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To Win, Presidential Candidates Move ... Left

The punditocracy won't tell you, but Barack Obama and John McCain are moving to the Left. Take Iraq. Sensing that voters did not react kindly to McCain's December remarks expressing comfort with U.S. troops remaining in Iraq for 100 years, he predicted in May that if...

McCain's Long Strange Trip South of the Border

The McCain campaign gets ... stranger. The American economy has been battered on multiple fronts, including the loss of 3.4 million manufacturing jobs. The current trade strategy has not only contributed to the offshoring of jobs, but helped harm the lives of workers...

Weekend Watchdog Wrap-Up

Another 0-for-3 day for the Sunday shows, as they ignore the Watchdog's calls for questions on the oil shale boondoggle, the Minnesota bridge collapse, and the Justice Department political hiring scandal. On NBC's Meet The Press, Tom Brokaw asked the Colorado and...

Clinton Impeachment Manager Says, Bush Is Worse

Bob and Isaiah voiced concerns last week over the codification of President Bush's abuses of executive power, and the erosion of our constitutional system of checks and balances. Bob called for a "grand inquest into the powers that he has claimed" by the House,...

Weekend Watchdog

Every Friday in our Weekend Watchdog feature, we post suggested questions for scheduled Sunday guests. You can add your own questions in the comment thread. We'll also include contact information for the shows, so we can let them know what their viewers want asked....

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