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Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT Obama's foreign policy report card By Juan Cole Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/26/obama_report_card/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/26/obama_report_card/index.html?source=rss You'd never know it from the MSM, but he deserves high grades for his work so far in Iran, Iraq and Pakistan McCain comes to Palin's defense By Alex Koppelman Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/25/mccain_palin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/25/mccain_palin/index.html?source=rss The senator says his former running mate has been the subject of "vicious" attacks The return of the welfare queen By Ed Kilgore Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/31/welfare_wedge/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/31/welfare_wedge/index.html?source=rss Healthcare reform has brought back the right's favorite wedge issue -- government handouts for the "undeserving" Did John McCain blink on Cash for Clunkers? By Andrew Leonard Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/08/04/mccain_and_cash_for_clunkers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/08/04/mccain_and_cash_for_clunkers/index.html?source=rss Last Friday, lots of tough talk about filibuster. But by Tuesday, the GOP had all but declared surrender Sarah Palin, meet Mahmoud Ahmadinejad By Juan Cole Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/03/palin_ahmadinejad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/03/palin_ahmadinejad/index.html?source=rss You two right-wing populists have a surprising amount in common Intra-party feuds fuel Senate primary campaigns By Gabriel Winant Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/20/senate_races/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/20/senate_races/index.html?source=rss Incumbent senators are hearing footsteps behind them, and in some cases it's their own party that wants them gone McCain defends former aides from Palin's criticism By Alex Koppelman Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/18/mccain_palin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/18/mccain_palin/index.html?source=rss The Arizona senator has asked his old staffers not to battle publicly over "Going Rogue," but he spoke up anyway A primary challenge for McCain? By Alex Koppelman Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/05/hayworth_mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/05/hayworth_mccain/index.html?source=rss A former congressman is reportedly considering taking a run at the senator from his right McCain tries to change GOP, while aide disses Palin By Gabriel Winant Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/02/mccain_gop/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/02/mccain_gop/index.html?source=rss The last Republican presidential nominee wants to moderate the party, but conservatives aren't happy Biden, Kerry and Hatch remember Kennedy By Alex Koppelman Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/29/kennedy_friday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/08/29/kennedy_friday/index.html?source=rss Senators from both sides of the aisle speak about their memories of their late colleague McCain's lament: There was so much pressure! By Andrew Leonard Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/08/03/john_mccain_cracks_under_pressure/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/08/03/john_mccain_cracks_under_pressure/index.html?source=rss The senator from Arizona recalls the week that decided the 2008 election -- but not the way the rest of us do Great moments in political race-baiting By Vincent Rossmeier Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/31/race_baiting/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/31/race_baiting/index.html?source=rss Willie Horton hears a who: Beck, Limbaugh are the latest in a long and undistinguished American tradition Immigrants should be eligible for the presidency By Michael Lind Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/07/28/immigrant_president/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/07/28/immigrant_president/index.html?source=rss "Birthers" say Obama isn't "natural born" and can't be president. Let's make their whole delusional argument moot The GOP can't hold a tune By Vincent Rossmeier Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/22/republican_music/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/22/republican_music/index.html?source=rss Jackson Browne, one in a long line of musicians to tangle with Republicans, settles suit against the McCain camp The Salon story that sparked a Palin-McCain feud By Joan Walsh Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/politics/2009/07/02/palin_mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/walsh/politics/2009/07/02/palin_mccain/index.html?source=rss Palin asked McCain staff to lie about her husband's involvement with secessionists, and Steve Schmidt said no Sarah Palin, a "Little Shop of Horrors" By Vincent Rossmeier Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/30/palin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/30/palin/index.html?source=rss A scathing article in Vanity Fair paints the governor as incurious, egotistical and hated by McCain staffers Bateman: John McCain vs. Healthcare Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2009/06/17/bateman_mccain_health/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/comedy/2009/06/17/bateman_mccain_health/index.html?source=rss The senator's mixed-up reasons for keeping healthcare in the private sector Real-time coverage: Iran accuses the U.S. of "intolerable" meddling By Vincent Rossmeier Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/16/iran/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/06/16/iran/index.html?source=rss More protests, video from Iran. It is summer 2009, and John McCain is president By Michael Lind Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/16/president_mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/06/16/president_mccain/index.html?source=rss In which the author imagines what America would be like if the GOP's man had won. Critics of Obama, take note. Mama said knock Limbaugh out By Alex Koppelman Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/05/14/roberta_mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/05/14/roberta_mccain/index.html?source=rss John McCain's mother tells Jay Leno that the radio host doesn't represent her side of the Republican Party. McCain, Lieberman, Graham come out against prosecutions By Alex Koppelman Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/22/prosecution_letter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/22/prosecution_letter/index.html?source=rss The three senators sent President Obama a letter arguing against prosecuting torture memo authors, saying, "legal analysis should [not] be criminalized." Minuteman founder to challenge McCain in primary By Alex Koppelman Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/21/mccain_simcox/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/21/mccain_simcox/index.html?source=rss 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. The true story of how John McCain picked his running mate By Alex Koppelman Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/17/culvahouse/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/17/culvahouse/index.html?source=rss 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. McCain to Hispanics: drop dead By Alex Koppelman Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/03/mccain_hispanics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/03/mccain_hispanics/index.html?source=rss The senator, a leader on immigration reform, tells activists that since the community didn't vote for him, they can look elsewhere for help. Obama's domino theory By Juan Cole Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/03/30/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/03/30/afghanistan/index.html?source=rss 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.