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Changing the Dynamics of Making Judicial Appointments
President Obama should appoint truly independent-minded judges — not reliable ideological jurists.
Late-Night Comics Still in Thrall to Obama
Team Obama is serving up softballs to Letterman, Leno, and Stewart. Will they ever step up to the plate and swing?
‘Fo Shizzle!’ GOP Goes Hip-Hop
Is tapping into the urban youth culture, as new GOP chairman Michael Steele suggests, one of the keys to a Republican revival?
And the Greatest President of All Time Is …
C-Span's latest ranking of American presidents featured some surprises as well as some travesties.
What We Learned from Obama’s First Big Presser
First, he really likes to hear himself speak. Second, A-Rod won't be invited to dinner anytime soon. ...
A Short History of Failed Presidential Cabinet Appointees
President Tyler holds the record: four Cabinet nominees withdrawing or being rejected. Will Obama match that?
Caroline Kennedy: The Accidental Senator Who Wasn’t
The writing was on the wall — and the op-ed pages. New York is in no mood for Camelot.
No-Joe: Wurzelbacher Is Not Edward R. Murrow
He should have thought twice about launching a new career as a war correspondent. (Watch Joe's first report here)
Gambling on Caroline Kennedy
New York's governor will take a huge political risk if he hands a Senate seat to the Camelot heiress.
Replacing Hillary: A New York Political Minefield
Choosing a new senator opens a can of worms for New York's governor.
Memo to Governor Palin: Stay in Alaska
This election has created too much baggage for her to survive another national race.
What I Learned on September 11
The disaster taught me how small I had become and how much larger my soul needs to be. (More from Phyllis Chesler: Have Seven Years Really Passed?)
Will Barr Have an Impact on Presidential Race?
He won't win, but the Libertarian candidate may well affect the outcome of the election.
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