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Obama on Iraq, and the economy
The SwampPresident Obama's speech from the Oval Office, as prepared for delivery, is available after the jump.......Tags: George W. Bush, International Military Interventions, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Executive Branch, Defense
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Biden: National security tied to economy
The Swampby Mike Memoli In his Oval Office address last night, President Obama pivoted from remarks on the war in Iraq to the economy, saying that because of our involvement abroad "we've not done what's necessary to shore up the foundations......Tags: National Security, George W. Bush, Republican Party, International Military Interventions, Small Businesses
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Reducing health care costs
The Swampby David Nitkin The economy and the Iraq War may be the top concerns of voters this election year, but the cost and availability of health care is close behind. It's an issue regularly discussed on the campaign trail, and......Tags: Medical Specialization, Health Insurance, Diseases and Illnesses, Hillary Clinton, Social Issues
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Bush should have fired Rove: McClellan
The Swampby Mike Dorning Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan said this morning that President George Bush should have fired political strategist Karl Rove once he learned Rove was involved in leaking the identity of undercover CIA operative...Tags: George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, National Government, Central Intelligence Agency, White House
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Obama says Iraq War weakens Israel
The Swampby Mike Dorning In his first foreign policy speech of the general election campaign, Barack Obama went before the most influential pro-Israel lobbying organization to declare the security of the Jewish state "sacrosanct" and make the case that his...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Nuclear Weapons, International Military Interventions, Weaponry, Hillary Clinton
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Cheney botches facts, again
The SwampCheney speaks in April at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in Washington. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta) by Frank James You might think Vice President Cheney, after getting so badly burned by bad intelligence and his own faulty assumptions before.....Tags: Deutsche Bank AG, Republican Party, Environmental Issues, Dick Cheney, Missouri
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Should Obama tour globe this summer?
The Swampby Frank James According to a McClatchy report, Sen. Barack Obama's campaign is considering an international trip that would allow the senator to showcase his great popularity abroad. The article even suggests that the campaign would work in a visit......Tags: International Military Interventions, Illinois, Defense, Diplomacy, The McClatchy Company
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Congress falls to bottom of the barrel
The Swampby Mark Silva Once a year, the folks at Gallup step back and take a look at confidence in the great institutions of our society. Guess who's at the bottom of the heap this year? Congress. Right below HMOs. Just...... -
McCain needs Rumsfeld? Hardly
The Swamp(Photo by Haraz N. Ghanbari/Pool/Getty Images) by Frank James A very earnest story in The Hill about the strained relationship between Sen. John McCain and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Rummy's failure to say declaratively during an...Tags: George W. Bush, Republican Party, National Government, John McCain, Government
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Jim Webb: Obama's answer to McCain?
The Swampby James Oliphant The Marines, in full dress uniform, perform their summer drills in silence, flipping their rifles in near-perfect precision in front of the Iwo Jima memorial, illuminated by the glow of sunset. One man, the guest of honor,......Tags: George W. Bush, George Allen, Hillary Clinton, Jim Webb, Samuel L. Jackson
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Obama's complex white-voter woes
The Swampby Frank James It's been said before but bears repeating: If white working-class voters rebuff the entreaties of Sen. Barack Obama for many of them, perhaps even most, it may have less to do with race than other matters, like......Tags: Republican Party, Colleges and Universities, Social Issues, Quinnipiac University, Education
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House Democrats top GOP in voter favor
The Swampby Frank James Congress may be in extremely low repute right now, but it appears House Democrats run little risk of losing their majority status in November. Gallup's pollsters report that while voters may be sick of Congress and telling......Tags: Republican Party, National Government, Political Candidates, Democratic Party, Elections
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