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Lou Dobbs Tonight

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A longtime leader of the conservative-populist movement, Dobbs positions himself as a tireless guardian of the middle class. His trademark is his opposition to illegal immigration, a position that unites his fans and draws accusations of xenophobia from his foes. He is wary of Wall Street, mistrustful of the federal government, and against the expansion of free trade. Dobbs delivers his program’s original, if agenda-based, reporting with folksy speech and urgent titles like "Exporting America” and "War on the Middle Class."

Dobbs briefly left CNN from 1999 to 2001 to found Space.com, an astronomy-news site that was a casualty of the dot-com bubble’s bursting. This year, Dobbs provoked controversy and feuded with CNN leadership over his attention to "birther" conspiracy theories, which speculate that Barack Obama is not an American citizen.

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November 10, 2009
Fort Hood Shootings

Red Flags Ignored

Communication between Major Hasan and a radical Muslim cleric with al Qaeda ties were intercepted as part of an unrelated investigation, and for some unknown reason authorities decided not to investigate further and took no action.
October 23, 2009
Health Care Reform

Pushing Public Option

It now looks as though Senate Democrats will not allow the public option to die.
October 13, 2009
Health Care Reform

Health Care Plan Passes

Nine months after the president promised a radical overhaul of health care in this country, the Senate Finance Committee today put him closer to that goal.
October 12, 2009
Health Care Reform

Health Care Hatchet Job

A hatchet job -- that's what some Democrats are calling the report put out by the health insurance industry today.
October 7, 2009
Obama's Czars

Obama's Czars

Many of those czars appointed to policymaking positions without being vetted or confirmed by the Senate.
October 6, 2009
War in Afghanistan

Rift Over the War

Why after eight years of combat in Afghanistan, the world's greatest military power, the most advanced military on the planet still has an open outcome to the hostilities?
October 5, 2009
War in Afghanistan

More Troops in Afghanistan?

Is there not another equal concern that a vice president, apparently, is trying to form a military strategy for the U.S.?
October 2, 2009
2016 Olympics

A Chicago Stunner

An embarrassing defeat for President Obama -- the International Olympic Committee summarily rejecting Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympic Games. Four years, more than $100 million, and the president's prestige, none of it mattered in the end.
October 1, 2009
Polanski Arrest

Polanksi's Sins

Voices of support for Roman Polanski beginning to quiet down -- details of the director's crime are indisputable. Rape is rape.
September 29, 2009
Health Care Reform

The Democrats' Public Option Maneuvers

How much is straightforward and how much is transparent? How much is duplicitous and frankly deceitful?
September 28, 2009
Confronting Iran

Is Iran Pushing for Peace?

It is now up to the Iranians to convince the United States and the world that its nuclear ambitions are peaceful.
September 25, 2009
Confronting Iran

Iran's Secret Nuclear Plant

Despite knowing all of this, however, President Obama decided not to single out Iran in his speech to the United Nations on nuclear non-proliferation and continues to favor diplomacy.
September 24, 2009
Fiscal Policy

The President's Spending Contradiction

The president [is] preaching fiscal responsibility to the world while continuing to push his high spending agenda here at home.
September 23, 2009
UN General Assembly

Presidential Narcissism

President Obama also brought up the issue of his personal popularity, despite referring to 'I' and to 'me' almost 50 times during his speech. He insisted his presidency is not about me.
September 22, 2009
Environment

Condescending Environmentalism

Why does the Obama administration say Americans need to be talked to like unruly teenagers about the environment?
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