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Mark Blumenthal
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MARK BLUMENTHAL: MYSTERY POLLSTER
Follow The Undecided

Thursday, April 17, 2008

One pattern that can be discerned from wildly divergent poll numbers in Pennsylvania is that Clinton's support appears to rise as the percentage of undecided voters falls.


Amy Walter
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AMY WALTER: ON THE TRAIL
Manufacturing A Victory

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Despite historical trends favoring Democrats in the White House race, McCain could be competitive in the Rust Belt, a potentially decisive battleground in the election.


Charlie Cook
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CHARLIE COOK: OFF TO THE RACES
Bitter Pills

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Although Barack Obama's controversial comments about small-town voters are costly, the incident is hardly enough to derail his campaign.


Stuart Taylor Jr.
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STUART TAYLOR JR: OPENING ARGUMENT
Reforming The State Secrets Privilege

Monday, April 14, 2008

The government has shown time and time again that it cannot be trusted not to use bogus national security claims to avoid exposure of misconduct.


Ron Brownstein
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RONALD BROWNSTEIN: POLITICAL CONNECTIONS
The Bottom Line

Friday, April 11, 2008

As Gen. David Petraeus and Ryan Crocker offer sober assessments of the road ahead in Iraq, the question must be asked: Why is the cost of the war being transferred to future generations?


William Powers
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WILLIAM POWERS: OFF MESSAGE
Measure For Pleasure

Friday, April 11, 2008

The once-overhyped digital revolution has now inspired a media backlash that's just as simple-minded as the rapture that preceded it.


John Mercurio
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JOHN MERCURIO: POLITISCOPE
Jersey Boys

Thursday, April 10, 2008

New Jersey Rep. Robert Andrews is attempting to become the first congressman to unseat a senator in a primary since Al Gore Sr. did it back in 1952.


Eliza Newlin Carney
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ELIZA NEWLIN CARNEY: RULES OF THE GAME
Rage Against The Machines

Monday, April 7, 2008

If legislative efforts to require paper trails for voting machines get lost in the shuffle this year, we may regret it come November.


Clive Crook
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CLIVE CROOK: WEALTH OF NATIONS
Don't Trash Paulson's Blueprint

Friday, April 4, 2008

The new regulatory structure proposed by Treasury won't prevent financial crises, but it may at least provide a measure of accountability.


Jonathan Rauch
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JONATHAN RAUCH: SOCIAL STUDIES
A New Politics? Or A New Pandering?

Friday, March 28, 2008

The idea of Barack Obama as president can raise confusing feelings of conflict -- or Obama Resistance Complex -- in many Democrats.


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