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Why Did President Obama Hide Record Small Business Numbers

Last Friday, as I predicted in my August 6 and August 24 Huffington Post blogs, the Obama Administration, right on queue, released the latest Small Business Administration (SBA) fiscal year (FY) 2009 Small Business Procurement Scorecard. Anyone in th… Continue reading

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Unilateral Disarmament Has Destroyed the Democrats

President Obama spent the first two years of his administration practicing political unilateral disarmament. He laid down his arms to reach out to Republicans, and they ripped his arms off and clubbed him over the head with them.This idea of playing pa… Continue reading

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Steven Rattner’s ‘Overhaul’ Pulls No Punches On Obama Administration’s Auto Rescue But Minimizes His Own Troubles (EXCLUSIVE)

In “Overhaul”, his upcoming chronicle of his reign as “car czar,” Steven Rattner offers an insider’s account of the Obama administration’s rescue of the auto industry. And he pulls no punches when it comes to describing the foibles of such heavyweights… Continue reading

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An Unsanitized Look at the Origins of the Iraq War

Neo-conservatives within the Bush Administration — Vice President Dick Cheney, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Assistant Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith, Defense Policy Board member Rich… Continue reading

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Give White House Credit for Mideast Peace Efforts

Skeptics have had a field day criticizing the direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians to be launched this week in Washington. To be sure, the obstacles to concluding an agreement are significant, the stakes are high and expectations are … Continue reading

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Moving Beyond Washington’s Stale Economic Debate

Last week’s announcement of the slowdown in US economic growth underscores the failure of the Obama Administration’s economic strategy. The economy will not grow fast enough to produce jobs and there is little recovery in sight. Moreover, the budget … Continue reading

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Sex Crimes, Incarcerated

The Justice Department has released its latest estimates of sexual victimization among U.S. prisoners. The numbers, and their political context, have been discussed better by others — including those who point out the Administration’s failure to meet … Continue reading

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Karzai Administration Members Receiving Secret Payments From The CIA

Several Afghan officials believed to be receiving CIA money. These paid informers are believed to be a key source of information in a government whose leader, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, has become increasingly erratic in recent months. Several U.S…. Continue reading

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The Transformation of Jane Lubchenco

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) director Jane Lubchenco in her previous incarnation as a marine biology professor was an environmental “rock star” as a consequence of her attention-getting scientific activism. She is a “rock star… Continue reading

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Top 10 Reasons for Skepticism on Israeli-Palestinian Talks

On August 20, the Obama Administration announced that it will reconvene under its auspices direct Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations beginning on September 2.More… Continue reading

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