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Another bad week for John McCain
Joan Walsh
He's sputtering about birth control and the economy and shape-shifting on immigration. Can this candidacy be saved? Share your best ideas.
The dangerous hostility game with Iran
Joe Conason
With negotiation starting to work, Bush administration hawks promote an atmosphere of crisis -- and the risk of actual conflict grows.
Betrayed by Obama
Joan Walsh
The Democrat's FISA sellout is unforgivable, but he's counting on supporters having no place else to go. And McCain's nutty neocon Iran talk helps him make his case.
Beware Bush’s preemptive strike on torture
James Ross
The president might issue a blanket pardon to block prosecution of top U.S. officials behind brutal interrogations -- including himself.
Who are you calling a “coot”?
Camille Paglia
Incoming! Readers demand answers about WASPs, Tim Russert and Obama's teleprompter skills.
The political establishment and telecom immunity — why it matters
Glenn Greenwald
Congress this week will take another major step toward creating a two-tiered system of justice whereby the elite have license to break laws -- exactly what the Founders warned against.
No peace for Obama on Israel
Gregory Levey
He's facing nervous Jewish voters in Florida, attacks by Joe Lieberman and smear tactics in a political war that threatens his campaign.
The right’s game-playing with “dual loyalty” and “anti-Semitism” accusations
Glenn Greenwald
Those who seek war with Iran endlessly exploit "dual loyalty" claims in order to promote their political agenda, while screaming "anti-Semitism" at political opponents who make the same claim.
Is Obama moving to the center?
Vincent Rossmeier
Positions he has taken recently on illegal wiretapping and foreign policy are indications that Barack Obama is trying to shake the dreaded liberal label.
McCain on Iran: Bush all over again
Hooman Majd
An alarmist John McCain is using Iran as a political weapon against Barack Obama -- even as he misjudges our Middle East adversary.
Bareheaded in the park
Judy Berman
Islamic women can shed their scarves at Tehran's female-only "Mothers' Paradise."
Iran tackles summertime sin
Tracy Clark-Flory
As the weather heats up, police crack down on dress code violations.
The company we keep
Glenn Greenwald
House Democratic leaders are working hard to enact legislation this week to replicate the eavesdropping policies of Russia and Zimbabwe.
Conservatives angry at Bush over his statement of regret
Alex Koppelman
Bloggers on the right are attacking President Bush for not sticking to his guns on previous statements he'd made about the war in Iraq.
Bush says he regrets tone on Iraq
Alex Koppelman
In an interview, the president says some of his remarks on the war "indicated to people that I was, you know, not a man of peace."
Oil price conspiracy theorists: Rev your engines
Andrew Leonard
Last week short-sellers bet that the price of oil would drop. They were very wrong, but sooner or later they'll be right -- at least for a little while.
Arming our own enemies in Iraq
Gareth Porter
Bush officials claim that Iran has supplied grenade launchers to Iraqi militants -- but the real source of the weapons is U.S. negligence.
Fallon says Bush doesn’t want war with Iran
Vincent Rossmeier
In an interview, Adm. Fallon denies claims he was forced out of his job because he disagreed with the president over attacking Iran.
We are all appeasers now
Gary Kamiya
The GOP and establishment media are attacking Barack Obama for being willing to talk to "terrorists" -- but many parties, including Israel, are doing just that.
AIPAC conference reignites fight between McCain and Obama
Vincent Rossmeier
In a speech at the conference, John McCain ridicules Barack Obama's positions on Iran and Iraq; Obama's campaign is quick to hit back.
Why gas is so expensive
Andrew Leonard
It's not runaway greed or overregulation. It's the world we live in. It's a price that can be seen in a single gallon of California gas.
Biden responds to Lieberman’s attack
Alex Koppelman
Responding to Joe Lieberman's WSJ Op-Ed, Joe Biden defends Democrats and attacks the foreign policy views of Lieberman, Bush and McCain.
Joe Lieberman, ideological turncoat
Joe Conason
The senator's indictment of the Democratic Party is just as dishonest as his failure to discuss his own evolution as an ally of McCain's.
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