44: The Obama Presidency

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Wednesday, May 23, 2007

The Storm over Immigration

THE VIRULENCE and breadth of opposition to the Senate immigration bill has kicked up a dust storm of dogma that has obscured the real stakes and potential of the legislation. Critics on the right howl that the bill offers "amnesty" to 12 million illegal immigrants who in fact would face a long,... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

How Serious is Dems on Campaign reform?

THIS WEEK will tell whether House Democrats recognize the voter disgust with Washington that helped them win the majority -- and whether they are willing to change their behavior in response. As part of their pledge to end the GOP "culture of corruption," Democrats promised to loosen the cozy... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, May 17, 2007

McCain got it right on Torture

THE REPUBLICAN presidential candidates were asked at their debate in South Carolina on Tuesday about "a million-to-one scenario" involving the interrogation of suspected foreign terrorists. Only one in 10 got it right. That one would be Sen. John McCain (Ariz.), the only presidential candidate who... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Another example of a lawless Bush administration

JAMES B. COMEY, the straight-as-an-arrow former No. 2 official at the Justice Department, yesterday offered the Senate Judiciary Committee an account of Bush administration lawlessness so shocking it would have been unbelievable coming from a less reputable source. The episode involved a 2004... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Questions for the Democratic Canidates

1. For Senator Clinton: If you are elected and serve two terms, it would mean that two families would share the presidency of the United States for 28 years. It's hard not to conclude that we are living in something more like an oligarchy or plutocracy than a democracy. Would you reflect on this... Sign in to see full entry.

Fix Immigration Now

A MAKE-OR-BREAK point has arrived in this country's effort to enact meaningful immigration reform. After failing last year to devise a way out of the deadlock that has left 12 million illegal immigrants in legal limbo, and the likely future influx of several hundred thousand new workers annually in... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

North Korea is not keeping up their side of the bargin.

ON FEB. 13, the North Korean government formally pledged to shut down in 60 days the nuclear reactor it has been using to produce plutonium for nuclear weapons, to accept the return of international inspectors to monitor the facility and to "discuss a list of all its nuclear programs" with the... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, May 3, 2007

Republican Debate: Setting Expectations

Rudy Giuliani: Giuliani faces two challenges tonight. First he is the frontrunner according to national polls -- ensuring that he will be the prime target of any barbs that are thrown. The second is that he hasn't participated in a political debate in a decade (the New York Times' Kit Seelye nicely... Sign in to see full entry.

Benchmarks for Iraq

AS PRESIDENT Bush and congressional leaders met yesterday to discuss possible compromise terms for funding the Iraq war, the Pentagon announced that the fourth of five additional U.S. brigades had been deployed in a campaign to pacify Baghdad and nearby areas. It was a reminder that nothing being... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Bush's European Missile Test

THE STILL-GROWING diplomatic storm over the Bush administration's attempt to install missile defense bases in Europe is mostly Russia's doing. Vladimir Putin has skillfully and cynically used the administration's plans to deploy 10 interceptors in Poland and a radar in the Czech Republic as a way to... Sign in to see full entry.

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