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Christine Todd Whitman and Robert M. Bostock: Free the GOP

Four years ago, in the week after the 2004 presidential election, we were working furiously to put the finishing touches on the book we co-authored, "It's My Party Too: The Battle for the Heart of the GOP and the Future of...

Obama Declares War on Conservative Talk Radio

By Jim Boulet, Jr. Barack Obama sought to silence his critics during his 2008 campaign. Team Obama and the "localism" weapon The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule in question is called "localism." This report...

Entrenched majority and Obama

After voting heavily against the first black U.S. presidential candidate, the white majority in this country seems bent now on declaring Sen. Barack Obama's victory as the end of racism in the republic.

Barack O'Bama and the Luck of the Irish

By Richard L. Benkin The meteoric rise of Barack Obama from relative obscurity to the United States Presidency in a brief four years is a political phenomenon unlikely to be repeated in our time. We can attribute Obama's...

Secrets of Talk Radio (or, how right wing raio is manipulating us)

Secrets of Talk RadioThe former news director of WTMJ reveals how talk show hosts like Charlie Sykes and Jeff Wagner work to get us angry. by Dan Shelley I first got into journalism because I thought I could make a difference....

The $639 Million Loophole

Obama's riches, and the humiliation of campaign reformers. That's the upshot of two lawsuits filed Thursday by the Republican National Committee in Washington, D.C. and Louisiana, challenging campaign finance restrictions...

Obama still stumping for playoff

By Michael McCarthy, USA TODAY With President-elect Barack Obama supporting a playoff system to decide college football's national champion, the future TV home of the Bowl Championship Series could become a political football....

Gates's Odds of Staying Under Obama Rise If Clinton at State (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg - Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates may be closer to being tapped for extended duty by Barack Obama because of the near certainty a Democrat -- possibly Hillary Clinton -- will be named secretary...

Obama Team Cautious on Homeland Security Appointment

Federal agencies and the Obama transition | FULL COVERAGE » Democrats Move Cautiously on DHS Appointment Next Secretary Inherits a 5-Year-Old Agency Tasked With Border Security, Disaster Response and Terrorism Prevention...

Mean-spirited? What about Wellstone’s funeral?

Re: “Booing showed why the Republicans lost,” Nov. 12 letter to the editor. Reader Louis Montez calls the booing during John McCain’s mention of his concession speech to Barack Obama “mean-spirited” and an example of...