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NEWS ABOUT: populist

populist stories: 5 news summaries

 Congress' New 
 Whipping Boy: 
 The Fed 

Bernanke & Co. run into populist ire over Wall St bailouts, unemployment

2 minutes ago
(Newser) - When Fed Chair Ben Bernanke goes before Congress next month seeking a second term, he'll run straight into cantankerous legislators riding a tide of populist rage over the Wall Street bailout and high unemployment. While the Fed acted decisively to bail out the financial markets last year, it's widely viewed... More »

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Congress • Ben Bernanke • Congressional oversight • Federal Reserve • Ron Paul • unemployment • populist • financial crisis • Wall Street bailout • anger Federal Reserve

OPINION

Populist Rage Fades With Hardee's 'French Dip'

Ergo, you won't be hearing about 'death panels,' say, 10 minutes from now

Sep 5, 09 3:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - How soon America—“a toadying zombie mob with a terrible memory”—forgets, Abe Sauer writes on the Awl. Take the new offering from Hardee’s, “one of the nation’s largest, most popular purveys of food-like substances": the French Dip Thickburger. “What do maids, toast, kisses... More »

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France • fast food • health care reform • freedom fries • populist • Iraq war • death panel • Hardee's • French Dip • outrage

OPINION

 Palin Channels Ahmadinejad 

Her self-presentation, politics, and biography are like his

Aug 3, 09 9:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have their differences—but their images, politics, and even life stories show significant overlap, writes Juan Cole for Salon. Both are former governors of “frontier states,” both drum up support through “wounded nationalism,” and both battle foreign influence. “Above all,... More »

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Iran • media • Alaska • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • populism • populist • Sarah Palin • dissent • elitism • media elite

Why Edwards Still Matters

Barring a miracle, he won't be nominated,
but could be huge
as spoiler

Jan 12, 08 3:01 PM CST
(Newser) - He may have lost Iowa and New Hampshire, but don’t forget about John Edwards just yet, even if he’s not going to win the nomination, writes the Washington Post’s Dan Balz. Trumped by the celebrity and fundraising might of Clinton and Obama, Edwards will... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • South Carolina • campaign fundraising • populist • South Carolina primary

Obama Flexes Populist Muscle in Iowa

Illinois senator pursues John Edwards' base

Dec 30, 07 5:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Watch your back, John Edwards: Barack Obama is targeting your Iowa base of working-class voters. Folksy stump speeches have bolstered Edwards in the weeks leading up to Thursday’s caucuses—but now Obama hopes to catch some of that populist wave by shifting away from his mantra of bipartisanship, reports... More »

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Barack Obama • John Edwards • Democratic presidential candidates • populist

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