Barack Obama: America's Leading Liberal
WWW.samefacts.com 2/5/2009 — ...if you follow Robert Frost and define a liberal as a man "who is too broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel." He lets Daschle go today after allegedly fully backing him yesterday. Meanwhile, in the Senate, he completely checks out on the ...

John Kerry: America's Torturers Undermined America's Brand and Security
thewashingtonnote.com 1/27/2009 — I occasionally write for CNN.com, and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry is too . In a great piece applauding President Obama's early executive orders to move forward vigorously the closing of Guantanamo, Kerry outlines ...

America's drinking problem
meganmcardle.theatlantic.com 1/21/2009 — For obvious reasons , I'm a huge fan of Glenn Reynolds' policy suggestion for Barack Obama: I will make one policy proposal. Some of my fellow libertarians hope that the Obama administration will put an end to the drug war. I hope so too, but I'm not ...

"He Wasn't In His Right Mind"
americandigest.org 11/18/2008 — "All of the victims were shot in their heads and all but McGowan were shot in their beds," Doyle said. "The beds were undisturbed. The house itself was undisturbed," Doyle said. "There were no signs of a break-in," Doyle said. -- No Motive ...

Black America's Daily News Source
thedailyvoice.com 1/19/2009 — The Daily Voice - Black America's Daily News Source setstats

Mind The Gap
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 4/7/2009 — Clive Crook studies the long-term fiscal picture: I have previously argued that the US will need a VAT. Even before Mr Obama unveiled his ambitions for healthcare reform, wage subsidies to help the working poor, better education and the rest, the US ...

A More Perfect Union
patterico.com 1/19/2009 — [Guest post by DRJ] Martin Luther King may have had a dream but Barack Obama has a theme: He wants to make America a more perfect union. He’s mentioned it twice in two days, and I think it will reappear in the coming days and in his Inaugural ...

"America's Defense Meltdown"
cdi.org 1/21/2009 — In a heretofore unpublished review of "America's Defense Meltdown," retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel and former Chicago Tribune defense journalist David Evans points out the mountain of opposition that stands in the way of serious Pentagon ...

America's Cowardice
corner.nationalreview.com 2/18/2009 — I haven't read the whole speech, just some press reports but I find Eric Holder's comments on race both hackneyed and reprehensible. He says that America is "essentially a nation of cowards" because it doesn't talk about race enough. First, I think ...

America's Worst Allies
rothkopf.foreignpolicy.com 2/11/2009 — Who's winning, who's losing, and why. [ more ... ]

Congress takes up economic plans, Treasury nominee (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/26/2009
AP - Congress is set to tackle the economy this week by considering President Barack Obama's choice to head the Treasury Department and by acting on legislation to spur economic growth.

Lobbyists skirt Obama's earmark ban (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 1/26/2009
AP - President Barack Obama's ban on earmarks in the $825 billion economic stimulus bill doesn't mean interest groups, lobbyists and lawmakers won't be able to funnel money to pet projects.

Obama Plans to Overhaul Environmental Policies — Wash Post Obama Administration 1/26/2009
President Obama today declared a goal of reversing America's dependence on foreign oil and announced a series of steps to reshape the nation's climate policy and auto market.

Official: Clinton to Appoint Climate Envoy — TIME.com Top Politics Stories 1/26/2009
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appoint a special envoy for climate change as the Obama administration moves to restore America's credentials in environmental policy, officials said

Obama signs environmental memoranda — First Read 1/26/2009
From NBC's Athena Jones WASHINGTON -- In his latest effort to mark a clear departure from his predecessor's policies, President Obama signed two presidential memoranda that set new fuel efficiency standards and addressed ...