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David Souter To Retire in June

You must be logged-in to comment. Not a subscriber? Click here to get a digital or print and digital subscription to The New Republic! So when does the Hillary for Supreme Court campaign begin? Because when the court's phone rings at 3:00 in the ...

From BRAD PLUMER, The New Republic,  30 Apr 2009
Related Topics: David Souter,  The New Republic,  Joe Biden,  Barack Obama,  Keith Olbermann

Jindal Versus The Volcano

You must be logged-in to comment. Not a subscriber? Click here to get a digital or print and digital subscription to The New Republic! Gov. Sardonicus is just a shade too strange. I'm reminded of that crazy speech McCain gave in front of that weird ...

From BRAD PLUMER, The New Republic,  25 Feb 2009
Related Topics: The New Republic,  U.S. Republican Party,  Lawrence Welk,  Joe the Plumber,  Sarah Palin

And What About Paterson?

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From BRAD PLUMER, The New Republic,  9 Dec 2008
Related Topics: The New Republic,  U.S. Democratic Party

Illlinois: Batting .800 Since 1977

The Land of Lincoln has quite the track record. As Jonathan Stein notes, four of the state's last five governors have been indicted, and if Blagojevich does serve jail time, he'd be the third Illinois governor since 1977 to do so. You must be ...

From BRAD PLUMER, The New Republic,  9 Dec 2008
Related Topics: The New Republic

Blago On Obama: "F*** Him."

None of this Blagojevich stuff is great for Obama, but it must come as a relief to see this bit tucked away in Fitzgerald's complaint: Later in the conversation, ROD BLAGOJEVICH said he knows that the President-elect wants Senate Candidate 1 for the ...

From BRAD PLUMER, The New Republic,  9 Dec 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama

Did Independents Hate Palin's Speech?

We won't know until the polls start trickling out—and maybe not even then—but check out the Detroit Free Press' focus group of voters who watched Sarah Palin's speech last night. Republicans swooned, Democrats grudgingly applauded, but independents and ...

From BRAD PLUMER, The New Republic,  4 Sep 2008
Related Topics: Sarah Palin,  U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Barack Obama

Sarah Palin's Speech Was Fine. But What's The Goal Here?

Just about every liberal I know thinks that Sarah Palin unleashed a terrifyingly effective speech tonight. I'm not totally persuaded. It was a great speech on its own, sure, and she was smart to assume the attack-dog role: It will create a fresh ...

From BRAD PLUMER, The New Republic,  4 Sep 2008
Related Topics: Sarah Palin,  John McCain,  U.S. Republican Party,  Hillary Rodham Clinton,  Barack Obama

Is The "Maverick" Theme Unworkable?

Joe Lieberman has never been an electrifying speaker, but his speech tonight sounded particularly flat—which makes sense, since he was kind of backed into a corner. What he wanted to emphasize was the maverick angle: John McCain puts principle over ...

From BRAD PLUMER, The New Republic,  3 Sep 2008
Related Topics: John McCain,  Joe Lieberman,  Rush Limbaugh

Palin's Impressive Earmarking Skills

Dean Baker dusts off the calculator in response to reports that Sarah Palin hired a lobbying firm to secure millions in congressional earmarks for Wasilla during her final four years as mayor: As the Washington Post reports this morning, Governor ...

From BRAD PLUMER, The New Republic,  2 Sep 2008
Related Topics: Sarah Palin,  John McCain,  The New Republic

Did Palin Really Fight The “Bridge To Nowhere”?

Republicans have been touting Sarah Palin's reformist credentials pretty heavily, with her supposed opposition to Alaska's "Bridge to Nowhere" Exhibit A. But how hard did she really fight the project? Not very, it seems. Here's what she told the ...

From BRAD PLUMER, The New Republic,  29 Aug 2008
Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  Sarah Palin,  U.S. Republican Party,  Ted Stevens,  Don Young

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