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Some free advice for Obama Some free advice for Obama
The Clintons' personal and financial affairs have already been investigated ad nauseam. He should focus on answering any serious questions raised about his own.
By Joe Conason Mar 7, 2008
The qualms before the storm The qualms before the storm
How might Clinton and Obama handle the Oval Office? On the eve of Super Tuesday, what we still don't know could come back to haunt us.
By Walter Shapiro Feb 4, 2008
The Bush administration's ties to Blackwater The Bush administration's ties to Blackwater
Blamed in the deaths of Iraqi civilians, the private security firm has long ties to the White House and prominent Republicans, including Ken Starr.
By Ben Van Heuvelen Oct 2, 2007
Blackwater and "Magic" Blackwater and "Magic"
On a day when Republicans are embracing mercenaries who kill civilians as "our team," Bruce Springsteen releases another great album, and that's one for our team.
Joan Walsh Oct 2, 2007
Will the real Hillary please stand up? Will the real Hillary please stand up?
Two new bios purport to unmask Hillary Clinton. Yet they offer few new insights and repeat tired clichés about the senator and her husband.
By Joe Conason Jun 4, 2007
Coretta and Hillary, not yet free Coretta and Hillary, not yet free
Both women got under men's skins in a peculiar way. And sadly, both of their legacies are likely to be marred by the actions of their husbands.
By Diane McWhorter Feb 10, 2006
Libby's secret defense fund Libby's secret defense fund
How much of the money given to Cheney's former aide will come from Halliburton et al.? The public now has no way to know.
By Joe Conason Nov 15, 2005
Fitzgerald is no Ken Starr Fitzgerald is no Ken Starr
The same pundits who are absurdly smearing Fitzgerald as a partisan zealot were notably silent during the Whitewater disgrace.
By Joe Conason Oct 21, 2005
Clinton to ABC News: It's payback time
The former president chastises Peter Jennings for ABC's "sleazy" coverage of Whitewater -- and he's right.
By Eric Boehlert Nov 23, 2004
Right Hook Right Hook
Novak, Norquist and Lowry lead the Clinton-bashing revival; Limbaugh lies about the 9/11 report. Plus: Torture at Abu Ghraib is just fine with Trent Lott.
By Mark Follman Jun 23, 2004
Still smiting Slick Willie
The New York Times continues its decade of Clinton bashing by trashing his memoirs. And it still won't fess up on Whitewater.
By Eric Boehlert Jun 22, 2004
The hunt is on The hunt is on
The anti-Clinton slime machine is back -- and this time its mud pies are aimed at John Kerry.
By Joe Conason Jun 18, 2004
The partisan "mastermind" in charge of Bush's intel probe The partisan "mastermind" in charge of Bush's intel probe
Whenever there's a vast right-wing conspiracy, Judge Laurence Silberman keeps turning up.
By Michelle Goldberg Feb 10, 2004
Joe Conason's Journal Joe Conason's Journal
Former Whitewater crank L. Jean Lewis will soon be in charge of preventing Pentagon corruption, and Democrats should be raising hell.
Sep 15, 2003
George Bush's Terminator problem George Bush's Terminator problem
Arnold Schwarzenegger may be the GOP's best shot yet at a California comeback. But his playboy ways and pro-choice politics make him anathema to the president's allies on the Christian right.
By Tim Grieve Aug 12, 2003
Joe Conason's Journal Joe Conason's Journal
When the Wall Street Journal embraces Howard Dean, what does it really mean? Plus: Washington, madness and the Clinton years.
Jun 24, 2003
Mystery marriage Mystery marriage
Hillary's new book is sparking another round of that favorite national pastime -- solve the puzzle of the Clinton union. Here's one clue: Loyalty between a man and a woman is not always the same as sexual fidelity.
By Stephanie Zacharek Jun 9, 2003
A president worth fighting for A president worth fighting for
Sidney Blumenthal talks about his new tell-all Clinton memoir, the New York Times scandal bigger than Jayson Blair, why liberals shouldn't run from Fox News, and how Democrats can beat the Bushes.
By David Talbot May 21, 2003
Joe Conason's Journal Joe Conason's Journal
Michael Isikoff loses his cool, and pays backhanded tribute to Sid Blumenthal in his review of "The Clinton Wars."
May 21, 2003
Roasted in their own bonfires Roasted in their own bonfires
After the pornographic Starr Report, the sexual hypocrisy of the GOP witch hunters comes back to haunt them, as Salon exposes Henry Hyde. Part 3 of "The Clinton Wars."
By Sidney Blumenthal May 7, 2003
Ken Starr's media minions Ken Starr's media minions
In Part 2 of "The Clinton Wars," the prim independent counsel grows obsessed with the president's sex life and cultivates an "army of spies" within the press
By Sidney Blumenthal May 6, 2003
Where's the media mea culpa?
Though the final Whitewater report clearly shows the Clintons were innocent, the New York Times and Washington Post arrogantly refuse to admit they were wrong.
By Joe Conason Mar 28, 2002
The end of the $73 million witch hunt
Independent counsel Robert Ray's final Whitewater report confirms what was clear from the start -- Bill and Hillary Clinton were innocent.
By Joe Conason Mar 22, 2002
Let the butt covering begin Let the butt covering begin
Waiting for the nation's major newspapers to admit they were wrong about Whitewater? You'll be waiting a long, long time.
By Joe Conason Sep 22, 2000
The OIC's dastardly leakers and press corps stenographers
Democratic leaders decry the timing of news that the Office of Independent Counsel has impaneled a new grand jury to investigate President Clinton.
By Joe Conason Aug 18, 2000
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