Nader Doesn't Want to Beat Obama, Just Weaken Him
A 2012 election sans Democratic primary sounds too boring for the activist
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During last week's first-of-many hearing into the IRS scandal, one subplot emerged: Conservatives presented anecdotes to argue that the IRS didn't just target Tea Party groups seeking tax exempt status but a broader swath of conservative individuals and organizations. But the anecdotal evidence does not stand up to the data on tax audits.
A 2012 election sans Democratic primary sounds too boring for the activist
The president attends a multilateral meeting on the war-ravage country's future
Obama has endorsed eliminating Saturday delivery to save the U.S Postal Service
Republicans are attacking Obama's millionaire's tax while Rick Perry tries out populism
Pundits say the the President's latest deficit speech dropped the milquetoast schtick
Some in the media grumble over Obama and Buffett's use of the word 'secretary'
The president is set to announce a multi-trillion dollar plan to reduce the nation's debt
The former New York Times executive editor courts Twitter in his role as columnist
The plan is aimed squarely at the middle class voters who'll decide 2012
Republicans attack tax cuts, Democrats question tax hikes, and everyone is unhappy
The president's political guru tells Democrats to relax
Taiwan will have to settle for upgrades rather than new models
At the height of the financial collapse, Geithner ignored an Obama order
The president says his reelection odds are better than they were four years ago
But Solyndra is threatening Obama's chances at being the most scandal-free president
The House Speaker called Obama's high-profile effort a "poor substitute for pro-growth policies"
The latest: a video that bloggers claim shows Michelle scoffing at a 9/11 ceremony
Democrats appear to have the political upper hand, but they're still panicking
The president and a Medal of Honor recipient have a beer at the White House
Obama has a 75 percent approval rating on foreign affairs in Europe
Also in literary news: Short stories on Twitter hopefully will save short stories on the radio
Liberals blame Bush, China, climate skeptics for the Solyndra bankruptcy
A bad omen for Obama, a bad candidate, and "the jews" are all thrown around
The correspondence shows a rush to get loans approved before a Biden event
Plus: Two papers, two perspectives on video of the NYPD suggestively dancing
Two new polls give decent showings to Mitt in a head-to-head match up against Obama
The bipartisan niceness melted away once specifics were offered
Displaying a speed they hope communicates urgency, the White House unveils its bill
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Cutting tax breaks beyond the plan's $447 billion price tag to make Obama look oh-so-reasonable
The president pitches his bill before submitting it to Congress
Obama will send his plan to Congress with a Rose Garden ceremony packed with veterans, cops, and firefighters
Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush stood together at Sunday morning's 9/11 memorial
Some who support Obama's direction wish he'd go further in easing loans
Some progress in fighting major wildfires, but residents' patience is thin
He's topped Bush's last 28 months in office by about 200,000
Learning to refine their "Jewish messaging" amid Obama's weak poll numbers
In drumming up support for his jobs act, the president got really loud
Some love it. Some say it's a waste. Others want a higher price tag.
Republicans were more open to the proposals in his big speech than expected
After weeks of hype, the jobs speech is here
Obama will urge Congress to act quickly on proposals that will make him more popular
The Associated Press says that Obama will offer a $450 billion stimulus plan
Other Republicans are going to stick it to the president by not showing up
An appeals court rejects Virginia's challenge to the health care bill
Spending cut show down has actual, tangible consequences
Democratic sources tell CNN and CBS it will be a $400 billion package
The FBI serves a search warrant to Solyndra on behalf of the Department of Energy
What did the president expect?
The dreary consensus surrounding its projected impact on unemplyoment
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