A look at how residents of the Oval Office consider their predecessors
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Presidential-Election Covers Through TIME
As Republicans gather in Tampa to nominate Mitt Romney, here is a look back at more than 80 years of Presidents and presidential candidates on the cover of TIME
A Brief History of U.S. Presidents and the Olympics
Mitt Romney is not the only politician with an Olympic past. From Teddy Roosevelt to Barack Obama, the biennial games have been a fixture in politics. As the 2012 Summer Olympics kick off in London, TIME looks back at how …
On Reagan’s 101st Birthday, Republican Revisionism
Monday, Feb. 6, was Ronald Reagan’s birthday, and once again Republicans paid homage to the Gipper — perhaps the only Republican, apart from Abraham Lincoln, about whom no GOPer dares speak ill. Reagan is to Republican candidates what Kim Il Sung is to North Korean apparatchiks. It’s not good enough to say you love and admire Reagan; …
Ronnie Obama: Why Democrats Suddenly Love Reagan
Democrats just can’t get enough of Ronald Reagan these days. He is a role model for President Obama, a liberal policy foil in the tax fight debate and a historical marker for campaign strategists. Reagan even gets applause at …
Ron Paul Goes After Rick Perry
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In a new ad released on Tuesday, Ron Paul hammers fellow Texan and Republican presidential rival Rick Perry, calling Perry’s conservative credentials into doubt by juxtaposing the candidates’ past political allegiances.
Team Obama Finds Hope for 2012 in a History Lesson
Weeks before the debt-limit showdown came to a head, White House chief of staff Bill Daley held an unannounced retreat for his senior staff at Fort McNair, an Army base near the southern tip of the District of Columbia. The …
Palin’s Populist Message
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Sarah Palin wants Americans to know they have a choice before them. “We are at a cross roads,” she said in a speech last night at the Reagan Ranch Center in Santa Barbara marking Ronald Reagan’s 100th birthday. …
Al Haig, 1924-2010
“As of now, I am in control here in the White House.”
It is a pity that he will be most remembered for this unfortunate sound bite, from March 30, 1981. It was an inaccurate assertion that the then-Secretary of State made to reporters in the White House briefing room, after gunman John Hinckley nearly assassinated the new President, …
Team Obama Pre-Releases 2012 Campaign Graphic
Well, not exactly. But this chart, which was released by Organizing For America, is sure to feature prominently in the messaging that Obama will use to try to win reelection. Americans are not yet feeling much more economically secure, but the trends here suggest they will be on the path by 2012.
So look for Obama to echo the …