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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. • FULL STORY

Photo illustration by Scott Menchin for Newsweek; head photos: Khue Bui for Newsweek (left); David McNew / Getty Images

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

• Battling the Vicious Aryan Brothers Gang
Prosecutors bid to break up a vicious prison gang.

• Interview With a Member of the Aryan Brotherhood
A member of the Aryan Brotherhood provides a glimpse inside its secretive culture.

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• Inside the Pentagon’s Domestic Spying Program
The Pentagon has its own domestic spying program. Even its leaders say the outfit may have gone too far.

• Technology: Searching for Searches
The government is demanding millions of your queries. AOL, Yahoo and Microsoft have coughed up. Google is resisting.

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

• O'Connor's Rightful Heir?
Kennedy may check the Supreme Court's tilt toward the right.

• Hot Air in the Big Easy
The mayor's racial comments mar his re-election bid.

• Film: Katrina, Through a Muddy Lens
A new documentary recounts New Orleans's ordeal by hurricane.

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POSTED JAN 20, 2006

• Clift: Will Congress Pass Pet-Welfare Laws?
Hurricane Katrina put animal welfare on the political agenda. But the unholy alliance between Congress and lobbyists is hampering legislative reforms.

POSTED JAN 18, 2006

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

• Terror Watch: Can Jihadis Ever Be Released?
A top Canadian intelligence official says there’s little hope of rehabilitating suspected Islamic terrorists.

POSTED JAN 16, 2006

• Hosenball: Whose Fault Is 'Curveball' Mess?
German intelligence? The CIA? There’s plenty of blame to go around.

POSTED JAN 13, 2006

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

• 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

• Ex-New Orleans Mayor Blasts Rebuilding Plan
Former New Orleans mayor Marc Morial is one of the loudest critics of the city’s rebuilding plan. He explains why.

• Clift: What Alito Could Do to Roe v. Wade
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.

POSTED JAN 12, 2006

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

POSTED JAN 11, 2006

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

POSTED JAN 10, 2006

• Sloan: Can Kerkorian's Radical Plan Save GM?
Why Kirk Kerkorian's top adviser is making a revolutionary call for GM to slash dividends and executive pay.

• Alito: The Human Moments at the Hearings
The Alito hearings are as much about human moments as they are about judicial philosophy

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

POSTED JAN 6, 2006

• Clift: Can Gingrich Help Reform Washington?
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
How the White House's devotion to presidential power has undermined the war on terror

POSTED JAN 5, 2006

• Dickey: It’s Time for a U.S. Truth Commission
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.

• Q&A: Life in a Coal-Mining Family
An award-winning writer on growing up in a coal-mining family and the Sago Mine tragedy.

POSTED JAN 4, 2006

• Fineman: Winners and Losers in Abramoff Saga
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?
The Bush administration says its phone spying program yielded information that helped to foil at least two terror attacks. Some critics aren’t convinced.

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

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