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Sestak says he might challenge Specter
Alex Koppelman
Democratic leaders want a clear primary field for their newest senator, but one Pennsylania congressman might run anyway.
Are you scared yet, America?
Mike Madden
House Republican leader John Boehner gets a little carried away with a new Web video designed to freak you out about President Obama.
Joe Biden, voice of calm and reason
Alex Koppelman
The vice president's office has to walk back his comments about the swine flu after he went a little far during an interview Thursday morning.
Obama, Biden welcome Specter to the party
Alex Koppelman
In a meeting at the White House, the president and vice-president officially introduce the newest Democratic senator.
Obama’s 100-day report card
Mark Schone, Vincent Rossmeier, Gabriel Winant
Bloggers, activists, economists and writers grade the president's performance so far. Featuring Sen. Russ Feingold, Dan Savage, Markos, Michael Pollan, Gloria Feldt and many others.
The Specter of a shrinking GOP
Mike Madden
Arlen Specter's defection likely means a filibuster-proof Democratic Senate majority. Choose your metaphor -- rats, ships, small tents -- but will the last Republican to leave please turn out the light?
Quote of the day
Alex Koppelman
One conservative blogger wonders if the Obama administration is trying to hurry along the next terror attack in order to blame former President Bush.
Hail to the veep!
Lynn Harris
Joe Biden is toasted for his pre-VP triumph: the Violence Against Women Act, now turning 15.
Joe Biden goes green
Mike Madden
For Earth Day, the vice president announces new funding for clean buses.
Will Israel attack Iran?
Roane Carey
The new Netanyahu government couldn't move against Tehran without approval from Washington -- but any mixed messages from the Obama administration could lead to catastrophe.
An emerging progressive consensus on Obama’s executive power and secrecy abuses
Glenn Greenwald
The harshest denunciations of the Obama DOJ are coming from those who progressives held up as the most reliable and trustworthy authorities.
Rove: Biden is a “liar”
Vincent Rossmeier
A fight is brewing between former Bush aides and the current vice president.
TPM: “Obama Mimics Bush on State Secrets”
Glenn Greenwald
The controversy over Obama's embrace of radical Bush/Cheney secrecy powers is clearly growing.
Is Joe Biden right about our safety? Or Dick Cheney?
Salon Staff
Salon's Joan Walsh faced off against former Justice Department official David Rivkin on whether we're safer under President Obama or his predecessor.
Biden vs. Cheney: Who’s the jerk?
Joan Walsh
Asked about Cheney's vicious attacks on Obama by CNN, Biden struck back -- and pundits spent the day debating Biden's decorum, not Cheney's.
Former McCain staffers angry over Palin prayer remark
Alex Koppelman
Aides who traveled with the Alaska governor during the fall campaign are upset after Palin said recently she hadn't wanted to pray with any of them.
Ryan Lizza’s People Magazine love letter to Rahm Emanuel
Glenn Greenwald
The competition to see who will be the Bob Woodward of the Obama administration heats up.
Obama signs stimulus
Alex Koppelman
The president traveled to a newly pivotal swing state Tuesday in order to celebrate a big political victory.
America’s imperial police force
William Astore
How did the American military become the French Foreign Legion?
Congress takes first step to impose limits on Obama’s executive power
Glenn Greenwald
Leading members of Congress -- mostly Democrats -- introduce legislation to ban the exact use of the State Secrets privilege which the Obama DOJ this week endorsed.
“I won’t return to the failed theories of the last eight years”
Mike Madden
In his first press conference, the president dismisses his opponents on the stimulus package as out of touch.
The 180-degree reversal of Obama’s State Secrets position
Glenn Greenwald
Democrats long objected to exactly the power that the Obama DOJ yesterday expressly advocated be vested in the new president.
You don’t have mail
Mike Madden
In the tech-challenged White House, the prez's BlackBerry-savvy aides feel like they've stumbled into the Carter administration.
Continuing Bush policies in Israel and Afghanistan
Glenn Greenwald
As the U.S. economic crisis reportedly worsens, is there any real justification for continuing our involvement in Israel's wars and escalating our seven-year occupation of Afghanistan?
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