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RealClearPolitics is a Chicago based political website founded in 2000 by John McIntyre and Tom Bevan. Every day a wide range of columns and news stories from across the Internet are aggregated on the website, although many typically have a conservative slant. RealClearPolitics also compiles averages of major political polls on various elections throughout the United States to give a broader view of the race. The site's political commentary, election analysis and polling averages have been featured in many national media outlets amongst which are The New York Times, FOX News ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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A Reason Behind the Rage
The nut jobs and carpetbaggers are outnumbered by confused and concerned Americans who seem genuinely convinced they're not being told the whole truth about health care reform. -
NRA threats on Sotomayor met with shrugs
The National Rifle Association's threat to punish senators who vote for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has been met with a shrug by Democrats from conservative-leaning ...Posted by Leo Romero -
The Health Care Bill is the Ball Game
The administration is hoping that a health bill will be voted on by early August, which may be overly optimistic but still means that this summer will be dominated by the ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
100 Days of Education Rhetoric
If you look just at dollar signs or rhetoric to measure the education success of Barack Obama's first one-hundred days, then the President should get an A. Base it on ...Posted by Kristin Gorski -
The NY Post, Race and Cowardice
Was the chimp cartoon Sean Delonas drew for the New York Post a racist provocation? Absurd. Delonas' depiction of the bullet-riddled primate - an obvious reference to the ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Gay Pride, Black Prejudice
"Gay is the New Black," declares the Dec. 16 issue of The Advocate, a leading gay-oriented magazine. Well, not quite. How about, "Gay is the new gray"? The gray area for a ...Posted by Leo Romero -
The GOP Looking Glass
For the young Turks and their older allies -- my National Review colleagues Ramesh Ponnuru, Yuval Levin and David Frum, the Atlantic's Ross Douthat and Reihan Salam, New York ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Obama's First 100 Days
We may be looking at a reverse of 1980, when Reagan won a 10-point victory over Jimmy Carter, and Republicans took the Senate and, working with Boll Weevil Democrats, ...Posted by Chris Finnie -
The Libertarian Case for Palin
Though there is plenty to ponder, one thing is certain: libertarian-inclined voters should be encouraged....in contrast to any national candidate in recent memory, Palin is ...Posted by Beth Wellington -
A Cut-and-Paste Foreign Policy
The discovery that John McCain's remarks on Georgia were derived from Wikipedia, to put it politely, is disturbing and even depressing -- but not surprising. Under the ...Posted by Barry Grossheim
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RealClearPolitics - Does He Lie?
WASHINGTON -- You lie? No. Barack Obama doesn't lie. He's too subtle for that. He ... well, you judge. Herewith three examples within a single speech -- the now-famous ...Posted by Andrew Van Camp -
Health Care Protesters Playing with Fire
Watching the muscular tactics being used in congressional town meetings by some opponents of health care reform, I keep thinking somebody should remind the Republican leaders ... -
Press Draws First Blood on Their Turf
President Barack Obama made news at a press conference last week - by planting a question with a blogger, not by offering anything new in spite of taking his sharpest ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Why Cairo?
(Blog Post) There's been a fair amount of debate and discussion over the anticipated intent and effect of President Obama's address to the Muslim world, scheduled for Cairo, Egypt this ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
The New New Deal
If you believe President Barack Obama, he's working overtime to save American capitalism.Posted by Derek Hawkins -
'Thought Crimes' Bill Advances
Why is the press remaining mostly silent about the so-called "hate crimes law" that passed in the House on April 29?Posted by Derek Hawkins -
100-Day Lurch to the Left
The president is seeking to change the whole relationship between the government and the free-enterprise private sector. He is steering the country away from democratic ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Newest Democrats buck party leadership at times
Freshman Rep. Bobby Bright won his seat in Congress by convincing conservative southeast Alabama voters that he wasn't a typical Democrat. Barely a week into his Washington ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Republican Earmarks Taint Spending Criticism
While Republicans criticize President Obama for not sticking to a campaign promise to rid government of wasteful spending, the GOP itself is finding trouble getting back to ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Will Global Economic Downturn Hit China Too?
Not so long ago, conventional wisdom held that China would emerge unscathed from the global financial crisis, mainly because its banks had virtually no exposure to the toxic ...Posted by Derek Hawkins
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