In no national election since 1860 have politicians been so Negro-minded as in 1936.
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House Repeal Vote: Health Care Reform Goes Under the Knife
In the nearly 10 months since the Democrats’ health care bill became law, bureaucrats have been feverishly writing new regulations, and the first wave of reform has arrived.
A New Clean Economy — With Old Sources of Energy
Since his election, President Barack Obama has emphasized the importance of developing new sources of energy and cultivating the jobs that will come with them. “I am convinced that whoever builds a clean energy economy, whoever is at the forefront of that, is going to own the 21st-century global economy,” Obama told a bipartisan meeting of governors at the White House on Wednesday
Fear and Loathing
From the opening lines of The Fear, Peter Godwin makes it clear he does not intend to write a neutral chronicle of the land of his birth.
The Ryan Budget: A Test of Character for Obama
It was fateful that Paul Ryan released his budget plan the same week Barack Obama launched his re-election campaign — because we will now see what matters most to Obama. The President has talked passionately and consistently about the need to tackle the country’s problems, act like grownups, do the hard things and win the future.
Sudan’s Future Is Now, U.S. Envoy Says
Sudan’s Future Is Now, U.S. Envoy Says A day after Sudan’s leader coasted to victory in a fraud-tainted election, a senior Obama administration official defended the vote, and said the United States should turn its attention to getting southern Sudan ready for its likely future as an independent state. “If we don’t redouble our efforts, […]
Will Congress Pass Radical Bank Reform by Year-End?
What reform could dramatically remake America and become law by Christmas?
Health-Care Passes the House, But Now Comes the Really Hard Part
On Saturday morning, about 12 hours before the U.S.
Source: Afghan election talks break down
Talks between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his election opponent, Abdullah Abdullah, have broken down, a Western source close to the Afghan leadership told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Friday.
Al Qaeda in Iraq ally claims bombings
An umbrella group affiliated with al Qaeda in Iraq claimed responsibility Tuesday for a pair of weekend bombings that killed 160 people in Baghdad.