Further proof that the rifts in Washington are not all partisan: A Republican congressman unhappy with some of the wars the U.S. has waged suggests that former Vice President Dick Cheney, one of the champions of the U.S. invasion of...
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the Long Island Association fall luncheon at the Crest Hollow Country Club on Oct. 18, 2012 in Woodbury, New York.
Cheney Headed for Hell: Congressman
Obama’s Task: That Elusive Sentence
Clare Boothe Luce, a former Republican member of Congress, once advised President John F. Kennedy that every great man is a sentence. Abraham Lincoln saved the Union. Franklin Roosevelt brought the nation out of the Great Depression. “History has no...
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Obama signs in Newark, New Jersey, in this file photo.
New Jersey: Obama’s 58% Best By Democrat Since 1964
President Barack Obama won 58.3 percent of the vote in New Jersey on Nov. 6, the best showing by a Democratic presidential nominee in 48 years, according to an official count of votes released today. Obama’s vote share in New...
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A joint session of Congress on May 19, 1949.
U.S. Senate: `Frozen’ in Time
Relying, as we do, on a D.C. institution not known for its efficiency or high marks from the public – the Metro subway system – offers one unintended upside: Lots and lots and lots of time to catch up on our reading as we...
Read more »Senate Democrats: Best Defensive Record Since 1964 — Held 22 of 23
In increasing their Senate majority on Nov. 6, Democrats showed that the best offense may be a good defense. Democrats won in 22 of 23 states where they were defending Senate seats. Their only blemish was Nebraska, where the party...
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An artist sets up a booth to sell his politically inspired art near the Time Warner Cable Arena where the Democratic Party will be hosting their national convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 0.3
That’s the percentage point margin of victory for President Barack Obama four years ago in North Carolina, which is hosting the Democratic National Convention this year in Charlotte. North Carolina had the closest election among the states that Obama won...
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