Pundits are making false comparisons between Obama and Nixon. They have no idea what they're talking about
By Joe Conason Oct 22, 2009
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Obama can learn from his predecessors on healthcare, even if he doesn't succeed
By Robert Reich
September 8, 2009
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A pollster applies some historical context and gives three reasons why things aren't bleak for the president
By Paul Maslin
August 12, 2009
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New tapes reveal the then-president's view of the Roe v. Wade decision
By Alex Koppelman
June 23, 2009
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A wily talk-show host takes on a disgraced president in Ron Howard's refreshingly grown-up holiday movie. Guess who wins?
By Stephanie Zacharek
December 5, 2008
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The president is leaving office with the lowest approval rating since Richard Nixon.
By Vincent Rossmeier
January 14, 2009
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His victory really may mark the beginning of a new era in American history.
By Michael Lind
November 7, 2008
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Twin towers wire-walker Philippe Petit and "Man on Wire" director James Marsh talk about taking risks and making magic in troubled times.
By Andrew O'Hehir
July 26, 2008
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Hillary's reckless exploitation of racial division could split the Democratic Party over race -- a tragic legacy for the Clintons.
By Joe Conason
May 9, 2008
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A hard look at how one man changed the face of neoconservatism.
By Sidney Blumenthal
April 14, 2008
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Why the right wing fears a possible President Obama: His political honeymoon would be so charmed he might actually get things done.
By Andrew Leonard
February 19, 2008
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Not so long ago, members of Congress put the rule of law above partisan politics and loyalty to the White House.
By Vincent Rossmeier
November 26, 2007
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The Republican will to power remains ferocious. It will take a dauntless Democratic leader to win back the White House and restore dignity to the Constitution.
By Sidney Blumenthal
November 15, 2007
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More Americans "strongly disapprove" of Bush's job performance than they did of Nixon's.
By Tim Grieve
November 7, 2007
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I've missed out on Halloween, my only chance to open my beak and screech a prophetic message, "Nevermore!"
By Garrison Keillor
November 7, 2007
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In his Watergate memoir, the would-be president is remarkably honest about his conflict as a loyal Republican confronted with his president's perfidy. Imagine such a Republican today.
By Walter Shapiro
August 23, 2007
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Republicans are on the ropes, but yet another mainstream media star says it's Democrats who are in trouble, thanks to Bush-hating bloggers and billionaires. Here we go again.
By Joan Walsh
August 21, 2007
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The good news for Bush: He's only the second most unpopular president of all time.
By Tim Grieve
July 5, 2007
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Richard Nixon continues to fascinate and repel us. On the 35th anniversary of Watergate, is it time to stop kicking Dick around and reconsider his accomplishments?
By Allen Barra
June 15, 2007
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In Orange County, the ex-Tennessee senator, "Law and Order" star and possible '08 contender acts presidential for a night.
By Michael Scherer
May 8, 2007
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The discovery of a previously unknown treasure chest of e-mails buried by the Bush administration may prove to be as informative as Nixon's secret White House tapes.
By Sidney Blumenthal
March 29, 2007
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As the president and Republicans continue to hype the surge -- and stifle debate about it -- Bush's own war planners are preparing for failure in Iraq.
By Sidney Blumenthal
February 8, 2007
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The right-wing smear campaign against Barack Obama, with its telltale twist of linking Hillary Clinton to the attack, is classic Watergate.
By Joe Conason
January 26, 2007
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Ford's posthumous condemnation of the Iraq war shows that the struggle for the soul of the GOP begun in the Nixon years is as relevant now as ever.
By Sidney Blumenthal
January 3, 2007
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Although ultimately an ineffective leader, Gerald Ford was the right person for the presidency in the wake of the Watergate crisis.
By Walter Shapiro
December 28, 2006
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