44: The Obama Presidency

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Wednesday, October 31, 2007

McCain gets my 1st 'Honest Talk' award

"In case you missed it, a few days ago, Senator Clinton tried to spend $1 million on the Woodstock cultural museum. I wasn't there. I am sure it was a cultural and pharmaceutical event. I was tied up at the time." --John McCain, Republican debate, Orlando, Florida, October 21, 2007 In order to... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

The Waterboarding Dodge

IT'S A SAD day in America when the nominee for attorney general cannot flatly declare that waterboarding is unconstitutional. The interrogation technique simulates drowning and can cause excruciating mental and physical pain; it has been prosecuted in U.S. courts since the late 1800s and was... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, October 29, 2007

Hillary's 'socialized' medicine - The Facts

MITT ROMNEY: "We solved the problem of health care in our state not by having government take it over, the way Hillary Clinton would [but] with private, free-enterprise approaches...Hillary says the federal government's going to tell you what kind of insurance, and it's all government insurance."... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Is Rudy like Hillary? - The Facts

FRED THOMPSON: Mayor Giuliani believes in federal funding for abortion. He believes in sanctuary cities. He's for gun control...He sides with Hillary Clinton on each of those issues just mentioned... CHRIS WALLACE: The point seems to be that on a lot of the social issues, like abortion and gay... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, October 22, 2007

Obama/Edwards take no lobbyist money? - The Facts

"We continue to build the largest grassroots movement in history, but Washington lobbyists and special interests rallied to help Hillary Clinton out-raise us for the first time." --Barack Obama, letter to supporters, October 16, 2007 "The first thing we have to do is cut off special interests'... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, October 19, 2007

Russia's DNA?

IT WAS DAMAGING enough when President Bush misread Russian President Vladimir Putin early in his administration and then for years refused to acknowledge Russia's downward spiral toward authoritarianism. Now, rather than admit error, Mr. Bush apparently has decided to blame the Russian people -- and... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Mukasey's Answers

THE CONFIRMATION hearings for attorney general nominee Michael B. Mukasey began yesterday with the sober pronouncement by Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.) that, if confirmed, Mr. Mukasey would inherit a Justice Department facing its gravest challenge since the "Saturday... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

The Tobacco Tax

TOBACCO USE is the No. 1 cause of preventable death in the United States, killing more than 400,000 Americans each year. Half of all long-term smokers will die early from a disease caused by tobacco. One answer to this scourge is imposing higher taxes: According to one recent report, increasing... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, October 15, 2007

Looking better in Iraq

NEWS COVERAGE and debate about Iraq during the past couple of weeks have centered on the alleged abuses of private security firms like Blackwater USA. Getting such firms into a legal regime is vital. But meanwhile, some seemingly important facts about the main subject of discussion last month --... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Hillary's Iraq policy: The Facts

"If this president does not get us out of Iraq, when I am president, I will." --Hillary Clinton, Democratic debate, South Carolina, April 26, 2007 "I will immediately move to begin bringing our troops home when I am inaugurated...[But there] may be a continuing counter-terrorism mission, which, if... Sign in to see full entry.

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