Dems botch caucus picks

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McCain: reformer or phony

McCain's alleged affair with a lobbyist isn't a big deal. What matter more are his ties to special interests, like her clients in the cruise ship industry. By Joe Conason

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Defining victory downward

By Michael Kinsley Thursday, February 21, 2008; 2:30 PM

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The McCain World Rift

The Davis-Weaver rivalry has lasted for so long because John McCain has a foot in each camp. But the poisons emanating from the rift have now spread outward.

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McCain Denies Aides' Statements About Lobbyist

Senator John McCain said on Thursday that an article in The Times about his ties to a lobbyist was untrue.

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Universal healthcare

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The quest for universal healthcare Clinton's and Obama's proposals are nearly identical. So which candidate offers the better medicine for America's health coverage ills? By Walter Shapiro

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For Muslim Students, a Debate on Inclusion

The intense debate over whether organizations for Muslim students should be inclusive or strict is playing out on college campuses across the United States.

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The Obama delusion

It's hard not to be dazzled by Barack Obama. At the 2004 Democratic convention, he visited with Newsweek reporters and editors, including me.

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To Catch a Thief

The Clinton camp has spent days trying to undermine Barack Obama's chief asset, the elegant language that has sparked a generational boom.

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Carjackings are escalating

She left the Northland department store about an hour before closing time Wednesday night and walked toward her Isuzu Trooper. She stopped to answer a man who had walked up, asking for directions. Then she unlocked the door of her SUV and got in.

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Walmart may be good for your health

The medical establishment is opposed to drop-in clinics in Wal-Marts and other retail stores. But self-interested doctors need to get over their archaic ways of doing business. By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D.

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Under God

Obama a (or the) Messiah? Is Obama the Messiah? People are asking these days and it's not so hard to understand why: the desperate throngs, the tears, the great awakening of a slumbering demographic. All that larger symbolism.

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When the Magic Fades

If Barack Obama values independent thinking, why is his the most predictable liberal vote in the Senate?

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A view from Ohio

Ohio's primary isn't for another two weeks, but the Democratic candidates — particularly Hillary Rodham Clinton — already are spending their time and campaign cash there. Our Buckeye-on-the-ground near Columbus gives us his perspective on the race.

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Democrats Should Read Kipling

A 1942 essay by George Orwell offers a highly qualified appreciation of the then (and still) politically incorrect Rudyard Kipling.

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Obama Adding Detail to His Oratory

Senator Barack Obama seems to be taking criticisms that he is a candidate with more flash than substance as something of a warning shot.

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The Grand Old White Party Confronts Obama

Trapped in an archaic black-and-white newsreel, the G.O.P. looks more like a nostalgic relic than a national political party in contemporary America.

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How does one mass shooting beget others?

The Kansas City Star With each gunman-on-crowd shooting — Columbine, Virginia Tech, Kirkwood, the Omaha mall and now Northern Illinois — the next one becomes more likely.

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The truffles are coming

A new crop of American dreamers are betting the farm on truffles, which Europeans have savored like sex for ages. But can the Yanks get the mysterious mushrooms to grow? By Peter Alsop

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Obama's waffle

His commitment to pursue public financing for the fall campaign suddenly looks soft. Saturday, February 16, 2008; A20

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Democrats Look to Avoid Convention Rift

Some senior Democrats plan to remain neutral for now in the presidential race in part to keep open the option to broker a peaceful resolution to a tight contest.

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The man behind Obama's message

David Axelrod, Obama's chief strategist, is described as the most powerful political consultant not on a coast. By Maria L. La Ganga Los Angeles Times Staff Writer February 15, 2008

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A Crisis of Faith

Why has a crisis that began with loans to a limited group of home buyers ended up disrupting so much of the financial system?

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Which party is more strange

Howlers, Whoops And Miracles By George F. Will Thursday, February 14, 2008; A25

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Shielded by secrecy

The Bush administration has misused the state secrets privilege to stifle legal oversight of its anti-terror policies. Congress must intervene. By Ben Wizner February 14, 2008

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