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Why Bush's Burrowing Appointees Are Bad, Despite What Slate Says

Joshuah Bearman | Posted 12.06.2008 | Media

Read More: George Bush, Civil Service, Slate Magazine, Bush, Appointees, Bush Administration Burrowing, Media News
Joshuah Bearman

Slate's theory of patronage is overwhelmed by its own example. You can't make a case against the crusty civil service and not worry about the layer of crust Bush is leaving behind.

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Friday Talking Points [57] -- End Of Prohibition 75th Anniversary Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Brian Williams, NBC's talking head extraordinaire, is probably a decent guy, a guy with whom you could sit down and have a beer. [More on the alcohol...

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Serving in D.C.: Been There, Done That

Dr. Susan Neuman | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: No Child Left Behind, Lessons Learned, Education, Obama, School, Barack Obama, Bush, Politics News
Dr. Susan Neuman

There is something to be said about hindsight. Those clamoring for jobs with the Obama Administration will soon learn on their own about the burdens ...

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Bush Lies and Deception-A Farewell

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Department of Labor, Corruption, Lies, Politics, Iraq, Bush, Politics News
Christopher Brauchli

He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and third time, till at length it becomes habitual. Thomas J...

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How Will Obama Enrage The Left?

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Obama is going to do something to absolutely enrage leftists, progressives, and the few remaining Americans who actually call themselves liberals; and, furthermore, he's going to do it within his first 100 days in office.

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Fire Paulson: He's Working for the Banks

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 12.03.2008 | Business

Read More: Henry Paulson, Obama, Breaking Political News, Auto Industry, Bush, Economic Crisis, Business News
Jennifer Donahue

Do you think Paulson wanted an enforcement mechanism in the bill? Not if the banks wanted liquidity more than they wanted to lend.

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The Colossal Collapse of Conservatism

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Civil Rigths, Reagan, Conservatism, Liberalism, Bush, George Will, Conservative Economics, George W. Bush, Politics News
Jeff Schweitzer

Republicans have failed not because of poor execution, but because they are acting on a philosophy deeply and fundamentally flawed.

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Thanksgiving Text Messages from Captives at Taj Provided More Reasons to Give Thanks

Robert Creamer | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Preemptive War, Pakistan, Terrorism, Thanksgiving, Mumbai Attacks, India, Mumbai, Bush, Obama Administration, Obama National Security, Mumbai Terrorism, Kashmire, Obama Foreign Policy, Politics News
Robert Creamer

Two of my wife's constituents had been holed up in their hotel room at the Taj Hotel in Mumbai. They had been there for over a day avoiding the terrorist gunmen that still stalked its corridors.

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Reading The Pictures: Rose Garden/Chi-Town Study In Contrast

Michael Shaw | Posted 11.27.2008 | Media

Read More: White House, Thanksgiving, Obama, President Obama, Soup Kitchen, Barack Obama, Bush, Media News
Michael Shaw

It's all about setting a tone. Image 1: Bush gathers with children and National Turkey Federation officials as he pardons "Pumpkin", the 2008 ...

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Grateful for Clean Air This Thanksgiving? Help Save It!

Christine Pelosi | Posted 11.26.2008 | Green

Read More: Epa, Al Gore, Clear Skies, Rulemaking, Global Warming, Cheney, Bush, Energy, Green Living, Green Energy, Green News
Christine Pelosi

As you give thanks for clean air this Thanksgiving, take a quick minute to help keep it that way.

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David Addington Disguises Himself As Turkey In Attempt To Get Bush Pardon

Jerry and Joe Long | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: War Crimes, Thanksgiving, David Addington, Torture, Cheney, Bush, Politics News
Jerry and Joe Long

Addington apparently intended to use the pardon to enable him to travel abroad after January 20th without being arrested for war crimes.

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Obama, Bush & The War Crimes

Ari Melber | Posted 11.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: War Crimes, Torture Commission, Bush, Eric Holder, 9/11, Obama, 9/11 Commission, War Crimes Commission, Barack Obama, Gitmo, Politics News
Ari Melber

Obama must scrutinize and disassemble the post-Sept. 11 imperial presidency, even if he reduces his own power in the process.

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From the Office of the President-Elect, PEOTUS

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 11.25.2008 | Politics

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Jennifer Donahue

The control the Obama campaign and now transition have demonstrated over the media is as sophisticated and as groundbreaking as Lee Atwater's use of multimedia developments for Richard Nixon.

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Let Clinton Be King

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 11.24.2008 | Media

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Reese Schonfeld

I was asked, "What would you do if you were running CNN today?" "I'd fire Larry King and hire Bill Clinton," I answered.

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William Kristol: Future Imperfect

Gerald Bracey | Posted 11.24.2008 | Media

Read More: Errors, Bush Administration, Bill Kristol, Predictions, Bush, Bush Legacy, George Bush Legacy, Media News
Gerald Bracey

According to Bill Kristol, Bush has to win in Iraq to have any hopes of being judged successful. That gives him 38 days to become successful.

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Bush: More Decisions Like Citigroup Possible

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President Bush argued Monday that the government's dramatic rescue of Citigroup was necessary to "safeguard the financial system" a...

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Behind Barack's Steely Resolve, the Idea of Unity, the Capacity to Grow

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

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Stephen C. Rose

Barack is ready to rumble, in the face of a White House that is AWOL. As the mind-deficient media has groused with impunity about inessentials, Barack...

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Friday Talking Points [56] -- Turkeys Everywhere!

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

While today is not officially Turkey Day, I will warn you in advance that it's going to be a theme running through today's column, like gravy through ...

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The Subversion of Irreversibility: Bush's Final Assault on Endangered Species

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Environment, Presidential Election, Obama, Endangered Species, Election, Endangered Species Act, Bush, Bush Endangered Species, Politics News
Jeff Schweitzer

Plants and animals currently protected by law from the impacts of dams, highways and other large-scale projects will no longer be if Bush has his way on his way out.

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Bush Signs Extension For Jobless Benefits

AP | MARCY GORDON | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Federal regulators will guarantee as much as $1.4 trillion in U.S. banks' debt in a bid to get the distressed financial system pump...

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Passing the Torch

Jeff Danziger | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

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Jeff Danziger

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Midnight Regulations: The Bush Administration's Final Right-Wing Tweaks

ProPublica | Joaquin Sapien and Jesse Nankin | Posted 11.20.2008 | Green

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Here is a rundown of rules and regulations that the Bush administration is pushing through the rulemaking process in its waning days. We will update t...

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Holder Could Be GOP Target

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Eric Holder's sterling credentials are one thing, but politics is another. A political appointment to a top spot is generally a pro forma affair; it may be anything but that with Holder.

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Reading The Pictures: Obama's Art Of War

Michael Shaw | Posted 11.19.2008 | Media

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Michael Shaw

2008-11-19-lieberman.jpg Now that the Obama era is underway, consider this the first illustration (and casualty) of the new art of war.

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236.com: President Bush Is Making Laws Faster Than President-Elect Obama Can Promise To Rescind Them

236.com | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics

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President Bush is pushing through a ruling that will make it more difficult for women to get contraceptives. The loosening of restrictions makes it ea...

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