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Posted Fri, Dec 19, 4:43 p.m.
By Ted Van Dyk
The errors are not serious, though the Hillary Clinton conflicts with Bill's donors could make problems at State. These blips underscore how difficult it is to shift from campaigning smartly to governing well.
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Posted Thu, Dec 18, 6 a.m.
By Jonathan Hiskes
You start with the obvious choice, Mavis Staples. Then there's the Chicago connection, and world music.
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Posted Tue, Dec 16, 6 a.m.
By Daniel Jack Chasan
Memories of a time abroad, when a new President was coming into office in a very troubled time.
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Posted Mon, Dec 15, 6 a.m.
By Floyd McKay
Lacking top figures in the Obama administration from the region, area environmentalists are linking forest and salmon issues to a cause Obama understands better: climate change.
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Posted Fri, Dec 12, 6 a.m.
By Knute Berger
Another task Obama inherits is trying to bail out America's botched effort to have a pavilion at Shanghai's Expo 2010, the largest world's fair in history. There are reasons to hope that "yes, he can."
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Posted Tue, Dec 9, 6 a.m.
By Knute Berger
In the twilight days of Dubya's presidency, the new parlor game is wondering who was the worse president: Bush or Nixon?
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Posted Fri, Dec 5, 6 a.m.
By Lisa Albers
A not-so-dyed-in-the-wool liberal defends her right to take up residence in a true-blue state, and explains why small-l libertarianism holds some appeal.
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Posted Thu, Dec 4, 6 a.m.
By Knute Berger
With Obama's new New Deal gaining momentum, let's remain skeptical of big projects that are touted as economic saviors. States like ours may be desperate, but a boondoggle is still a boondoggle.
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Posted Sun, Nov 30, noon
By Ted Van Dyk
Good choices for the foreign policy and Defense appointees, but a lot depends on how Hillary staffs her new job and how the new national security adviser conceives of that post.
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Posted Wed, Nov 26, 6 a.m.
By Ted Van Dyk
Despite all the economic turmoil and the rapid pace of the transition, Obama is inspiring confidence, and the outlines of his first year are taking shape.
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Posted Fri, Nov 21, 3:07 p.m.
By Ted Van Dyk
The transition puts some impressive names in the top three cabinet jobs, though Clinton is not the best match at State. Other appointments suggest too much of a Clinton restoration.
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Posted Thu, Nov 20, midnight
By Knute Berger
Electing a black president has caused a rise in hate crimes, but no one is less popular than Godless blowhards.
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Posted Tue, Nov 18, 5 a.m.
By Ted Van Dyk
The promises he had to make in order to head off Sen. Clinton have put the President-elect in a very tight spot over bailing out the automakers. A crisis atmosphere is building, but so far he hasn't made any moves.
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Posted Tue, Nov 11, 9:17 p.m.
By Ted Van Dyk
President-elect Obama should wait until January before pushing economic legislation. Defeat by a lame-duck Republican president and a rump Congress would not be good for anyone.
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Posted Sat, Nov 8, midnight
By Mary Lou Sanelli
Painfully white but joyfully happy on election night, a party-goer is enlightened during the ride home.
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Posted Fri, Nov 7, midnight
By Bryan Myrick
In the wake of the historic 2008 election, a conservative blogger asks: To what degree is President-elect Obama's victory a mandate for the changes he will attempt to make?
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Posted Thu, Nov 6, 9:54 a.m.
By Ted Van Dyk
For the president-elect and Washington's governor, the reality of an economy in crisis leaves no time for rest. Plus other observations about the big vote this week.
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Posted Thu, Nov 6, midnight
By Ross Anderson
A recovering campaign reporter witnesses the demise of journalistic objectivity, and wonders what will replace it.
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Posted Wed, Nov 5, 12:59 a.m.
By Ted Van Dyk
Savoring Sen. Barack Obama's achievement, and the grace with which he accomplished it.
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Posted Tue, Nov 4, 5:59 p.m.
By Crosscut contributors
Notes and quotes: Also, try finding a newspaper to save. ... Women could rule on Whidbey Island. ... Gov. Chris Gregoire's surprising margin. ... Countering conventional wisdom, Seattle-area voters said yes to higher taxes. ... A therapeutic celebration. Updated
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Posted Sun, Jan 4, 12:43 p.m.
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Ted Van Dyk
The Richardson case does not look good for this longtime public servant.
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Posted Thu, Jan 1, 4:50 p.m.
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Knute Berger
2009 starts with a bang in terms of Nazi stories, which were a strong theme in 2008 too. In addition, we gained insights into the similar reading habits of Bush and Hitler.
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Posted Tue, Dec 23, 2 p.m.
2008
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Pete Jackson
If it rains, please no umbrellas. If it's cold, please no Cutty Sark. If weak of bladder, tough luck.
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Posted Thu, Dec 18, noon
2008
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Floyd McKay
The office has attracted scoundrels who shamelessly favored private resource interests. Also, it's become a chance for presidents to make a political statement.
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Posted Tue, Dec 16, 10:30 a.m.
2008
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Ted Van Dyk
The staff reaction has been too Clintonian, forgetting that Obama is a very different kind of politician.
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Posted Tue, Dec 9, noon
2008
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Pete Jackson
The University of Washington has to suspend 23 faculty searches, coping with the budget crisis. It recalls the sayings of Chairman Dick.
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Posted Tue, Nov 25, 6 a.m.
2008
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David Brewster
Obama is a Chicago guy. And cities have figured out how to make a much better case to Congress. Mayor Greg Nickels is in the thick of this new action.
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Posted Sat, Nov 22, noon
2008
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Lisa Albers
In the election hoopla and cabinet-post-planning speculation, one recently vacated office seems to be going largely unnoticed: the NEA chairmanship.
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Posted Fri, Nov 21, 6 a.m.
2008
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Ted Van Dyk
The awful thoughts naturally come up with an inspiring new president, but fortunately the circumstances are quite different.
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Posted Tue, Nov 18, 11:02 p.m.
2008
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Knute Berger
Some of the secrets of Norwegian Seattle revealed.
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