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By Dale Wright
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By Eugene Jarecki
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In his latest flub, the Texas governor demonstrates why he is still the reigning champion of the political gaffe.
Posted on Jun 17, 2013
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Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News —
Posted on May 18, 2013
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David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star —
Posted on May 18, 2013
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Jon Stewart tells the former Bush administration officials that no, after the atrocities they committed while in office, they don’t get to question anyone’s credibility or weigh in about President Obama’s handling of the fatal Benghazi, Libya, attacks.
Posted on May 16, 2013
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Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune —
Posted on May 16, 2013
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John Cole, Cagle Cartoons, The Scranton Times-Tribune —
Posted on May 16, 2013
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Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News —
Posted on May 11, 2013
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Christopher Weyant, Cagle Cartoons, The Hill —
Posted on May 10, 2013
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By Juan Cole — Paul’s strand of libertarianism, insofar as it deeply distrusts big government, typically opposes policies that increase the size and power of government, chief among them ones pertaining to war.
Posted on Mar 18, 2013
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By Juan Cole — The foreign policy of late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez imagined that socialism and anti-imperialism are the same thing, and that he could lead a new sort of socialist international. These considerations shaped his Middle East policy in ways that were contradictory and hypocritical.
Posted on Mar 7, 2013
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including an assertion made by Sen. Marco Rubio during his SOTU response is questioned and the Republicans’ so-called Benghazi witch hunt makes its way into Treasury secretary nominee Jack Lew’s confirmation hearing.
Posted on Feb 13, 2013
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By Ralph Nader —
Behind the public relations sheen, the photo opportunities with groups of poor people in the developing world, an increasingly militarized State Department operated under Hillary Clinton’s leadership.
Posted on Feb 8, 2013
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By Eugene Robinson — Republicans wanted nothing more than to summon Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Capitol Hill and grill her about the tragic fiasco in Benghazi. Sadly for them, they got their wish.
Posted on Jan 25, 2013
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Daryl Cagle, CagleCartoons.com —
Posted on Jan 24, 2013
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including a victory for women in the military and why John Boehner thinks President Obama is out to “annihilate” the GOP.
Posted on Jan 23, 2013
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After Ron Johnson questioned the State Department’s handling of the deadly terrorist attack, even claiming that it had misled the public about what happened, Hillary Clinton lost her temper and fired back.
Posted on Jan 23, 2013
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John Darkow, Cagle Cartoons, Columbia Daily Tribune, Missouri —
Posted on Jan 16, 2013
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Paresh Nath, Cagle Cartoons, The Khaleej Times, UAE —
Posted on Jan 2, 2013
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Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News —
Posted on Dec 15, 2012
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Daryl Cagle, CagleCartoons.com —
Posted on Dec 1, 2012
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Bill Day, Cagle Cartoons —
Posted on Nov 29, 2012
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By Joe Conason — The opposition to Susan Rice is cobbled together from the remnants of a failed “October Surprise” election gambit, and has left President Obama little choice but to move ahead with her nomination.
Posted on Nov 29, 2012
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including the entitlement program top Senate Democrats say is not on the “fiscal cliff” chopping block, and a former Republican senator has some harsh words for anti-tax advocate Grover Norquist.
Posted on Nov 27, 2012
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David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star —
Posted on Nov 27, 2012
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist whose interview was abruptly cut off Monday after he accused Fox News of “operating as a wing of the Republican Party” is lashing out against the conservative news network a day after the incident.
Posted on Nov 27, 2012
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including another legal challenge to President Obama’s health care law and billionaire Warren Buffet discusses what Congress should do about taxing the wealthy.
Posted on Nov 26, 2012
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John Cole, Cagle Cartoons, The Scranton Times-Tribune —
Posted on Nov 26, 2012
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Bob Englehart, Cagle Cartoons, The Hartford Courant —
Posted on Nov 20, 2012
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including an update on the “fiscal cliff” meetings between President Obama and congressional leaders, and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker doing something rational for a change.
Posted on Nov 16, 2012
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Taylor Jones, Cagle Cartoons, Politicalcartoons.com —
Posted on Nov 15, 2012
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By Ira Chernus, TomDispatch —
Who lost Libya? Indeed, who lost the entire Middle East? Those are the questions lurking behind the endless stream of headlines about “Benghazi-gate.” But the question we should really ask is: How did a tragic but isolated incident at a U.S. consulate, in a place few Americans had ever heard of, get blown up into a pivotal issue in a too-close-to-call presidential contest?
Posted on Oct 31, 2012
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Daryl Cagle, CagleCartoons.com —
Posted on Oct 27, 2012
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including new allegations about the Libya attacks and details on efforts to keep voters away from the polls on Election Day.
Posted on Oct 24, 2012
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With the race as tight as ever, and in light of last week’s spirited and heated debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, all eyes were on Boca Raton, Fla., on Monday night as the presidential candidates squared off for the third and final time before the election.
Posted on Oct 22, 2012
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Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News —
Posted on Oct 20, 2012
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including a wrap-up of the second presidential debate, the latest election poll and a Paul Ryan photo op that’s ripe for a Jon Stewart takedown.
Posted on Oct 17, 2012
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Advisers to the president had promised that Barack Obama would be more aggressive and passionate in the second debate against Mitt Romney than he had been in the first. And he was. By miles.
Posted on Oct 16, 2012
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By William Pfaff — From the beginning of the Arab Awakening (“Arab Springtime,” as it was, but alas two springtimes have already passed), my opinion has been to stay out of these events, as far as possible, and certainly not to attempt to control them.
Posted on Oct 16, 2012
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Republican legislators called an emergency meeting to hold President Obama accountable for the lax embassy security that they claim led to the killing of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans in Libya last month. But the GOP itself has cut funding to protect diplomats around the world.
Posted on Oct 11, 2012
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Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune —
Posted on Oct 11, 2012
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Papers related to the American operation in Libya remain loosely secured more than three weeks after an attack on the U.S. Consulate left the ambassador and three other Americans dead, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.
Posted on Oct 3, 2012
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including more bad news for Mitt Romney, Claire McCaskill’s response to Todd Akin’s sexist remarks and further Republican charges about President Obama’s religion.
Posted on Sep 28, 2012
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In a speech delivered Tuesday to the United Nations General Assembly, President Obama condemned the anti-American protests in the Middle East and North Africa that led to the death of Ambassador Chris Stevens, while also attempting to “reset U.S. relations” with the region.
Posted on Sep 25, 2012
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A look at the day’s political happenings, including one state increasing access to birth control, Rick Perry’s poor debate performances explained and a funny “Saturday Night Live” parody of undecided voters.
Posted on Sep 24, 2012
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By William Pfaff — Mrs. Clinton, the secretary of state, appears to believe that the Arabs and Egyptians should be grateful to America, and most Americans would probably agree.
Posted on Sep 18, 2012
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Conservative blogs are saying U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens was gay and shouldn’t have been sent to the Middle East; Google’s censorship of the controversial anti-Muslim video proves Web companies have more power than governments; meanwhile, a Stanford University study claiming organic foods are useless is being called fraudulent. These discoveries and more after the jump.
Posted on Sep 18, 2012
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