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How Obama Should Spend Post-bin Laden Capital
-Justin Krebs, on President Obama's next priorities.
...How Obama Should Spend Post-bin Laden Capital
-Justin Krebs, on President Obama's next priorities.
...Transcript: Obama Speaks on Immigration Reform
Hello, El Paso! It’s great to be back here with all of you, and to be back in the Lone Star State. I love coming to Texas. Even the welcomes are bigger down here. So, to show my appreciation, I wanted to give a big policy speech… outdoors… right in ...
Why the GOP Field Wants - but Shouldn't Get - Chris Christie
-Karol Markowicz, on the clamor for NJ Gov. Chris Christie to enter the 2012 race.
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Chris Christie is nothing but a Karl Rove/Frank Luntz-scripted airbag. The union-bashing theme that he and Scott Walker are doing ...
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While the cult of the personality does exist in politics, Chris Christie defies the definition. He understands economics and is ...
Twelve O'Clock Tuesdays: Obama and Immigration
Every Tuesday at noon at It's A Free Country, we invite you to join a free-flowing political chat: Big guests, big ideas, real conversation. It's A Free Country's Jody Avirgan hosts, along with Brian Lehrer, Anna Sale, Caitlin Thompson and others from the IAFC team.
This week, with President Obama ...
Morning Fodder: Tweetables from the IAFC and BL Show Crews
From Karl Rove's math findings to building your own state budget, here's what the IAFC staff is checking out on this Tuesday morning.
Morning Fodder: Tweetables from the IAFC and BL Show Crews
From Karl Rove's math findings to building your own state budget, here's what the IAFC staff is checking out on this Tuesday morning.
Obama to Push Immigration Reform in Texas Speech
President Obama first made his case for immigration reform on the national stage during the 2008 campaign. Many advocates say they have yet to see that fight play out, but on Tuesday, the president will give a speech to college students and faculty from the University of Texas in El ...
Obama to Push Immigration Reform in Texas Speech
President Obama first made his case for immigration reform on the national stage during the 2008 campaign. Many advocates say they have yet to see that fight play out, but on Tuesday, the president will give a speech to college students and faculty from the University of Texas in El ...
When the ACLU cast such a negative light on our police department we really had to find a way to improve the things that we admit need to be improved, but also also to bring a much better light on our department.
When the ACLU cast such a negative light on our police department we really had to find a way to improve the things that we admit need to be improved, but also also to bring a much better light on our department.
Duffy Stands In for Cuomo at Gay Marriage Rally
New York's Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy told a major gay marriage rally at the State Capitol that his boss, Governor Andrew Cuomo, remains committed to the issue.
Clinton Diplomacy and the Future of Middle East Policy
Voices from Washington were quite convinced that if only we get to bin Laden, if only we get rid of his senior lieutenants, there will be less reason to stay in Afghanistan and the only reason we're still there is because of him. Presumably he's been killed and now those voices need to come to terms with their own argument.
— Marwan Bishara, senior political analyst for Al-Jazeera English and host of Empire, a monthly show about global powers, on The Brian Lehrer Show.
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I've been hearing about Libya, Syria, & Yemen, but nothing about Bahrain lately. Has dissent been so thoroughly suppressed there ...
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I can't help noticing that all the reasons Jonathan Alter gave for the way Sec'y. Clinton's public image has changed ...
Clinton Diplomacy and the Future of Middle East Policy
Voices from Washington were quite convinced that if only we get to bin Laden, if only we get rid of his senior lieutenants, there will be less reason to stay in Afghanistan and the only reason we're still there is because of him. Presumably he's been killed and now those voices need to come to terms with their own argument.
— Marwan Bishara, senior political analyst for Al-Jazeera English and host of Empire, a monthly show about global powers, on The Brian Lehrer Show.
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I've been hearing about Libya, Syria, & Yemen, but nothing about Bahrain lately. Has dissent been so thoroughly suppressed there ...
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I can't help noticing that all the reasons Jonathan Alter gave for the way Sec'y. Clinton's public image has changed ...
TSA and Pat-Downs: How Far do we Go for Safety?
-Solomon Kleinsmith, on the balance between personal freedom and safety.
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When asking how 'far is too far?', one has to balance a lot of factors, based on events: the Russians ...
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Hear, hear! I won't fly while the government is demanding a free pass to visually and manually inspect my genitals. ...
TSA and Pat-Downs: How Far do we Go for Safety?
-Solomon Kleinsmith, on the balance between personal freedom and safety.
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When asking how 'far is too far?', one has to balance a lot of factors, based on events: the Russians ...
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Hear, hear! I won't fly while the government is demanding a free pass to visually and manually inspect my genitals. ...
Pro-gay marriage folks better get on the stick with [Addabbo]: if he feels that his constituency wants a 'no' vote, he will again vote 'no.'
Why the GOP Field Wants - but Shouldn't Get - Chris Christie
-Karol Markowicz, on the clamor for NJ Gov. Chris Christie to enter the 2012 race.
Chris Christie is nothing but a Karl Rove/Frank Luntz-scripted airbag. The union-bashing theme that he and Scott Walker are doing ...
While the cult of the personality does exist in politics, Chris Christie defies the definition. He understands economics and is ...