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Of Horse Races and Issues Of Horse Races and Issues

At the end of December, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman ticked off a few pet peeves and proposals regarding the media's campaign coverage. Peeves: *Don't talk about clot...

Jan 28, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Angry-About-the-War Candidate Angry-About-the-War Candidate

John Edwards is not running for the Democratic nomination as an anti-war candidate. Even in a campaign that has been defined by nothing so much as a constant process of redefiniti...

Jan 26, 2004 / John Nichols

Oligarchs for Bush Oligarchs for Bush

Do you have 250 family members, friends, associates, and colleagues who can afford to give $2,000 to President Bush? On January 22, the Washington Post reported that there's now...

Jan 25, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Bush helps CBS, CBS helps Bush Bush helps CBS, CBS helps Bush

The annual Super Bowl game draws a huge audience of television viewers – 130 million Americans are expected to view the game February 1 -- and advertisers of all types want to r...

Jan 22, 2004 / John Nichols

Thirty-One Years of Freedom Thirty-One Years of Freedom

On the 31th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the number of US abortion providers has fallen to its lowest level in three decades, a trend many physicians ascribe to a hostile politica...

Jan 22, 2004 / Peter Rothberg

Thoughts on the SOTU Thoughts on the SOTU

1/Bush may want to strengthen marriage in this country but he strained mine last night. Just as he launched into sermon about how "a strong America must also value the institutio...

Jan 22, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

IOWA: Caucusing for Kerry, Edwards IOWA: Caucusing for Kerry, Edwards

DUBUQUE, Iowa -- "We got beat by the nuns," said Carol Petrick, a disappointed supporter of Howard Dean as it became evident that her candidate was going to get whipped by John Ke...

Jan 20, 2004 / John Nichols

It’s Just Opposition, Stupid! It’s Just Opposition, Stupid!

Have you noticed how sensitive some of these Republicans are? When did plain and simple opposition become political hate speech? After former Vice-President Al Gore delivered a...

Jan 19, 2004 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

IOWA: Kerry Runs as JFK IOWA: Kerry Runs as JFK

GUTTENBERG, Iowa – John Forbes Kerry, who has moved into the frontrunner position in key polls of Iowans who will set the course of the Democratic presidential campaign at Monda...

Jan 19, 2004 / John Nichols

IOWA: President Bartlet Hits the Trail IOWA: President Bartlet Hits the Trail

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet's name cannot be found on the list of candidates contending on Monday for votes at Iowa's first-in-the-nation Democratic presi...

Jan 17, 2004 / John Nichols

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