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  • July 2008

    • Bush is Botching $4.11, Just Like He Did 9/11

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 20, 08 1:05 PM CDT

      Bush is Botching $4.11, Just Like He Did 9/11

      If a "crisis is a terrible thing to waste," then George Bush's reactions to 9/11 and the $4.11 average gas cost make him a doubly terrible leader, writes Tom Friedman in the New York Times . Instead of using rising gas costs to spur the nation to energy independence, "Our Decider decided to lift the executive orders banning (offshore) drilling—even though he knew this was a meaningless gesture," because of a Congressional moratorium. More »

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      George W. Bush  • addiction  • oil drilling  • offshore oil  • Thomas Friedman  • foreign oil  • Energy crisis

  • June 2008

    • Forget Iraq, US Is in Need of Nation-Building

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 29, 08 12:54 PM CDT

      Forget Iraq, US Is in Need of Nation-Building

      The key issue in the presidential election won’t be national security or Iraq, as many once believed—it will be how to fix our ailing nation at home, writes Thomas Friedman in the New York Times . “We are a country in debt and in decline—not terminal, not irreversible, but in decline,” Friedman notes. What we need is a president who can restore a broken political system. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • election 2008  • recession  • presidential election  • economy  • Thomas Friedman  • Iraq mess

    • Obama: The Muslim World's Candidate

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 11, 08 10:13 AM CDT

      Obama: The Muslim World's Candidate

      Egypt is the latest foreign spot where US journalists are finding support for the candidacy of Barack Obama, with Thomas Friedman, in the New York Times, finding "Egyptians are amazed, excited, and agog that America might elect a black man whose father’s family was of Muslim heritage." Win or not, the Democrat's success "has done more to improve America’s image abroad … than the entire Bush public diplomacy effort." More »

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      Barack Obama  • Middle East  • Egypt  • Thomas Friedman  • Cairo

    • Radical Steps Needed to Break Israel Impasse

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 4, 08 3:26 PM CDT

      Radical Steps Needed to Break Israel Impasse

      The distance to a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians grows longer by the day, Thomas Friedman laments in the New York Times , and involving Jordan is the best bet. He calls for “radical pragmatism” as “energetic as the extremism that it hopes to nullify.” Giving Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas land and trusting an Arab neighbor to control it—that is, insure that it isn't used for rocket attacks on Israel—would solidify legitimacy. More »

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      Hamas  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Gaza  • West Bank  • Arab Israeli conflict  • Jordan  • Thomas Friedman

  • May 2008

    • Who Cares Who We Talk to?

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 21, 08 1:42 PM CDT

      Who Cares Who We Talk to?

      Though politicians and pundits alike are caught up in which foes the US should or shouldn't be reaching out to, Thomas Friedman, in the New York Times , points out that few world leaders of any stripe are sitting by the phone waiting for our call. Waning American influence and the rise of new powers in the developing world and outside the state system worry Friedman much more. More »

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      Bush administration  • oil  • globalization  • Thomas Friedman  • developing world  • energy dependence  • foreign oil

    • What Makes a Prez 'Good for Israel'?

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 18, 08 11:20 AM CDT

      What Makes a Prez 'Good for Israel'?

      The next US president must build an America strong enough to sway the Middle East, but needn't be doggedly pro-Israel, writes Thomas Friedman in the New York Times . And while Barack Obama is dogged by questions of whether he's “good for Israel,” Friedman notes, none other than "Israel-friendly" George W. Bush has spoken out in favor of Palestinian statehood. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • Israel  • Palestine  • Arab Israeli conflict  • Thomas Friedman  • President

    • NYT 's Friedman: Call Your Mother

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 11, 08 10:19 AM CDT

      NYT 's Friedman: Call Your Mother

      New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman has a piece of policy-free advice for readers today: “Call your mom.” His own died last month, and on his first Mother’s Day without her, he recalls her influence on his own optimism, which can be found “between the lines of virtually every column.” Without being naive, “she was the most uncynical person in the world.” More »

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      family  • holiday  • mothers  • Thomas Friedman  • columnists  • Mother's Day

    • Oil Driving 'Democratic Recession'

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 7, 08 11:25 AM CDT

      Oil Driving 'Democratic Recession'

      A "democratic recession" is threatening to roll back freedom around the globe, Thomas Friedman writes today in the New York Times. The high price of oil—which facilitates authoritarian rule—combined with the loss of US ability to effectively promote democracy means dictators have freer reign and freedom suffers, Friedman writes. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • oil price  • Robert Mugabe  • democracy  • Thabo Mbeki  • US foreign policy  • Thomas Friedman  • gas tax holiday

    • McCain Tweaks Friedman Over Gas-Tax Column

      newser  |  Politico  |  May 1, 08 6:43 PM CDT

      McCain Tweaks Friedman Over Gas-Tax Column

      John McCain pushed back today against a New York Times op-ed that deemed a gas-tax holiday “shameful pandering,” painting Thomas Friedman as elitist: “I understand in New York City that you don't really drive a long way," he said. "And then maybe you're chauffeured.” His CNN interlocutor even broke in to change the topic, to “interrupt this tirade against Tom Friedman,” Politico reports. More »

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      John McCain  • negative campaigning  • CNN  • Thomas Friedman

  • April 2008

    • NYT Columnist Pied at Brown

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 25, 08 5:30 PM CDT

      NYT Columnist Pied at Brown

      Two environmental activists threw cream pies at New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman at an Earth Day speech Tuesday at Brown University, the AP reports. Friedman’s speech was about the corporate world's ability to help the environment with schemes such as cap-and-trade for carbon emissions. One of the pie-chuckers, a Brown student, faces possible expulsion. More »

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      environmentalism  • carbon emissions  • Thomas Friedman  • cap and trade  • activists  • Brown University

  • September 2007

    • Right-Wing Voices Get More Ink

      newser  |  Media Matters  |  Sep 14, 07 1:05 PM CDT

      Right-Wing Voices Get More Ink

       Voices from the right dominate those from the left in US newspapers, with the former reaching 152 million buyers and the latter only 125 million. Sixty percent  of papers print more conservative syndicated columnists, while just 20% run more liberals, according to a report by Media Matters for America. In 38 states, the red voice dominates; the blue rules in only 12. More »

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      media  • newspaper  • conservative  • Thomas Friedman  • liberals  • columnists  • George Will

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