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McCain linked to group in Iran-Contra affair
Republican presidential candidate John McCain's ties to the U.S. chapter of a group linked to 1980s Central American ultra-right-wing death squads are under new scrutiny after his campaign criticized Barack ...
8 hrs ago | Jerusalem Post
When Washington bridled and Begin fumed
Shoulders stooped, dark shadows under his eyes, Menachem Begin sat slumped in a wheelchair, steeped in morose musings.
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Republican Economic Theories Dona t Add Up
Most Americans have one eye on the nation's financial crises and the other on the presidential election.
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Memorable Quotes from Presidential Debates
The presidential and vice-presidential debates demand an in-depth discussion of the most pressing issues of the day.
The 'war on terror' has proven to be a mixed bag
Seven years on, America's war on terror is a mixed bag. The situation reflects neither the substantial fear of further assaults that existed immediately after 9/11 nor the misplaced optimism that suggested the ...
If the Jewish Left Wins, Jews and Israel Lose
During the Cold War, starting in the late 1960s, one heard little if anything from the left about the evils of Communism or of Communist societies such as the Soviet Union or Communist China.
NEWSWEEK Cover: She's One of the Folks
"Do we want leaders who are everyday folks, or do we want leaders who understand everyday folks? Therein lies an enormous difference, one that could decide the presidential election and, if McCain and Palin ...
Obama: His Ambition Has Outrun His Ability
Face it; if another candidate as inexperienced as Obama suggested that he was considering a run for the U.S. presidency, he would be laughed off the stage.
Dave Winer: John McCain is channeling Nixon now
The Republicans of 2008 tried to sell us Ronald Reagan, but switched to Teddy Roosevelt when Reagan's deregulation became the financial collapse of 2008.
What Reagan Preconditions? A little fact checking needed
About two-thirds of the way through the first presidential debate last week, John McCain made the following observation about US foreign policy: "The point is that throughout history, whether it be Ronald ...
Like many Republicans, I took great comfort under the "small government, fiscally conservative" tent erected by Ronald Reagan.
Careful, calculated steps on the path to majority
Like Mr. King, Mr. Harper is a highly intelligent strategic thinker with a penchant for secrecy who's not particularly charismatic in public.
Now is the time for the leaders of this country to pledge us, to pledge themselves, to a new deal for the American people.
So what's your excuse for missing it? Perhaps you think Barack Obama already has Washington State in the bag.
Artist brings the presidents to life in series of paintings
One is called "Grand Ol' Gang." The other "True Blues." Both oil paintings, created by Andy Thomas, have people buzzing.
Jewish Left Wins, Jews And Israel Lose
For decades most of the organized Left has fought against Republicans and conservatives more than against the world's greatest evils.
In history books, credit may not come easy for Bush
For nearly four years, Washington shops have been selling George W. Bush advent calendars - souvenirs that count down the days until the end of his presidency.
In election season Republicans rely on Nixon playbook
Modern Republicans admire no one more than Ronald Reagan, the man who, in their view, destroyed communism, rolled back welfare-state liberalism and reintroduced God into American politics.
At critical moments before and during Ronald Reagan 's presidency, his admirers would urge that he be allowed to be himself - rather than the far less authentic and appealing facsimile served up by his ...
Magazine: What Will This Election Hinge On?
Presidential elections are an exercise in market research: If you are the candidate of the opposition party, you have to find out what voters want that they are not getting from the incumbent.