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Should Obama go for $1 trillion stimulus?
The Swampby Frank James There are moments in American history where decisive action is required and by all accounts we are at such a point with our struggling national economy. But what's the right decision to take to restore economic growth?......Tags: Maine, National Government, Government, Upper House, World War II (1939-1945)
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Bushes: Like father, like son -- in part
The Swampby Jill Zuckman The son watched his father, vowing not to repeat his mistakes. The weekend before George W. Bush defeated Texas Gov. Ann Richards in 1994, he stood in the backyard of his Dallas home hitting tennis balls into......Tags: Jeb Bush, George H.W. Bush, National Government, Government, White House
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Bush: War 'Only circumstance... known'
The Swampby Mark Silva "I'm going to write a book,'' the retiring President George W. Bush says. "Part of the purpose of the book is to set history straight." The outgoing president has suggested that historians will set the record straight,......Tags: Jeb Bush, George H.W. Bush, National Government, Colin Powell, Government
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Hillary: Answers
Spin CycleClinton is delivering her opening statement -- delivering a lecture on the importance of diplomacy and "smart power," which unfortunately she didn't seem to grasp when she voted to go to war in Iraq in 2002. Her opening statement is......Tags: Upper House, National Security, Hillary Clinton, Law Enforcement, Macroeconomics
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Bush's legacy: Writing own first drafts
The Swampby Mark Silva By offering a wistful and introspective closing argument to the American people who elected him twice but then lost confidence in him, retiring President George W. Bush is attempting to write the first drafts of his own......Tags: National Government, Government, Hurricanes, Migration, White House
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Obama's free advice from Boston U profs
The Swampby Frank James When you're president or president-elect, you get a lot of gratuitous advice. And so it is that some Boston University professors have some ideas for President-elect Barack Obama, some serious, some not some serious. Hat tip to......Tags: Bill Richardson, Teen-agers, National Security, People, Zbigniew Brzezinski
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Obama, John Roberts meeting today
The Swampby Frank James President-elect Barack Obama will be paying a courtesy call this afternoon to the man he once voted against to lead the nation's highest court, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. Back in September 2005, Obama voted against......Tags: National Government, U.S. Presidential Transition (2009), Government, White House, Local Government
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Clinton, Reagan, Nixon, LBJ: Farewells
The Swampby Mark Silva As President George W. Bush and his writers place the final touches on 15 minutes of televisied talk that will deliver a farewell to the nation after two tumultuous terms in office, it's worth remembering the most......Tags: Private Health Care, Inflation and Deflation, Social Issues, Diplomacy, Politics
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Hillary Clinton: Secretary of State-to-be
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated We are hearing familiar words today, at the Senate Foreign Relations confirmation hearing for Sen. Hillary Clinton's nomination as secretary of state -- words heard in President Bush's many various statements on the potential of....Tags: Upper House, National Security, Hillary Clinton, Law Enforcement, Macroeconomics
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GOP tips its Holder questions
The Swampby Frank James The Republican National Committee telegraphs the topics Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans will grill Eric Holder on today at his confirmation hearing to be President-elect Barack Obama's Attorney General. Actually, some Democrats may...Tags: International Law, Upper House, Washington Post Co., Jose Serrano, Politics
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Obama's train ride: Lincolnesque imagery
The Swampby Mike Dorning and Mark Silva, updated at 6:45 pm EST President-elect Barack Obama, arriving in Washington Saturday night at the end of a 137-mile train journey evocative of Abraham Lincoln's arrival in Washington, used the trip as a pre-inaugural......Tags: George H.W. Bush, Government, Services and Shopping, Religious Texts, Delaware
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Obama, with stars and masses, celebrates
The SwampPresident-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, arrive for the Obama Inauguration Celebration on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., Sunday January 18, 2009. (Brian Baer/Sacramento Bee/MCT) by Frank James and Jill Zuckman Joined by...Tags: Government, Washington, DC, National or Ethnic Minorities, Social Issues, Joe Biden
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