Articles: Politics
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Halperin's Take: What Obama Achieved — and What He Didn't
The President's big speech on health care made an effective case, but may not have solved some of his political problems
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Can Pelosi Win Over Wary Dems on Health Care?
For all the attention being paid to the painstaking negotiating process that's under way in the Senate, the House now holds as much, if not more, risk for health-care reform
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Amid Signs of Movement on Health Care, Obama Readies His Speech
Back President Obama into a corner, and his response is usually a big speech. Will it work on health care?
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Some Schools to Big Brother Barack: Stay Out!
The White House plan to have the President address schoolkids in a televised speech has stirred up conservative opposition everywhere — most fervently in Florida
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Why the Stimulus Is Helping the Economy but Not Obama
Because the stimulus is primarily funneling money to the poor, Obama isn't getting much credit for shortening the recession
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Why Grassley Turned on Health-Care Reform
Senator Charles Grassley once looked like President Obama's best hope for winning GOP votes for health-care reform. But that was before Grassley got an earful in Iowa
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Rookie Mistakes: Time for Obama to Lead
If he wants a successful presidency, Obama will need to start taking responsibility for tough decisions
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Comedy in the Obama Age: The Joking Gets Hard
With a President who isn't a punch line, these are trying times for stand-up comics. But they are trying
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Can the U.S. 'Offshore' Its Afghanistan War?
The Obama Administration faces uncomfortable choices on how to proceed with what the President calls a "war of necessity." Others aren't sure that boots are needed on the ground
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The AARP and Seniors: Clashing on Health Reform
The 40 million–member advocacy group, after all, signed on early as a key supporter of President Obama's health-care-reform plan, and now it finds itself on the defensive, scrambling to win back much of its own membership
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Kerry Prepares to Protect Kennedy's Legacy
The new senior Senator from Massachusetts talks to TIME about learning the lessons of Ted Kennedy's career
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The Kennedys Face Death: The Agony of Grieving in Public
When the Kennedys are most lost, they have to show the way; when they want to hide, they are expected to lead. It has been this way in life — and particularly in death — for decades
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