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On Colin Powell

Colin Powell spoke on the campus of the University of Mississippi last night. I went with a couple of friends and we really enjoyed the speech. I had a couple of qualms, but overall it's hard not to be impressed by his consistency. First, the man has a sense of humor. I'm sure the jokes were well-re...

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Mirror On America [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by kingpolitics@gmail.com (King Politics) at 11:00 AM

The Top 43 Appointees Who Helped Make Bush The Worst President Ever

I wish I were smart enough to come up with a list like this.Â The good news is my friends at TP are smart enough. From TP: Next week, â€œchange is coming to America,â€� as President George W. Bush wraps up his tenure as one of the worst American presidents ever. He wasnâ€™t able to accomplish such a...

Where's the Outrage? [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by ecthompson at 11:20 PM

10 Take Aways From the Bush Years

There's actually a lot Obama can learn from the troubled presidency of George W. Bush....

Wash Post Sunday Outlook [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by Bob Woodward at 12:00 AM

Washington's Social Scene Now Mingles Black and White

Eleven days after the presidential election, 100 people were invited to the home of Vernon and Ann Jordan. The guest of honor was former Time Warner chief Richard Parsons, but the belle of the ball was Valerie Jarrett, one of Barack Obama's best friends and a newly named White House senior adviser....

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Wash Post Business [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by Roxanne Roberts and Krissah Thompson at 12:00 AM

D.C.'s High-Level Social Scene Now Mingles Black and White

Eleven days after the presidential election, 100 people were invited to the home of Vernon and Ann Jordan. The guest of honor was former Time Warner chief Richard Parsons, but the belle of the ball was Valerie Jarrett, one of Barack Obama's best friends and a newly named White House senior adviser....

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Wash Post Politics [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by Roxanne Roberts and Krissah Thompson at 12:00 AM

Bush Awards Medals of Freedom to John Howard, Tony Blair and Alvaro Uribe

America's most inconvenient houseguest received the Presidential Medal of Freedom yesterday in a White House ceremony....

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Wash Post Nation [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by Manuel Roig-Franzia at 12:00 AM

Bush Awards Medals of Freedom to John Howard, Tony Blair and Alvaro Uribe

America's most inconvenient houseguest received the Presidential Medal of Freedom yesterday in a White House ceremony....

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Wash Post Politics [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by Manuel Roig-Franzia at 12:00 AM

Obama Builds Powerful Team of White House Advisers

President-elect Barack Obama is assembling a new and influential cadre of counselors just steps from the Oval Office whose power to direct domestic policy will rival, if not exceed, the authority of his Cabinet....

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Wash Post Politics [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by Michael D. Shear and Ceci Connolly at 12:00 AM

For NASA Administrator, This Mission Is a Tad Personal

Democrats, as would be expected, are lobbying intensely for senior jobs in the new administration. It's a bit more unusual to see top Bush administration officials lobbying to keep their jobs....

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washingtonpost.com - Al Kamen's In The Loop Column [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by Al Kamen at 12:00 AM

For NASA Administrator, This Mission Is a Tad Personal

Democrats, as would be expected, are lobbying intensely for senior jobs in the new administration. It's a bit more unusual to see top Bush administration officials lobbying to keep their jobs....