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On tax cuts, Obama picks a fight
Andrew Leonard
The President makes a case for social justice. It's time for the wealthy to pay their fair share
Obama won’t back Bush tax cut extension for rich
Steve Kornacki
The president is set to pick a fight with the GOP and conservative members of his own party
Will our generals ever shut up?
Tom Engelhardt
As the military masters the media pulpit, it's pushing America toward a more hawkish position in foreign affairs
Meet the newest Reagan Revisionism Hall of Fame inductee
Steve Kornacki
Remembering a "triumph" by the Great Communicator that never actually happened
Obama has fewer judge confirmations than Nixon
Mark Sherman
A Republican effort to block the president has resulted in the largest judiciary drought in 40 years
Bad economy favors GOP in governor election projection
Tom Raum
More governor slots are open than ever before, and Republicans should make huge gains
When blue-collar pride became identity politics
Joan Walsh
Remembering how the white working class got left out of the New Left, and why we're all paying for it today
Tea party, GOP, primed for November wins
David Espo
Senate races are among the most hotly contested as Republicans attempt to change the Washington power dynamic
This week in crazy: Jan Brewer
Alex Pareene
The Arizona governor spins wild tales of lawless Arizona, runs away when asked to explain references to beheadings
Where Obama will spend 9/11 is apparently an important question
Alex Pareene
Politico explores the political implications of commemorating a tragic day, in various locations
AP refuses to use WH/NBC propaganda terms for Iraq
Glenn Greenwald
By giving NBC/MSNBC exclusive video access to the "pullout," the administration got the messaging it wanted
If the GOP wins, let the back-stabbing and infighting begin
Steve Kornacki
Sure, Republicans in Congress seem unified right now. But let's see what happens if they win this November
Anti-choice group targets Democrats in radio ads
Jim Kuhnhenn
Nonprofit Americans United for Life allowed to air "issue" ads thanks to the Supreme Court
Oil sheen spreading from new Gulf platform explosion
Alan Sayre
All 13 workers are rescued from the water and firefighting vessels have been deployed
Earl threatens East Coast with weekend pounding
Mike Baker
"The strongest hurricane to threaten the Northeast" since 1991 heads toward North Carolina with winds of 140 mph
The profound mystery of the “enthusiasm gap”
Glenn Greenwald
Seven items from this week shed some light on the Democrats' woes with their own base
Some flee, others dig in as Hurricane Earl nears U.S.
Mike Baker
Evacuations continue as the Eastern Seaboard prepares to face down a powerful hurricane expected to hit at midnight
The GOP’s new fake racial history
Steve Kornacki
A Southern Republican with designs on challenging Barack Obama in 2012 offers a phony version of history
U.S. forces still in fight at end of Iraq combat mission
Lara Jakes, Maya Alleruzzo
Lack of government and continued reliance on American firepower create challenges in the year ahead
Number of illegal immigrants in U.S. declining
Hope Yen
Pew Hispanic Center estimates 11.1 million undocumented citizens, down 8 percent from 2007 peak
The truths about Iraq that Obama couldn’t utter
Joe Conason
As troops withdraw from Iraq, the president gave a dutiful speech. But there was so much he could not say
Obama: Operation Iraqi Freedom is over
Alex Pareene
The president's Oval Office address on the official end of a long, pointless war
Obama on end of Iraq combat: “America is more secure”
Ben Feller
Afghanistan still looms large as troops levels are set to increase there
We came so close to never meeting Sarah Palin
Steve Kornacki
Two years ago this week, a 72-year-old man's arbitrary impulses made Sarah Palin a star
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