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Sometimes I wonder if Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., is too nice for his own good. Full Story »

Baton Rouge, La. - Last year, after a massive oil spill blackened the coast of my home state of Louisiana, I hit upon a corollary to the old proverb about war as “God’s way of teaching Americans geography.” Full Story »

The Nation -- When my son was 2, he went to a nursery school where he often played with a cheerful little girl I’ll call Jessie. Full Story »

The Nation -- Campaign fundraisers are already at work on the upcoming presidential election—Obama 2012 is soliciting donations, and Republican candidates like Tim Pawlenty are spending more time meeting donors than voters. Full Story »

New York - MSNBC's Martin Bashir claims the former Alaska governor is violating federal law by waving the flag while raising money Full Story »

The Nation -- I have watched the Herman Cain 2012 campaign video repeatedly. It is a four-minute glimpse into one of the least understood aspects of American political life: black conservatism. Full Story »

The Nation -- When René Préval took the oath of Haiti’s presidential office in a ceremony at Haiti’s National Palace on May 14, 2006, he was anxious to allay fears in Washington that he would not be a reliable partner. “He wants to bury once and for all the suspicion in Haiti that the United States is wary of him,” said US Ambassador Janet Sanderson in a March 26, 2006, cable. “He is seeking to enhance his status domestically and internationally with a successful visit to the United States.” Full Story »

New York - Sarah Palin is zipping around the Northeast in what looks like a campaign bus — though she insists this is no campaign. What exactly is she after? Full Story »

The Nation -- Research support was provided by The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute.   On May 24 Elizabeth Warren was back on Capitol Hill testifying before Congress, defending her brainchild, the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a key element of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation. Full Story »

New York - On Tuesday, 97 Dems supported the idea of raising the debt ceiling without any spending cuts, saddling their party with a politically unpopular vote Full Story »

New York - Polls show the former pizza magnate running even with Sarah Palin in Iowa. Does this GOP outsider really stand a chance of winning the nomination? Full Story »

New York - The fiscally conservative New Jersey governor faces a PR backlash after taking a police helicopter to his son's baseball game. Is this a political gift to Dems? Full Story »

Washington (The Weekly Standard) 05/31/2011 - Syed Saleem Shahzad was a rare journalist. His reporting on the Taliban, al Qaeda, and other heads of the jihadist hydra based in Pakistan was always essential reading. Full Story »

Flawed critique of ObamaJohn Hughes misses several crucial points in his May 2 characterization of President Obama ("Who is Obama, really?"). Mr. Full Story »

New York - Team Obama is celebrating the success of its auto industry rescue, even though $14 billion of the $80 billion in bailout cash probably won't be paid back Full Story »

One lesson of the Arab Spring is that the innocence of youth has real power to expose a regime’s barbarity and its false claim to truth and authority. Full Story »

Milan, Italy - The departure of Dominique Strauss-Kahn as head of the International Monetary Fund has presented the G20 group of advanced and emerging economies with an opportunity and a challenge as they vie to select a new leader. Full Story »