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The 9 Most Loathsome Lobbyists »

By Ian Murphy, August 2012 Issue

This bunch is vile even by Washington's low standards.read more

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Mayor Booker a new face of black politics »

By Bruce A. Dixon, May 30, 2012

Newark Mayor Cory Booker epitomizes an unfortunate trend in black politics: the rise of the pro-corporate front man.read more

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McCain's Big Challenge »

By Ruth Conniff, June 4, 2008

So bad was John McCain's speech on Tuesday night, even the pundits on Fox conceded that Obama sounded a lot better, and that McCain would surely "improve," as Fred Barnes put it.read more

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John McCain: False Moderate »

By Ruth Conniff, May 28, 2008

If the Democratic primary ever ends, the pols and the media can start focusing on John McCain's complex relationship to the far right.read more

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Hillary Still Throwing Knives at Barack »

By Matthew Rothschild, May 21, 2008

Well, there she was again, with more of the Hillary flim-flammery.

After her Kentucky win, Clinton again claimed, speciously, to be winning the popular vote.read more

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Hillary's Flim-Flammery

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What Took Edwards So Long?

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Edwards Finally Endorses Obama »

By Ruth Conniff, May 15, 2008

It took an awfully long time.read more

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Hillary Plays the Angles

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Why Hillary Is So Hard to Take »

By Matthew Rothschild, May 14, 2008

It’s increasingly difficult to listen to Hillary Clinton give her speeches these days.

For one thing, there’s no poetry there.read more

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