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  • June 2008

    • McCain Backs Bush Wiretaps: Adviser

      New York Times  |  Jun 6, 08 6:14 AM CDT

      McCain Backs Bush Wiretaps: Adviser

      (Newser) - John McCain supports President Bush's warrantless wiretapping program, a top adviser writes in a letter posted on the National Review website. The adviser, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, outlines McCain's belief that the Constitution authorizes the president to override a federal statute that requires court oversight for surveillance. The position marks a sharp contrast to earlier statements by McCain on the issue, the New York Times points out in drawing attention to the letter. More »

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      John McCain  • Bush administration  • warrantless wiretapping  • FISA  • National Review  • domestic wiretapping  • US Constitution

  • March 2008
  • February 2008

    • Writers Parse Buckley's Legacy

      Slate  |  Feb 28, 08 3:36 PM CST

      Writers Parse Buckley's Legacy

      (Newser) - William F. Buckley Jr. was a titan on the political scene, carving out his own brand of conservatism. But one day after his death, writers differ on his legacy: At Slate, Timothy Noah notes Buckley’s more noxious stances—defending segregationists and Joe McCarthy—and says it’s good fortune “Buckley’s man Ronald Reagan” didn’t accomplish goals of turning back civil-rights law and shrinking government. George W. Bush’s ascendance thankfully marked a return to Republicanism at peace with the New Deal. More »

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      obituary  • Ronald Reagan  • Joe Lieberman  • conservatism  • National Review

    • William F. Buckley Jr. Dies at 82

      New York Times  |  Feb 27, 08 10:32 AM CST

      William F. Buckley Jr. Dies at 82

      (Newser) - Conservative columnist and editor William F. Buckley Jr. died today at age 82; he suffered from diabetes and emphysema. Buckley founded the opinion magazine National Review , hosted the show “Firing Line” and wrote 45 books. The author of God and Man at Yale and defender of Joe McCarthy was “replete with $10 words and a darting tongue,” the New York Times eulogizes. More »

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      obituary  • conservative  • Ronald Reagan  • conservatism  • Yale  • National Review  • libertarianism  • Arthur Schlesinger Jr.  • Joe McCarthy  • William F. Buckley

  • January 2008

    • Pundits Spotlight Mitt

      New Republic  |  Jan 18, 08 7:40 PM CST

      Pundits Spotlight Mitt

      (Newser) - Mitt Romney has a big day ahead of him tomorrow, and scribes are considering his fate. Three opinions: The New Republic ’s Noam Scheiber says Mitt’s the GOP frontrunner: He only needs to make the final two to be judged the best all-around Republican. Plus, electoral chaos has hurt other hopefuls’ fundraising. More »

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      Mitt Romney  • campaign fundraising  • National Review

  • December 2007

    • Huckabee Exposes GOP Fault Line

      New Republic  |  Dec 21, 07 7:32 PM CST

      Huckabee Exposes GOP Fault Line

      (Newser) - The unexpected surge of populist Mike Huckabee has exposed a core Republican rift, separating the religious right from the financial conservatives, EJ Dionne writes in the New Republic . Hucksters tend to be socially conservative but they're  tired of seeing protection of the wealthy prioritized above family values, and they're not antithetical to government to assistance the poor, he writes. More »

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      Mitt Romney  • Mike Huckabee  • religious right  • National Review  • populism

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