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Corporations Gone Wild in the Year of the Super PAC
Tweet Share on Facebook July 26, 2012 CommentWhat do Marriott, Waffle House, Orlando Magic, New Balance, Omni Hotels, Charles Schwab, Ritz Carlton, Georgia Pacific, Menards, Dixie, Brawny, and Venetian Hotel Las Vegas have in common? .
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Why Political Conventions Still Matter
Tweet Share on Facebook July 24, 2012 CommentThere's a lot of grousing among the political insider class about the upcoming Republican and Democratic conventions to be held in Tampa and Charlotte, N.C.
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Mitt Romney's Tax Problem
Tweet Share on Facebook July 16, 2012 CommentMitt Romney wanted to have his cake and eat it, too. He wanted to make himself fabulously rich, be the captain of the financial universe, and become senator, governor and, now, president.
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Healthcare Will Be Obama's D-Day, Not His Waterloo
Tweet Share on Facebook June 28, 2012 CommentThe Supreme Court's decision will not bring the debate on healthcare to a close in the short term, prior to November. But it may do so in the middle and long term, sooner than most think. And, more importantly, it may see the kind of real change in American society that Obama campaigned on in 2008.
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Study Shows Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan Budget Is Real Class Warfare
Tweet Share on Facebook June 20, 2012 CommentSo, finally we have it. The Republican "Tax Cut Plan" in all its glory.
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Lessons From Watergate
Tweet Share on Facebook June 14, 2012 CommentThis week the Washington Post had an event to commemorate Watergate after 40 years, on the 11th floor of the Watergate office complex. The sixth floor, where the actual break-in of the Democratic National Committee occurred, was vacant and contained paintings of the figures from that historic event.
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Romney's Bain Experience Wasn't Real American Capitalism
Tweet Share on Facebook May 26, 2012 CommentThe debate is on. The Obama forces and the Mitt Romney campaign are dueling back and forth with ads and heated rhetoric about Romney's record at Bain Capital.
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Lessons from a Commencement Speech
Tweet Share on Facebook May 15, 2012 Comment (2)A dozen years ago I was honored to be asked to give the commencement address at my daughter's graduation from high school. I was quite puffed up about it, until I realized I had to actually come up with something that a) wouldn't embarrass her, and b) actually might be the least bit moving or interesting. Then, of course, panic set in, and I did my best.
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Richard Lugar's Loss Is Bad for the U.S.--And for the GOP
Tweet Share on Facebook May 10, 2012 Comment (10)Nearly 25 years ago, when I was in my early days as a political consultant, I did a TV spot featuring Democratic Sen. Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island. We were about to shoot in his hideaway in the Capitol, and he and I were chatting as the crew was setting up and lighting.
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For-Profit Colleges Must Crack Down on Predatory Practices
Tweet Share on Facebook May 7, 2012 Comment (7)Former Rep. Steve Gunderson, president and CEO of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities, recently wrote a letter to U.S. News to rebut my previous posts about for-profit colleges.
