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Sarah Palin's media war
The Swampby Mark Silva Not since Spiro Agnew took on the "nattering nabobs of negativism'' has a presidential running mate stood so ready to wage a media war. Sarah Palin, with her shots across the bow of the mainstream media in......Tags: Sarah Palin, Political Candidates, Elections, Barack Obama, Republican National Conventions
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Obama/McCain: Who's the favorite now?
Spin CycleOrganized punditry has spent several months declaring Obama the favorite in the presidential race, apparenly forgetting that Americans have shown a proclivity for electing Republicans to the White House -- in 7 of the last 10 races. Now, suddenly, this......Tags: Religion and Belief, Government, Sarah Palin, Elections, Reformed
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Barack Obama gets Colin Powell backing
The Swampby John McCormick, updated Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has won the backing of former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a much anticipated endorsement from a Republican with impressive foreign policy credentials. The endorsement came during...Tags: Government, Defense, Politics, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Heads of State
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When Washington was really grim
WASHINGTON -- "When I first met Richard Nixon," Robert Bork says in the book he completed a few weeks before his death in December, "I could see in his expression the conviction that someone had blundered badly." With the dry wit that, together with his...Tags: Government, Political Corruption, Politics, Lawyers, White House
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Boomers recall the good old days
"I've decided to make some big money by being a writer," my neighbor Babble said to me. "From looking at you, I figure it can't be that hard." Best of luck to you, Babble, I said. What are you writing? "A best-selling novel, of course. That's what...Tags: Alan Alda, The Beatles (music group), Cher
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More heat may bring more light
Another Sunshine Week passed on March 11-17 — and once again it was marked by a collective yawn from Maryland citizens. In fact, some other weeks celebrated in March probably got more attention from those engaged in such Internet-fueled pursuits as...Tags: Government, National Government, Marvin Mandel, Political Corruption, Elections
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Newt's swan song in the key of F, as in Florida?
Opinion L.A.I'm kind of missing Newt Gingrich already. It's pretty obvious that the Republican sachems are putting the citrus state death-squeeze on his choleric, solipsistic, haymaker-swinging, high-concept, low-road, zany Nicolas Cage-style presidential campaign.... -
Gil Scott-Heron, soul poet, dead at 62
Turn It UpPublic Enemy’s Chuck D once said hip-hop was black America's CNN. If so, Gil Scott-Heron was the network’s first great anchorman, presaging hip-hop and infusing soul and jazz with poetry, humor and pointed political commentary. Scott-Heron... -
Why politics didn't come between Sargent Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger
Opinion L.A.Over the weekend, Arnold Schwarzenegger wrote an Op-Ed for our pages in tribute to his father-in-law Sargent Shriver. He recounted the 1994 commencement speech Shriver gave at Yale that inspired Schwarzenegger to change his life path. Break mirrors, Sarge... -
Voices -- William Safire, 1929 - 2009
The Daily MirrorHere are some of the basic characteristics of the Nixon inner style, or method of operation: --A preference for persuasion rather than coercion. --An identification with heartland qualities, leaning unabashedly toward the square side. --A frustrating... -
White House war against Fox, Wall Street, Chamber of Commerce: a new Nixonian enemy's list?
Top of the TicketThe war between the White House and Fox News keeps getting louder. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs on Tuesday continued the assault, even as some pundits and analysts voiced concern that the tactic could backfire by giving the already-popular....... -
Comings and goings in Florida as Charlie Crist says goodbye to GOP
Top of the TicketIt’s been quite a day in Florida politics, with two partings (neither of which involved sweet sorrow) and the announcement of one arrival. The first parting: The state GOP got rid of sold an oil painting of Gov. Charlie Crist,......
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