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Goodbye, Joe Lieberman
After 24 years in the U.S. Senate, Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, the first and only Jewish politician nominated to a national major party ticket, in 2000, had some advice to his colleagues in a farewell speech Wednesday on the Senate floor. To break the...
Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Religion and Belief, John McCain, Parties and Movements, Government
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Since when does it take a political campaign to become secretary of state?
There was a time when a president and the opposition party in Congress could agree on certain basics, such as the right of the chief executive to select members of his cabinet with no fuss or bother. The president's most important choice in this...Tags: John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, United Nations, John McCain, U.S. Department of State
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On taxes, Republicans discover the problem with "Never ever, ever, ever ..."
A few words to ponder as we sail toward the fiscal cliff. Those words would be: "That was then, this is now." Strip away the false piety and legalistic hair splitting offered by Republican lawmakers rationalizing their decision to abandon a pledge...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Parties and Movements, Justice System, The Miami Herald, Elections
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Why did Obama defend and then drop Susan Rice?
Whether Susan Rice jumped or was pushed from consideration to succeed retiring Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, her removal from the equation clears one bone of partisan contention from President Barack Obama's plate as he heads into his second term....Tags: John Kerry, United Nations, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Crime, Law and Justice
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Republicans right to seek answers about Benghazi
In general, presidents should appoint whomever they want to serve in their cabinets. But that doesn't mean that re-elected President Barack Obama will — or even should — appoint U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice to replace the soon-departing...Tags: John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, September 11, 2001 Attacks, U.S. Department of State
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Chuck Hagel a petty decision by Obama
It's official. President Barack Obama has named former Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., as his nominee for secretary of defense. Hence, we may be in store for the worst defense secretary nomination fight since George H.W. Bush's failed appointment of Sen. John...
Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Lobbying, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Barack Obama
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Never ever, ever, ever — oops
A few words to ponder as we sail toward the "fiscal cliff." Those words would be: "That was then, this is now." Strip away the false piety and legalistic hair splitting offered by Republican lawmakers rationalizing their decision to abandon a pledge...Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Justice System, Elections, The Miami Herald, Crime, Law and Justice
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Marco Rubio vies for the Republican soul
Maybe, in a rare exception, being on the cover of Time won't be a jinx. Just before giving his party's official response to the State of the Union address — equal to the cover of Time as a jinxed opportunity — Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida...Tags: Marco Rubio, NBC (tv network), Parties and Movements, State of the Union Address, Politics
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Mark Kelly on ‘Meet the Press’; Karl Rove, Bob Woodward on ‘Fox News Sunday’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelWhite House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough will be a guest Sunday on ABC's “This Week,” CBS' “Face the Nation” and NBC's “Meet the Press.” The rest of the guest list this Sunday morning: Karl Rove and Bob Woodward... -
Senator on the growl
WASHINGTON -- Lindsey Graham is turning himself into the mad dog of Capitol Hill. First, the Republican senator from South Carolina opposed Chuck Hagel's nomination to be defense secretary because of Hagel's foreign policy views. Then he argued that...
Tags: Lobbying, Hillary Clinton, Gun Control, Parties and Movements, Libya
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Little action to stop defense cuts, despite warnings
Defense officials and their allies in Congress have done their best to create a sense of crisis about impending budget cuts, but their warnings have failed to produce any visible result. Instead, partisan divisions have hardened over how to avoid the...Tags: Aerospace Manufacturing, Annapolis, Parties and Movements, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress
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Weekend TV Talk: Charles Schumer; Denis McDonough; Maggie Smith
Click here to download TV listings for the week of Feb. 17 - 23, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SATURDAY Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC McLaughlin Group (N) 6:30 p.m. KCET SUNDAY The Chris Matthews Show...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Lawrence Summers, Government, Australia, Washington, DC
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