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Book review: Sheehan's Cold War chronicle lacks fire, but not depth

Neil Sheehan describes one strand in this four-decade conflict: the race to build and deploy the ultimate weapon, the intercontinental ballistic missile. The launching of the Soviets' Sputnik 1 in 1957 shocked the ...

From MICHAEL DOBBS, Denver Post,  13 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Neil Sheehan,  New York Times Company,  Leslie Groves

Farewell Edition

""We have more work to do when more young black men languish in prison than attend colleges and universities across America." --Barack Obama, July 12, 2007 "I had prostate cancer, five, six years ago. My chances of surviving prostate cancer and ...

From MICHAEL DOBBS, The Washington Post,  3 Nov 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  John McCain,  Sarah Palin,  Rudy Giuliani,  Ron Paul

John McCain's 'Trick or Treat'?

"I don't care much about an old, washed-up unrepentant terrorist, and his wife who was on an FBI top 10 wanted list. But we should know about their relationship, including apparently information that is held by the Los Angeles Times concerning an ...

From MICHAEL DOBBS, The Washington Post,  30 Oct 2008
Related Topics: John McCain,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Republican Party,  William Ayers,  University of Chicago

Palin and the Maybe Pipeline

"We're building a nearly $40 billion natural gas pipeline -- which is North America's largest and most expensive infrastructure project ever -- to flow those sources of energy into hungry markets." --Sarah Palin, Vice Presidential Debate, October 2, ...

From MICHAEL DOBBS, The Washington Post,  29 Oct 2008
Related Topics: Sarah Palin,  TRANSCANADA CORP,  ConocoPhillips,  BP p.l.c.,  ExxonMobil

John McCain and the Middle Class

"And when it comes to the issue of taxes, saying that John McCain is running for a third Bush term isn't being fair to George W. Bush... Not even George Bush proposed a plan that would leave out 100 million middle class families." --Barack Obama, ...

From MICHAEL DOBBS, The Washington Post,  28 Oct 2008
Related Topics: John McCain,  Barack Obama,  George W. Bush

Obama's Redistribution 'Bombshell'

"In a previously uncovered interview from September 6, 2001, Barack Obama expressed his regret that the Supreme Court hadn't been more 'radical' and described as a 'tragedy' the Court's refusal to take up 'the issues of redistribution of wealth.' ...

From MICHAEL DOBBS, The Washington Post,  27 Oct 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  John McCain,  University of Chicago,  Joe the Plumber,  U.S. Republican Party

Is Obama guilty of 'Infanticide'?

"To withhold medical intervention for a baby who is born alive as a result of a botched abortion and to allow that child to die without the medical intervention that that child deserves, it's appalling to me and I think it should concern voters." -- ...

From MICHAEL DOBBS, The Washington Post,  24 Oct 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Sarah Palin,  U.S. Republican Party,  Planned Parenthood

McCain, Obama, Biden, and JFK

"Mark my words. It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We're about to elect a brilliant 47-year old senator president of the United States of America...Watch, we're gonna have ...

From MICHAEL DOBBS, The Washington Post,  23 Oct 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  John McCain,  Joe Biden,  Fidel Castro,  James Reston

Just a Four-Letter Word?

"Barack Obama Thinks Terrorists Just Need a Good Talking To." --John McCain mailer. Barack Obama "said [William Ayers] was just a guy in the neighborhood. He wasn't just a guy in the neighborhood. We need to know the full extent of that ...

From MICHAEL DOBBS, The Washington Post,  22 Oct 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  John McCain,  William Ayers,  John Kerry,  U.S. Republican Party

Obama Scares Seniors

"How would your Golden Years turn out under John McCain? His healthcare plan would cut Medicare by $800 billion. That means a 22% cut in benefits. Higher premiums and co-pays. More expensive prescription drugs. Nursing home care could suffer. After ...

From MICHAEL DOBBS, The Washington Post,  21 Oct 2008
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  John McCain,  Wall Street Journal,  U.S. Republican Party,  Center for American Progress

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