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NEWS ABOUT: Ross Douthat

Ross Douthat stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - Sarah Palin might have had a shot at the presidency, writes Ross Douthat, but she blew it—10 months ago, when she accepted John McCain's offer to join the ticket. Instead of easing her way into the national spotlight, she was catapulted before she was ready, exposing her inexperience and... More »

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Barack Obama • Alaska • social conservatives • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • political elite • McCain-Palin • media elite • Ross Douthat

(Newser) - There’s a lot at stake in the Sonia Sotomayor confirmation hearings, writes Ross Douthat in the New York Times, because the Supreme Court isn’t just a court. It’s “gradually become a kind of extra legislative body—a nine-person super-Senate graced with the power of the... More »

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constitution • judicial • US Supreme Court • Ross Douthat • Sonia Sotomayor

OPINION

 What the GOP Needs 
 Is a Bill Clinton 

Douthat: Way out of this mess is to find a new breed of moderate

May 5, 09 9:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Republican moderates like Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe, and Arlen Specter are right that the GOP has a hole in the center, writes Ross Douthat in the New York Times. The problem is that they’re not the right kind of centrists to fill it. Yankee Republican moderates are either just... More »

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Bill Clinton • Arlen Specter • Republican Party • centrist • Gary Hart • moderate • Ross Douthat

(Newser) - The New York Times has found its replacement for William Kristol’s column from the right—Ross Douthat of the Atlantic. Douthat, 29, will start mostly online next month but will eventually appear on Mondays opposite Paul Krugman, reports the Columbia Journalism Review, quoting a Times email. He’ll also... More »

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New York Times • columnists • Atlantic Monthly • William Kristol • Ross Douthat

ANALYSIS

Handicapping the Race for Kristol's Times Slot

Ex-Bush speechwriter Frum heads pack that may include Noonan, Limbaugh

Jan 27, 09 11:53 AM CST
(Newser) - At the New York Times op-ed page, William Kristol is out; that leaves a spot open for another conservative to keep David Brooks company, writes Michael Calderone in Politico. Times editor Andy Rosenthal wouldn’t comment, but Calderone has guesses on a replacement:
  1. David Frum: The former Bush
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New York Times • Rush Limbaugh • columnists • Peggy Noonan • op-ed • David Frum • Megan McArdle • William Kristol • Byron York • Ross Douthat

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