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Can George Bush Order a Killing on U.S. Soil?

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• Congress: Reform, Washington Style
How an eight-term congressman with extensive ties to K Street became the new face of the House Republican Party.

• Zakaria: Islam and Power
Is President Bush's plan to spread democracy turning into a fiasco? It doesn't have to. But it does need to change.

• Politics: Picking His Pockets
The White House is eager to sell the State of the Union agenda. But there's one hitch: the president's sales force is getting distracted by Campaign 2008.

• Will: U.K. Pets Get 'Freedoms'
Humans need freedom from government supervision of all dealings between people, or between people and tropical fish.

• Dickey: Arab Reaction to State of the Union
Bush’s State of the Union Message confirmed the Arab world’s view of the U.S. president as a caricature who talks about strength and determination while projecting an image of stubbornness and confusion.

MORE POLITICS

• Terror Watch: Congress vs. Bush on NSA
Congressional Democrats plan to use a routine hearing Thursday to grill intelligence officials on surveillance issues.

• The Oval: The State of the Union’s Two Presidents
Five difficult years in office have left the White House straining under the weight of its own contradictions. That was abundantly clear in the State of the Union address.

PREVIOUS COVERAGE

• Can Joe Biden Revive the Democrats?
Jan. 31, 2006: A long time political consultant argues that the senior senator from Delaware is the Democrat’s best shot.

• Katrina: What the White House Knew—And When
Jan. 30, 2006: How early did the White House know about the levee damage in New Orleans? A look at the documents detailing the timeline—and why the government says it got ‘confusing’ information.

• The Bush Battle Plan
Jan. 30, 2006 issue: It's the war, stupid. The strategy for Election 2006.

• O'Connor's Rightful Heir?
Jan. 30, 2006 issue: Kennedy may check the Supreme Court's tilt toward the right.

• Karl Rove’s Return: No Longer Lying Low
Jan. 30, 2006 issue

• Oval: Why Washington Hasn’t Changed Its Tone
Jan. 18, 2006: Whatever happened to Bush’s promises about setting a new tone in Washington? Plus, look who got appointed during the congressional recess.

• Read 'Em and Weep
Jan. 23, 2006 issue: Lower expectations, let the Senate self-destruct: a Supreme success formula.

• Joe Biden: It's Time to Change the Conversation
Jan. 23, 2006 issue

• Lobbying: The Web Widens
Jan. 23, 2006 issue

• Who Should Pay for Wounded Vets’ Health Care?
A new rehab center for injured U.S. soldiers sparks a controversy over health care for veterans

• Q&A: Tammy Duckworth on Veteran Health Care
A woman who lost both legs in Iraq on taking care of America’s injured veterans

• Abramoff Scandal: Will It Change Washington?
Jan. 16, 2006 issue: Blackjack: Members of Congress rushed to give back money. DeLay stepped aside. Reformers pledged to fix the system. Can anything change the Capitol's money-hungry ways? Behind the Abramoff lobby scandal.

• Why the Bush White House Ignores the Rules
Jan. 6, 2006: How the White House's devotion to presidential power has undermined the war on terror

• Clift: What Alito Could Do to Roe v. Wade
Jan. 13, 2006: The Republican Party is full of secret pro-choicers. If Alito helps to overturn Roe v. Wade, it could crack open the GOP coalition in the country and on Capitol Hill.

• Have We Learned Anything from Alito Hearings?
Jan. 12, 2006: The Alito hearings have produced little of substance. No wonder critics are questioning the system.

• Hirsh: Iran's President Makes Bush Look Good
Jan. 11, 2006: The civilized world is now united against Iran. Can the American president exploit the opportunity?

• Alito: The Human Moments at the Hearings
Jan. 10, 2006: The Alito hearings are as much about human moments as they are about judicial philosophy

• Dickey: The Best Way to Deal With Iran
Jan. 10, 2006: Iraq has taught us that 'unknown unknowns' make lousy targets. Will Washington heed that lesson when it responds to Tehran breaking its nuclear seals?

• Clift: Can Gingrich Help Reform Washington?
Jan. 6, 2006: Newt Gingrich has recreated himself as Washington’s agent of change. Can he persuade the GOP to shift its agenda?

• Why the Bush White House Ignores the Rules
Jan. 6, 2006: How the White House's devotion to presidential power has undermined the war on terror

• Dickey: It’s Time for a U.S. Truth Commission
Jan. 5, 2006: Washington understands that a truth commission won’t work in Iraq. But after five years of White House deception and intimidation, perhaps it’s time for Americans to hold their own panel on reconciliation.

• Why Bush Isn’t Returning All Abramoff Funds
Jan. 4, 2006: The White House is moving to distance itself from disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff—who raised thousands for the Bush-Cheney campaign.

• Fineman: Winners and Losers in Abramoff Saga
Jan. 4, 2006: A guide to those whose careers will crash—and those who might benefit—because of Jack Abramoff’s saga of greed.

• Terror Watch: Did Phone Spying Foil Plots?
Jan. 4, 2006: The Bush administration says its phone spying program yielded information that helped to foil at least two terror attacks. Some critics aren’t convinced.

• Full Speed Ahead
Jan. 9, 2006 issue: After 9/11, Bush and Cheney pressed for more power and got it. Now, predictably, the questions begin. Behind the NSA spying furor.

DEC. 26, 2005 TO JAN. 2, 2006

• The Oval: Did Bush Spread Democracy in 2005?
As 2005 began, President Bush set the spread of democracy as his primary goal. How did he do?

• Q&A: The Daily Kos Dishes on the 2006 Races
The creator of the left’s favorite political blog, The Daily Kos, handicaps the 2006 elections and shares his advice for the Democratic Party.

• The President: Now, Time to Dig Out

• Leaders: Travels With the 'Troika'

• Fast Chat: Cindy Sheehan

• Politics: The Virginians
Want to know how the campaigns ahead will unfold? Look to the Old Dominion, where two rising stars offer competing models for how to succeed with Southern voters.