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The greatest threat to hopes of defeating Bush remains Democratic business as usual.

I used to think we should get
rid of First Ladies.

Ralph Nader replies, in "Whither The Nation?"

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Don't forget about David Corn's new book, The
Lies of George W. Bush: Mastering the Politics of
Deception (Crown Publishers). For more information and a sample, check out the book's website: www.bushlies.com

Dear Beeblebrox,

Everything about Howard Dean's "Iowa Perfect Storm" strategy seemed to go perfectly, right up to the point at which Iowans actually started voting in the first-in-the-nation caucuses that began t

George W. Bush's State of the Union speech clearly signaled that he plans to run as a wartime, prosperity candidate.

It's easy to forget, but still true
That creepy guys have ego trips too.

By the end of June last year, I had met all the Democratic candidates for President.