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Published: 07/7/09

Alec Baldwin, Still Mulling a Run for Office

By  David Knowles
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Acclaimed actor Alec Baldwin is no stranger to politics. The star of "30 Rock" and numerous Hollywood films has often voiced his support of Democratic candidates over the years. Back in 2000, for instance, he agreed with director Robert Altman that if George Bush defeated Al Gore, it would be a good ...

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Published: 06/25/09

Citizen Cheney -- and Daughter -- Take a Look Back

By  Ria Misra

If you've been watching the formerly reticent ex-vice president on the media circuit as a newly vocal private citizen and wondering, "Where can I hear more?" then you're in luck. Dick Cheney is writing an autobiography. What makes this story really interesting, though, is his choice of a ...

Published: 06/24/09

Dick Cheney Seeks to Have the Last Word on Dick Cheney

By  Carl M. Cannon
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Autobiographies are, by definition, self-serving; and this one is not likely to break the mold as his ghost-writer is said to be his eldest daughter Liz Cheney. [The New York Times account of this development is here] ...

Published: 06/10/09

Gallup: 52% Say GOP is Leaderless

By  David Knowles
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A new poll by Gallup and USA Today finds that 52% of those asked to name "the main person who speaks for Republicans today" drew a blank. Further distressing for a party badly in need of attracting moderate voters, the names that did register some support are as follows:Rush Limbaugh 13John McCain ...

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Published: 06/2/09

Can the Brits Show the GOP How It's Done?

By  Robert Costa

LONDON -- Dick Cheney needs a title. "Former Vice President" limps as a Sunday morning chyron. It tells us nothing. CBS might as well paste Prince's indecipherable Love Symbol into the lower third of the screen the next time Cheney sits across from Bob Schieffer. ...

Published: 06/1/09

Dick Cheney In a Tie With President Obama on Gay Marriage

By  Tommy Christopher

Former Vice President Dick Cheney, in an appearance today at the National Press Club, offered support for marriage equality:"I think that freedom means freedom for everyone," replied the former V.P. "As many of you know, one of my daughters is gay and it is something we have lived with for a long ...

Published: 05/27/09

Cheney's Blitz: Sour Grapes and Spitballs

By  Robert Schmuhl
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What exactly has Dick Cheney started? The former vice president's emergence from the shadows of governmental service into the unblinking limelight of multimedia attention is further proof, should we need any, that he's broken the mold of what Jefferson called "the second office." ...

Published: 05/26/09

Gen. Patraeus: Close Gitmo, End Torture

By  David Knowles
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Speaking with Radio Free Europe on Sunday, General David Patreaus came out with two very clear statements that are not likely to make former Vice President Dick Cheney very happy. In short, Patraeus is siding with President Barack Obama on the matters of closing Guantanamo Bay prison, and ending the ...

Published: 05/24/09

Dueling Speeches... And More

By  Matt Lewis
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I was on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal" this morning opposite Bill Press. Click here to watch. ...

Published: 05/22/09

Conservative Radio Host Mancow vs Waterboard: H2 Oh, Lord, Please Stop

By  Tommy Christopher

According to NBC Washington, conservative radio host Mancow (nee Erich Muller) put his money where Sean Hannity's mouth is, agreeing to be waterboarded, hoping to prove the technique isn't torture:Mancow decided to tackle the divisive issue head on -- actually it was head down, while restrained and ...

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