Who Won the War Over Cory Booker?
Democrats and Republicans both believe they got the upper hand in the kerfuffle over Cory Booker's criticism of attacks on Bain Capital.
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Freed from the obligation to pander to voters, its three candidates still fail to propose unpopular but important ideas.
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Democrats and Republicans both believe they got the upper hand in the kerfuffle over Cory Booker's criticism of attacks on Bain Capital.
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And Republicans' protestations ring false when their no-compromises attitude has helped to create a polarized atmosphere.
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The misconception that the Supreme Court case enabled independent campaign supporters to indulge in political expenditures is pervasive and probably un-correctable.
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Notre Dame and others challenge, on religious-freedom grounds, a rule requiring employers to cover contraception as part of their health-insurance plans.
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The political dynamics of the fast-changing Mountain West create opportunities in 2012 for both Democrats and Republicans.
Everybody talks about the filibuster; here is something to do about it.
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He isn't just vital to the Obama White House -- he's been the most effective vice president in American history.
Two U.S. Senators are trying to pass legislation that targets a specific individual whose legal behavior they found offensive.
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How often are parents persuaded to change their mind on the issue by their children?
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Every day Wright is prominent in the news cycle the chance of someone on the right having a Trent Lott moment are 50 percent higher.
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By embracing gay marriage, Obama may have strengthened his core support but further alienated blue-collar white voters.
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There are plenty of pragmatic reasons Romney and the GOP should steer clear of the pastor. But there's no compelling moral reason that they must.
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An artist's rendering of how one conservative group described President Obama's self-portrayal
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The most profound impact of Obama's "evolution" on same-sex marriage could come in the form of dismantling decades-old anti-gay prejudices within the black church.
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One was Mark Zuckerberg's Harvard roommate. The other went to Jerry Falwell's Liberty University. Together, Joe Green and Jim Gilliam want to democratize the most powerful Internet organizing tools.
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A new ad from the Libertarian likens Democratic and Republican governance to smashing a watermelon.
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Had a great discussion a few days ago with MSNBC's Chris Matthews and The Washington Post's Eugene Robinson about Mitt Romney's increasingly…
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His belief that they're very important and his glowing assessment of the president are at odds with one another.
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The $10 million push, which has not yet been approved, would also describe the president as a "metrosexual, black Abe Lincoln."
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The Obama campaign is straining to argue that Romney's business record is about more than heartless greed, but it's a difficult case to make.
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The ongoing saga of Mujahedin-e-Khalq is a good example of how the unfortunately imprecise cliche ought to be understood.
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In a surprising TV appearance, Charles Krauthammer says unmanned aerial vehicles are instruments of war and ought to be banned in the United States.
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At a hastily called press conference, and flanked by fellow also-ran Michele Bachmann, Cain calls for GOP unity.
As always Bill Galston and John Cassidy are well worth reading. In interesting new commentaries on the election, both think Obama has the edge, while…
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Recall elections have become increasingly common in the past three decades, so don't be surprised if other states join Wisconsin by trying to oust their leaders this year.
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The president visits a D.C. deli and brings a bite to eat to a meeting with Congressional leaders.
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Are these 12 freshman members of Congress from the "Tea Party" class of 2010 the biggest traitors to conservative causes?
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Is the Garden State big enough for two outsize political personalities?
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The project to recruit a centrist third-party standard bearer appears to have fizzled. But it's unclear what happens in states where it's already on the ballot.
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The former president blurted out his support for his party's nominee, only to be greeted with ungrateful silence in return.
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