14, 2009
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The three senators sent President Obama a letter arguing against prosecuting torture memo authors, saying, "legal analysis should [not] be criminalized."
By Alex Koppelman
April 22, 2009
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Anti-immigration leader Chris Simcox is stepping down from his group to run against the Arizona senator, who has a moderate record on the issue.
By Alex Koppelman
April 21, 2009
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The man in charge of the vetting process explains the appeal of Sarah Palin, and why Joe Lieberman wasn't a good choice for legal reasons.
By Alex Koppelman
April 17, 2009
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The senator, a leader on immigration reform, tells activists that since the community didn't vote for him, they can look elsewhere for help.
By Alex Koppelman
April 3, 2009
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The president sounds like he's channeling Cheney or McCain -- or a Cold War hawk afraid of international communism -- when he talks about the war in Afghanistan.
By Juan Cole
March 30, 2009
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John McCain says he knows why people voted for the Republican ticket last fall -- and it wasn't because of him.
By Alex Koppelman
March 26, 2009