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Debating Obama's Road Ahead.(Barack Obama)(Letter to the editor)

Article from: U.S. News & World Report Article date: November 14, 2008

I agree with [James] Pethokoukis 100 percent ["Why Obama Looks Like a One Termer (http://www.usnews.com/blogs/capital-commerce/2008/11/11/why-obama-could-be-a-one-term-president.html)," usnews.com]. This is specifically why I think it was in the best interest of the Republican Party to lose this election in order to gain congressional seats in 2010 and then the White House in 2012. I believe that McCain lost on purpose. Think about it. Could [John] McCain have run such a bad campaign by accident? With pros out there like [Dick] Morris and [Karl] Rove to help, why would McCain ...

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Roosevelt. Reagan. Obama?

Posted Jun 25, 08 7:26 AM CDT in Politics,  Opinion 

Roosevelt. Reagan. Obama?
Source: AP Photo/Aaron E. Tomlinson, File

(Newser) – The novelty of minorities seeking the White House has occluded the more profound historical importance of this year's contest, Gary Hart says. The 2008 election is a hinge moment that could usher in a new era in American life, writes the former senator in the New York Times, and a victorious Barack Obama would have a chance to define "the next cycle in American history."

Hart broadly defines the last 80 years of American history as the ages of Roosevelt and Reagan, with the Bush presidency bringing the latter to a close. A President Obama would have the chance to found "a post-New Deal, post-Morning in America era," predicated on smarter national security, economic transformation, and environmental responsibility. "Old politics, old parties and old policies are increasingly irrelevant," Hart prophesies.

Source: New York Times

More about:  Barack Obama • United States • Democratic Party • history • Gary Hart

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Salon Salon Apr 21, 08 3:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The postwar legacy of Democratic candidates is one of failure, Andrew O’Hehir writes in Salon, with so many lost campaigns that any seasoned observer could lay out sorry futures for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Whether Obama and Clinton are McGovern and Muskie or Hart and Mondale, the party's "unresolved internal struggles have time and again undermined its ability to win elections." More »

More about:  Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democratic Party • George McGovern • Gary Hart • Walter Mondale

 Fast-Track New Stimulus: Pelosi 


Washington Post Washington Post Dec 15, 08 5:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Congressional Democrats are looking to fast-track a $600 billion economic stimulus package in the first weeks of the New Year, the Washington Post reports. Nancy Pelosi said today lawmakers are working with the Obama transition team to craft the plan, which is smaller than the $1 trillion scheme floated earlier. The stimulus will likely include $200 billion in tax breaks and $400 million in infrastructure spending. More »

More about:  Barack Obama • President Obama • Congress • Nancy Pelosi • Democratic Party • transition • economic stimulus package • Wall Street bailout • New Year

(Newser) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said the "positive signals" coming from Barack Obama's camp could lead to warmer relations between the two countries, Reuters reports. “If these are not just words, if they get transformed into a practical policy, then of course our reaction will be adequate and our American partners will feel this at once,” said Putin, in a marked contrast to heated rhetoric during the Georgia crisis. More »

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