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Unrealistic Expectations for Obama | One consequence of his brilliant trip abroad is that the bar for success keeps getting higher and higher for Obama.
Ari Berman
» Capitolism
Friday Capitol Letter | This past week in Congress.
Christopher Hayes
» The Beat
An Opening for the Constitution | The House Judiciary Committee's hearing on presidential accountability today marks the beginning of a process of renewal.
John Nichols
» Passing Through
Doing More With Less | Youth turnout expectations are higher than ever. So why is funding for young voter mobilization drying up?
Michael Connery
» The Dreyfuss Report
Maliki the Thug | He says he wants the US out, but a former Iraqi prime minister has other ideas about Maliki.
Robert Dreyfuss
» The Notion
Fox News Attacked by Rapper, Blackroots & Colbert (Updated) | Fox's worst nightmare: Liberal bloggers and Black hip hop.
Ari Melber
» ActNow!
Send Karl Rove to Jail | The former Bush advisor regards the law with contempt, so it's time the law and Congress hold him in contempt as well.
Peter Rothberg
» Editor's Cut
Rethinking Afghanistan | There is no easy answer but we need to think beyond the reflexive response of troop escalation in order to find sane and humane alternatives.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
» And Another Thing
McCain Opposes Contraception -- Pass It On | He's for Viagra and against the pill. Why won't the media cover this important story?
Katha Pollitt
Brennan Center for Justice attorney Aziz Huq presents "12 Steps to Restore Checks and Balances," a comprehensive plan to rein in the Imperial Presidency. The panel includes: Eric Lichtblau, Justice Department reporter for the New York Times and author of the forthcoming Bush’s Law: Remaking American Justice; Charlie Savage, national correspondent for the Boston Globe and author,
Takeover: The Return of the Imperial Presidency and the Subversion of American Democracy; Bruce Fein, who served in various capacities in the Reagan Justice Department, and writes weekly columns for the Washington Times and Politico; Hina Shamsi, staff attorney in the ACLU’s National Security Project and author of numerous publications on torture and extraordinary rendition; and Aziz Huq, director of the Liberty and National Security Project at the Brennan Center for Justice and co-author of Unchecked and Unbalanced: Presidential Power in a Time of Terror. In the Zenger Room at the National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW. Free.Permalink | Add to Google Calendar
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