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A once-sleepy special election in Western New York has emerged as a bellwether of how two potent political variables could upend the 2012 campaign calculus. New York’s 26th district is a conservative redoubt, a sprawling region stretching from Buffalo to Rochester in which a majority of registered voters are 45 or older. Despite the district’s [...]
As John Boehner (Catholic-OH) prepares to give the commencement address this weekend at Catholic University, a group of more than 70 Catholic theologians has sent him a tough letter noting that his voting record on economic issues does not match Catholic teaching.
Obama had a great run of news last week, between the death of Osama Bin Laden and an uptick in economic and employment indicators. But administration officials have a wary eye on Greece, where riots and a general strike are fueling market fears of another debt crisis like the one this time last year that [...]
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara got a major win in his crusade against insider trading today with the conviction of hedge fund honcho Raj Rajaratnam on 14 counts of conspiracy and securities fraud. Rajaratnam enriched himself to the tune of $50 million by getting tips from insiders about impending market-moving deals and acting on them [...]
Walt Whitman, the great bard of the American experiment and Levi’s jeans, never performed at the White House. (He was fired, instead, from his job at the Department of the Interior after his boss objected to the moral content of his writings.) But that didn’t keep him from admiring from afar what he called “the [...]
David Streitfeld of The New York Times is a terrific reporter (just ask Joe Klein). For several years now, he has done terrific work on the slow and painful collapse of the housing bubble. This piece, which leads the Times today, strikes me as good news—even though it is going to cause some heartache for [...]
Many good things may come from the death of Osama bin Laden. But the prospect that thousands of Taliban fighters will suddenly lay down their arms seems unlikely to be one of them–despite this hopeful assessment by Maj. Gen. John F. Campbell of the 101st Airborne Division:
–Jon Huntsman, referring to political staffers accompanying him on a trip to Florida and insisting he didn’t plot to run against President Obama while serving as his ambassador to China.
Assad shells Syria’s third largest city. Obama’s job approval hits 60%, a two-year high, in the latest AP-GfK poll. The survey also found 52% now approve of his handling of the economy, although a majority still feel the nation is on the wrong track. He’ll meet with Senate Democrats today and Senate Republicans tomorrow.
Memphis, Tennessee The White House announced today that President Obama will travel to Memphis on Monday to deliver the commencement address at Booker T. Washington High School. What would Elvis most like from the President right now? “We would love the President to visit the White House of Rock and Roll,” says Kevin Kerns, a [...]
