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  • July 2008

    • Jimmy Carter, Rogue Ex-President

      newser  |  New York  |  Jul 21, 08 12:28 PM CDT

      Jimmy Carter, Rogue Ex-President

      Jimmy Carter does things his own way, pursuing peace initiatives in the Middle East and South America whether Washington likes it or not, and generally redefining what it means to be an ex-president. So it’s no wonder “his mind-set and his policies seem to jibe so well with the attitudes of young people, students, and the blogosphere,” Amy Wilentz writes for New York . “In many ways, Carter seems more relevant than George W. Bush.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • election 2008  • Arab Israeli conflict  • Jimmy Carter  • Palestinian statehood

    • Admit It: Carter Was 100% Right

      newser  |  Atlanta Journal-Constitution  |  Jul 15, 08 4:41 PM CDT

      Admit It: Carter Was 100% Right

      “Misunderstood, mocked and maligned” though he was, Jimmy Carter was exactly right about our energy problems and their solutions, Joseph Wheelan writes in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Way back in 1979, "Carter outlined a program for achieving energy independence." In 2008, "It turns out that Carter was right after all." More »

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      Jimmy Carter  • energy dependence  • alternative fuels  • fuel economy standards

    • Like the Gipper, Obama Need Only Look Decent to Win

      newser  |  Real Clear Politics  |  Jul 9, 08 12:26 PM CDT

      Like the Gipper, Obama Need Only Look Decent to Win

      The campaign most comparable to today's, Pat Buchanan writes on Real Clear Politics, is 1980's, with John McCain playing the part of Jimmy Carter—and Barack Obama, like Ronald Reagan, in pole position and needing only to look reasonable to win the White House. Just as Reagan shook his right-wing caricature, Obama need only prove he's "one of us" to roll in November. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • George W. Bush  • Ronald Reagan  • Jimmy Carter  • landslide

  • May 2008

    • 'Celebrity of Power' Lured McCain From Navy to Capitol

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 29, 08 4:13 PM CDT

      'Celebrity of Power' Lured McCain From Navy to Capitol

      When Capt. John McCain turned down a chance to be admiral in 1981, deciding to run for Congress instead, he’d spent four years as the Navy’s Senate liaison, developing an appetite for what one observer called “the glamor of … political combat.” The New York Times profiles a key phase of the Republican nominee-in-waiting’s seduction by "the celebrity of power." More »

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      John McCain  • Senate  • Jimmy Carter  • Navy

    • Obama Pledges Support for Israel to Fla. Jews

      newser  |  Politico  |  May 23, 08 6:33 AM CDT

      Obama Pledges Support for Israel to Fla. Jews

      Barack Obama sought to quell skepticism about him in the Jewish community yesterday by addressing a tough audience of older Jewish voters in a Conservative synagogue in Boca Raton, Florida. He asked the audience not to judge him by his 'funny name' or his skin color, to ignore the erroneous emails and rumors that he is a Muslim. "Judge me by what I say and what I have done," he asked, saying he has been a passionate and consistent supporter of Israel. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Israel  • terrorism  • Hamas  • African Americans  • Jews  • Jimmy Carter  • anti-Semitism  • Zionism

    • Carter Aide Hamilton Jordan Dead at 63

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 21, 08 3:07 AM CDT

      Carter Aide Hamilton Jordan Dead at 63

      Jimmy Carter's former chief of staff, Hamilton Jordan, has died at the age of 63 after battling cancer for more than 20 years, AP reports. Jordan was at the core of Carter's "Georgia Mafia," and helped propel the Democrat into the White House in 1976. "He was a great strategist," said Carter's former communications chief. "He just couldn't strategize his way out of this." More »

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      obituary  • presidential campaign  • White House  • Georgia  • Jimmy Carter  • presidency  • aide

  • April 2008
  • February 2008

    • Jimmy Carter: President, Activist... Woodworker?

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 9, 08 6:11 PM CST

      Jimmy Carter: President, Activist... Woodworker?

      Jimmy Carter’s built a pretty good post-presidential resume, winning the Nobel Peace Prize, monitoring elections, and working tirelessly for his Carter Foundation charity. But Carter has a quieter passion, the Wall Street Journal reports: He’s an accomplished woodworker. Tonight, Carter is auctioning off his latest piece, a 6-foot bench expected to draw 6 figures on the fame of its builder alone. More »

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      charity  • Jimmy Carter

  • January 2008

    • Liberal Baptists Meet With Focus on Unity

      newser  |  Christian Science Monitor  |  Jan 30, 08 3:29 PM CST

      Liberal Baptists Meet With Focus on Unity

      Organized by Jimmy Carter and other leaders, thousands of Baptists begin a three-day meeting in Atlanta today to show that the denomination encompasses a broad range of viewpoints and can work together despite differences. Social issues are a focus, the Christian Science Monitor reports, though leaders of the conservative Southern Baptist Convention aren't on board at the gathering. More »

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      Jimmy Carter  • Baptists

    • Carter Backs Obama, Almost

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 30, 08 11:07 AM CST

      Carter Backs Obama, Almost

      Jimmy Carter came tantalizingly close to endorsing Barack Obama in an interview with the Wall Street Journal , calling the Illinois senator's campaign "extraordinary and titillating for me and my family." While he's officially neutral, the former president and Nobel Prize winner heaped praise on Obama, predicting that he could win southern states that Democrats have written off in the past. More »

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      Barack Obama  • election 2008  • Bill Clinton  • Democratic presidential primaries  • endorsement  • Jimmy Carter

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