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Latest Stories from Left, Right, and Center

Last updated: Saturday, February 09 2013 10:09 AM

Drones; SOTU; Rebranding the GOP; the Saturday Mail Shocker

Friday, February 08 2013 09:56 PM

The war over drones, Republican rebranding, the State of the Union preview, and the postman won't even knock once on Saturdays.

Blah Jobs, Grilling Hagel and Immigration Reform

Friday, February 01 2013 09:51 PM

Another blah jobs report, Hagel on the firing line and is this the year for immigration reform?

Blah Jobs, Grilling Hagel and Immigration Reform

Friday, February 01 2013 09:51 PM

Another blah jobs report, Hagel on the firing line and is this the year for immigration reform?

Blah Jobs, Grilling Hagel and Immigration Reform

Friday, February 01 2013 09:51 PM

Another blah jobs report, Hagel on the firing line and is this the year for immigration reform?

Blah Jobs, Grilling Hagel and Immigration Reform

Friday, February 01 2013 09:51 PM

Another blah jobs report, Hagel on the firing line and is this the year for immigration reform?

Blah Jobs, Grilling Hagel and Immigration Reform

Friday, February 01 2013 09:51 PM

Another blah jobs report, Hagel on the firing line and is this the year for immigration reform?

Inauguration, CIA Leaks, and a New Cop at the SEC

Friday, January 25 2013 09:48 PM

Is Obama the liberal Reagan? Jail time for CIA leaks, Mary Jo White nominated to head SEC and sending women into combat.

Guns, Inauguration Day, and the GOP Retreat

Saturday, January 19 2013 12:11 AM

President Obama unveiled his gun-control package this week - will it lower gun violence? Also, the GOP ponders the debt limit as Obama drafts his second inaugural address.

Was Afghanistan worth it? Chuck Hagel, Jack Lew and Biden's gun plan

Friday, January 11 2013 10:52 PM

Karzai at the White House, was Afghanistan worth it? Nominating Chuck Hagel and Jack Lew, but where are the women? Joe Biden on gun reform. Should we mint a trillion dollar coin?

One Fiscal Cliff Down, Boehner, and Al Gore's Big Payday

Friday, January 04 2013 09:54 PM

The stop-gap fiscal cliff leaves nobody happy, Republicans open the 113th Congress with a fight, Google is not evil, and Al Gore cashes in.

Our Best Year Ever?

Friday, December 28 2012 09:54 PM

Our end-of-year special looks at asks whether 2012 was, in some ways, the best year ever, and compares the glasses that are half empty and the glasses that are half full.

Guns and the Naked Fiscal Cliff

Friday, December 21 2012 11:29 PM

The NRA breaks its silence about the school shootings in Connecticut by proposing armed security in schools; meantime, Speaker John Boehner's plan B goes nowhere.

School Shooting; Susan Rice Withdraws and More

Friday, December 14 2012 09:46 PM

School Shooting in Connecticut, Susan Rice withdraws, Obama on Pot, Bradley Manning, a little fiscal cliff, and the labor law in Michigan.

All Fiscal Cliff, All the Time

Friday, December 07 2012 10:51 PM

Is the brink of the cliff the new normal? Jobs remain stagnant as the fiscal cliff draws near.

Palestine, Rice and the Fiscal Cliff

Friday, November 30 2012 10:40 PM

The UN elevates the status of Palestine, Republicans continue to dis Susan Rice, Mitt tries the turkey chili, and a divided Washington glides toward the fiscal cliff.

Election Post-Mortem: LRC Live at the Broad

Friday, November 23 2012 10:00 PM

Matt Miller, Bob Scheer and Matthew Continetti's definitive EXTENDED look at the presidential election that gave President Obama a second term.

Rockets near Jerusalem and Petraeus on the Hill

Friday, November 16 2012 10:21 PM

Rockets near Jerusalem, Petraeus on the Hill, leadership transition in China, and the death of the Twinkie.

LRC Live: The Definitive Post-Mortem of Election 2012

Wednesday, November 14 2012 08:27 PM

Matt Miller, Bob Scheer and Matthew Continetti's smart, impassioned and sometimes irreverent look at the presidential election that gave President Obama a second term?

A New American Majority and the Fiscal Cliff

Saturday, November 10 2012 12:55 AM

A post-election conversation on the new American majority and the impending fiscal cliff.

Crunch Time for the Candidates

Friday, November 02 2012 10:53 PM

The final word of the presidential campaign includes jobs numbers, Sandy and political endorsements.

Change versus Romnesia

Friday, October 26 2012 09:50 PM

It's down to the wire for the presidential campaign. Is it change or Romnesia, hope or status quo that will energize the base?

Debates Old and New, Newsweek and George McGovern

Friday, October 19 2012 09:54 PM

The last debate, the next debate, the demise of Newsweek and the meaning of George McGovern.

The Rorschach Debate

Friday, October 12 2012 10:05 PM

Parsing out the vice presidential debate becomes a Joe Biden Rorschach test.

Jobs, Taxes and Debatable Behavior

Friday, October 05 2012 10:17 PM

An uplifting jobs report, and a big win for Mitt Romney at the first presidential debate make for an exciting week in American politics.

Presidential Debates; Bibi Draws a Line

Friday, September 28 2012 10:45 PM

Romney and Obama prepare for their first presidential debate. Plus, American worker wages, and Bibi Netanyahu tells the UN that Iran's uranium enrichment program must be stopped.