Obama: that cornered feeling
Posted Thu, Nov 19, 6 a.m.
A quick tour of his first year, his presidential style of management, and some of the tight corners he will have to escape.
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Posted Thu, Nov 19, 6 a.m.
A quick tour of his first year, his presidential style of management, and some of the tight corners he will have to escape.
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Posted Tue, Nov 17, 6 a.m.
Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern, now an advocate for release of U.S. interrogation records, says he didn't change sides. The truth did.
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Posted Fri, Nov 13, 6 a.m.
One change since 1999, we're talking about Teabaggers, not sea turtles.
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Posted Fri, Nov 13, 6 a.m.
New evidence shows that the Bush administration's famous "No Child Left Behind" education law creates standards that aren't really standards, with unfair and exasperating outcomes for the nation's students.
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Posted Wed, Nov 11, 6 a.m.
As the nation commemorates Veterans Day and prepares for Thanksgiving, the anniversary of JFK's assassination also approaches, and with it a flood of personal, political, profound recollections.
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A former Seattle Times colleague wonders what happened to the libertarian provocateur who used to engage him at their adjoining office doors.
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Posted Wed, Sep 23, 6 a.m.
Why making progress on health care, foreign affairs and the financial system is harder than it looks.
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Posted Fri, Sep 4, 6 a.m.
It hinges on the economy, which is slowly recovering, and Afghanistan, which is fatefully resembling Vietnam.
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Posted Tue, Aug 18, 6 a.m.
If Obama's a goose-stepper, according to Rush, then what about Ike, Teddy Roosevelt, and Dubya?
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Posted Fri, Aug 14, 6 a.m.
Bush grew weary of Cheney and his bad advice, as often happens with Presidents and their running mates. The code is to suffer in silence, but when did Cheney ever think he needed to obey custom?
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Posted Fri, Jul 24, 6 a.m.
Gary Locke seems to be hands-on in helping to solve the diplomatic problem of U.S. expo participation in Shanghai.
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Posted Fri, Jun 12, 6 a.m.
In an urgent time, President Obama still lacks many key top-level appointments in his government. In Britain, nearly all those appointments are accomplished just days after the election. Time to import some British goods?
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Posted Thu, Jun 4, 9:10 p.m.
As the senior Bush had to mop up the mess created by Reagan's deficits, Obama now has to deal urgently with mountains of federal debt created in fending off the recession.
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Posted Fri, May 29, 6 a.m.
A new Supreme, overhauling health care and energy, North Korea, Pakistan. And did I mention the Great Recession?
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Posted Wed, May 20, 6 a.m.
Welcome to the world according to Obama, a place where difference is taken for granted and alliance is sought.
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Posted Mon, May 18, 6 a.m.
A short primer in the intelligence-briefing policies in Washington, by one who saw it from the inside
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Posted Tue, May 12, 6 a.m.
High-speed rail between Seattle and Vancouver could be a catalyst for regional development, and identity.
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Posted Fri, May 8, 6 a.m.
Obama may be making two mistakes from over-confidence: not trying to reach out to Republicans in Congress, and leaving the crafting of major legislation to the Democratic barons. Look for a modest revival of the GOP in the next election.
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Posted Wed, May 6, 6 a.m.
For many, Watergate is just a word, but it's relevant now as we consider what to do with Americans who tortured. Let's hope they don't get off as lightly as Wall Street's CEOs.
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Posted Tue, Apr 21, 6 a.m.
Right-wingers have created a phony, paranoid faux populism that's nutty and dangerous. But we should also pay attention, particularly in a state that once elected a Populist governor.
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The departure of two top Obama aides in the past week raises questions about how the president will handle big policy issues on his plate.
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From Afghanistan to health care to ethics, lawmakers head toward Halloween with distractions aplenty.
MOREPosted Sat, Sep 19, 11:19 a.m.
Jimmy Carter's admired and amiable press secretary is dead at 65, stirring memories of that Georgia gang.
MOREPosted Fri, Sep 18, 6 a.m.
The conservative columnist declines to chide a conservative audience.
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Seattle's dynamic duo talk about their new DC roles.
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Economists have an answer for why Americans are skittish about change, and it could help Obama's sales pitch.
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What would Lincoln Tweet? And other memorable ephemera.
MOREPosted Sat, Aug 22, 11:06 a.m.
An economist is skeptical about the goals and benefits of Obama's rail vision.
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His dramatic intervention in the auto industry has enormous implications for the presidency, and his presidency
MOREPosted Mon, Mar 23, 9:40 p.m.
Both the plan, and the administration's unveiling of it, show a recovery from earlier missteps
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