David Broder
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Obama walks the fine lineJun 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Two departures from the Obama administration go a long way toward illuminating what is important - and what is not - in determining its political fate. The firing of Gen...
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Obama must turn his focus to budget issuesJun 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Far be it from me to tell the public relations officials who occupy those West Wing offices as a reward for running one of the best presidential campaigns ever, but ... ...
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The great race - stay tunedJun 12, 2010 11:00 pm - An impromptu transcontinental race has begun, with nothing less at stake than the future of the American political and governmental system. It began a few months ago whe...
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Salvation through sportsJun 09, 2010 11:00 pm - A fascinating test of the curative power of sports has been unfolding this week on both sides of the Atlantic, as Washington and Johannesburg look to athletes to lift th...
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A promise Obama must keepJun 06, 2010 11:00 pm - While the nation remains preoccupied by the drama of the oil leak in the Gulf, which consumes an inordinate portion of time and attention in the media, a struggle of pot...
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Political 'wisdom' and expiration datesMay 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Much of political wisdom consists simply of understanding and acknowledging which subjects and practices are off limits. Yes, I know, to some people the very term "polit...
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A vote that changed historyMay 18, 2010 11:00 pm - One week ago, the John F. Kennedy Library marked the 50th anniversary of one of the most significant elections in American history - the West Virginia Democratic primary...
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A changed AmericaMay 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Fifty years ago, when he was writing what is still the best account ever of a presidential election campaign, "The Making of the President 1960," Theodore H. White devot...
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Searching for a deficit trade-offMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - It was the starchiest of all pep rallies, a gathering of bipartisan worthies in the Ronald Reagan office building near the White House. They assembled to cheer on Presid...
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2011: Taxes in the spotlightApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - With every passing day, it is becoming clearer that next year the issue of paying for the government will be back at the center of political debate. There will be a head...