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The Watergate crisis in America occurred half a century ago — but its effects have rolled on into our present. And it should remain a signal lesson for the future. The Watergate crisis in America occurred half a century ago — but its effects have rolled on into our present. And it should re...
In an era of contentious politics and journalism, Jack Anderson’s career still casts a long shadow
When an “AAA” rating in politics hurts candidates Every politician seeks to define his opponent. Such efforts are often transparently political and ineffective. But no label was more lethal than the one bestowed on Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern 50 years ago last month.
How a victory would set her apart from other unsuccessful postwar VP candidates.KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin surprised the political world when she announced a run to replace the late Don Young in Alaska’s at-large U.S. House seat.— It’s not unusual for VP losers to subsequently win elected office, although in recent decades that has meant simply winning reelection to the job they held prior to being named to a presidential ticket.— If Palin wins, she will set an obscure historical marker for unsuccessful postwar VP nominees.
(IDN) — In 1954 I attended Queens College during the years before Senator Joseph McCarthy finally met his comeuppance at the Army-McCarthy hearings after