Weekly Standard
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The Weekly Standard is an American neoconservative political magazine published 48 times per year. It made its debut on September 17, 1995 and is owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. It is viewed as a leading outlet of the influential neoconservative movement. Its current editors are founder William Kristol, chairman of the Project for the New American Century, and Fred Barnes. Kristol had originally intended to call the magazine "The American Standard" but changed his mind when it was pointed out to him that this name had already been trade-marked by the plumbing fixture company ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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Small audience (10-100K) (English)
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National
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Right
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News Corporation | public_corporation | Managers: Fred Barnes, William Kristol
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1150 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20036, US
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Kaizar Campwala
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Dec 25, 2006 - 12:01 PM PST
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Did they work?
That question has been among the most hotly disputed issues at the center of the continuing controversy over the CIA’s interrogation of suspected terrorists. The report ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Déjà Vu All Over Again in Afghanistan?
Why is the Pentagon spokesman talking down an assessment by that commander that is underway and incomplete but clearly marks a critical inflection point in the war? Why does ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Fear and Loathing in Health Care Reform
despite the contradictory findings, two simple themes explain a lot about citizen views of health care reform: fear and loathing. Fear refers to the significant number of ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
The Speech
(Blog Post) What struck me most about Barack Obama's speech today in Cairo is what was missing: Iraq. He didn't skip Iraq entirely, but his discussion of it was perfunctory and incomplete.Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Checking the Enemy's Ideology
When President Obama delivers his speech to the "Muslim world" in Cairo he will once again differentiate his foreign policy from that of his predecessor. The president is ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Gangster Government and the Chrysler Fix
In an extraordinary abuse of government power, the Obama administration has run roughshod over bankruptcy law, bullied Chrysler investors, and orchestrated a takeover of the ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Politicizing intelligence, Obama-style
Barack Obama has made two mistakes: 1) such blatant politicizing of intelligence, and, 2) thinking he can get away with it.Posted by Derek Hawkins -
A Budget Deficit
You can learn a lot from a budget. President Obama's $3.6 trillion behemoth isn't just a bunch of numbers and tables. It's a vision of where America ought to be in the future. ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Yes, We Can
Using helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, and bone-jarring armored vehicles, we spent eight days traveling from the snow-capped peaks of Kunar province near the border with ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Second Thoughts: The 'most transparent administration in history' buries a Gitmo report.
The report was not, in fact, released within the next few days. On February 2, Commander Jeffrey Gordon, the Pentagon spokesman who handles inquiries about Guantánamo, told ...Posted by Derek Hawkins
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Escalation: White House Tries to Exclude Fox From Press Pool Interview
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Cheney Statement on CIA Documents/Investigation
The documents released Monday clearly demonstrate that the individuals subjected to Enhanced Interrogation Techniques provided the bulk of intelligence we gained about al ...Posted by Patrick McGuire -
A War Grows in Afghanistan
For months, we've been hearing about deteriorating conditions in Afghanistan. Insurgent attacks are up. Coalition casualties are increasing. Poppy crops are flourishing. The ...Posted by Emma Asomba -
How To Win the Presidency
Electoral College opponents may be nearly halfway to their goal of eliminating America's unique presidential election system. But you won't hear anything about it from the ...Posted by Joey Baker -
There's No False Choice on Iran
confronted by a popular revolt in Iran, Obama has succumbed to a false choice. Either support the democratic forces in Iran aligned against the rigged presidential election or ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
The Bailout State
It's not every day that you get to witness the birth of a new social system. But General Motors' June 1 bankruptcy, and the company's likely reorganization under the ownership ...Posted by Leo Romero -
Lobbyists ♥ Obama
Like most political reforms, the Obama administration's attempt to clean up lobbying is beset with unintended consequences. The president's policies are producing an explosion ...Posted by Leo Romero -
What Could Go Wrong?
Don't count Sonia Sotomayor as one of the justices of the Supreme Court quite yet. Yes, the odds of her winning confirmation as the first Hispanic woman on the court are ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
The Weekly Standard
(Blog Post) The Zardari government has a long history of cutting peace deals with the Taliban since it took power in March 2008. Prior to the signing of the Malakand Accord this February, ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Be the Party of No
Republican leaders in Congress have created something called the National Council for a New America (NCNA). It describes itself as "not a Republican-only forum" but one that ...Posted by Leo Romero
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