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The dismal state of George W. Bush
Walter Shapiro
In his last annual speech to Congress, the president used Osama bin Laden to justify Iraq, bravely denounced pork-barrel spending and waxed amnesiac about Iran.
Why Google only tells you what you already know
Farhad Manjoo
Researchers find that when you search the Web, you're likely to find information that confirms what you'd been thinking all along.
Sebelius endorses Obama
Alex Koppelman
Barack Obama picks up another victory in the war for endorsements, the governor of Kansas.
NOW, wait a second …
Catherine Price
The New York branch of the National Organization for Women's press release about Ted Kennedy's endorsement of Obama has feminists shaking their heads.
Who’s Hillary Clinton’s supersecret special mystery endorser?
Alex Koppelman
The Clinton campaign promises a "major endorsement" this afternoon, but is keeping the person's identity close to the vest.
Clinton and Obama on the streets of Beijing
Andrew Leonard
If China had a Democratic primary, which way would the Middle Kingdom go?
Clinton’s primary night gambit
Alex Koppelman
In planning to celebrate her anticipated victory in Florida Tuesday night, Hillary skirts the rules set down by the Democratic Party.
Bush’s delusions die in Gaza
Gary Kamiya
The mass jailbreak of Gazans into Egypt revealed the bankruptcy of both Israel's policy of collective punishment and Bush's attempt to make Mideast peace.
Political pandering, South Florida edition
Vincent Rossmeier
Every four years, presidential contenders discover the special needs of South Florida's Cubans. A bipartisan, candidate-by-candidate guide to flip-flopping and talking tough about Castro.
The Democratic response
Alex Koppelman
President Bush's State of the Union was nothing special, but the Democratic response was itself no barn-burner.
Obama and the Kennedy legend
Joan Walsh
It's a magic moment, but Caroline's endorsement is a bigger deal than Uncle Ted's. Plus: Wrong-way Bill Kristol on the Clintons.
John Edwards’ “path to the nomination”
Tim Grieve
He'd be a contender if only someone else would drop out.
Rezko arrest rains on the Obama parade
Tim Grieve
Already under indictment on fraud charges, longtime Obama supporter is taken into custody.
Toni Morrison endorses Obama
Alex Koppelman
The Illinois senator's latest high-profile ally is also the author who once proclaimed Bill Clinton America's first black president.
Endorsing Obama, Kennedy goes after the Clintons
Tim Grieve
Kennedy says that Obama will be ready on "Day 1."
Et tu, Teddy?
Tim Grieve
Kennedy to endorse Obama, despite pleas from the former president to remain neutral.
Our first black president?
Elizabeth Alexander
It's worth remembering the context of Toni Morrison's famous phrase about Bill Clinton so we can retire it, now that Barack Obama is a contender.
TV news is too cool
Katharine Mieszkowski
Major TV interviewers have asked presidential candidates 3,000 questions -- only six of them have been about global warming.
Appreciating Obama’s win in South Carolina
Joan Walsh
With record voter turnout and the support of white voters under 30, he can't be boxed in as the "black candidate." But we still don't know much about Super Tuesday.
Bill Clinton: The Chris Matthews of South Carolina
Glenn Greenwald
Any doubts about the Clinton campaign's South Carolina message were dispelled by the ex-president's ugly remarks Saturday.
An old-fashioned thumpin’ in South Carolina
Walter Shapiro
After Bill Clinton's controversial campaign swing through the state, Barack Obama routs Hillary Clinton by a 2-to-1 margin in the Democratic primary.
Almost final results from S.C., and where the race stands
Alex Koppelman
With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Barack Obama's landslide victory in the South Carolina Democratic primary is confirmed.
Clinton goes straight back to stumping after loss
Alex Koppelman
Hillary Clinton didn't even stay in South Carolina for the results of Saturday's Democratic primary, going to Nashville to get back on the trail; pundits weren't happy.
Edwards finishes third in South Carolina, will press on
Alex Koppelman
John Edwards was hoping for a victory in the state of his birth, but came in a disappointing third; in his concession speech, though, he was ready to focus on Super Tuesday.
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