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Time to invest in U.S. foreign policy?
James "Dow 36,000" Glassman gets the nod to succeed Karen Hughes as Undersecretary of Spin. Should we laugh or cry?
Andrew Leonard Dec 13, 2007
Bush's old world disorder
Gone are the days when stern words by a U.S. president could prevent rash action by an errant foreign leader like Musharraf.
By Sidney Blumenthal Nov 8, 2007
How George Bush really found Jesus
The story Bush tells about how Billy Graham converted him is a fable, concocted during the 2000 presidential campaign. Here's the truth.
By Craig Unger Nov 8, 2007
When results don't matter
The White House says it's "inappropriate" to judge Karen Hughes' performance by world opinion.
Tim Grieve Oct 31, 2007
Karen Hughes, mission accomplished
Another member of Bush's inner circle packs up for home.
Tim Grieve Oct 31, 2007
An open letter to Karen Hughes
Your duty is to defend America's reputation in the world. To do so, you must persuade the Bush administration to renounce its abhorrent and hypocritical policy on torture.
By Sidney Blumenthal Oct 11, 2007
Bush's stairway to paradise
Hoping that history will somehow vindicate him, the president has entered a phase of decadent perversity.
By Sidney Blumenthal Sep 20, 2007
Dan Bartlett's birthday present
On his 36th birthday, the counselor to the president, one of Bush's closest aides, announces his resignation.
Alex Koppelman Jun 1, 2007
Pissed off about Iraq? Blame the women
American Enterprise Institute scholar Michael Ledeen says Bush's female advisors are running the show.
Page Rockwell Nov 6, 2006
Bush's top female enabler
Like Karen Hughes and Harriet Miers, Condi Rice dotes on her boss and shields him from critics. Meanwhile, the State Department suffers neglect.
By Sidney Blumenthal Sep 7, 2006
First time for everything
Karen Hughes once said she'd never heard George W. Bush utter a profanity.
Tim Grieve Jul 17, 2006
A deluded king and his court lickspittles
Cut off from reality and surrounded by flatterers like Rice and Cheney, Bush clings to grandiose illusions of heroism.
By Sidney Blumenthal Mar 2, 2006
The undersecretary's dangerous trip
Karen Hughes takes her "Innocents Abroad" tour to the Middle East -- and plays into the hands of Osama bin Laden.
By Sidney Blumenthal Sep 29, 2005
Suggested reading for Karen Hughes
The president's undersecretary of state teaches the Arab world about the U.S. Constitution. Perhaps she should read it first.
Tim Grieve Sep 29, 2005
Questions for Karen Hughes
Bush's advisor is returning to Washington and may soon face a Senate confirmation hearing. We've got a few things to ask.
Tim Grieve Mar 14, 2005
The Texas chainsaw massacre
With Bush's victory, the Lone Star State's right-wing ethos reigns supreme.
By Robert Bryce Nov 10, 2004
Reality-based reporting
Ron Suskind, who exposed the ruthless internal operations of Team Bush, tells Salon that many Republicans, too, are frightened by the White House's "kill-or-be-killed desire to undermine public debate based on fact."
By Eric Boehlert Oct 20, 2004
Unwitting Drudge indicts Bush
A 1968 document from the president's military file, posted on the Internet, merely reminds us of how far short he fell in fulfilling his service commitments.
By Eric Boehlert Sep 14, 2004
One minute from abnormal
A Texas reporter explores Karen Hughes' cultlike devotion to George W. Bush.
By James C. Moore May 13, 2004
Karen Hughes' high-octane gall
With amazing chutzpah, the Bush flack says reporters should ask more questions about John Kerry's military history. What they really ought to explore is her role in covering up Bush's spotty National Guard record.
By Joe Conason Apr 27, 2004
Dubya's angels
Laura Flanders talks about her book "Bushwomen," and why the media has given a free pass to Condi Rice, Christie Whitman, Elaine Chao and the other women who've put a pretty face on ugly policies.
By Suzy Hansen Apr 12, 2004
Fighting stem cells, not terror cells
Weeks before 9/11, the president was "consumed" by a pressing policy matter -- but it wasn't al-Qaida.
By Eric Boehlert Apr 8, 2004
Widows' watch Part II
If 9/11 commission director Philip Zelikow is impartial, why did he allow the Bush White House to sit on 9,000 pages of Clinton documents?
By Joe Conason Apr 6, 2004
Grand old profiteering
Conservatives accuse Richard Clarke of using 9/11 revelations to peddle his book, but plenty of Republicans are cashing in on the war on terror.
By Joe Conason Mar 30, 2004
Right Hook
Defending Bush's 9/11 ads, former White House speechwriter David Frum says terrorists will rejoice if Kerry wins the election.
By Mark Follman Mar 10, 2004
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