Latest articles by Paul Brandus
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The messy tax fight that will ruin Christmas
feature Obama wants tax rates and the debt ceiling to go up. Republicans want spending levels to go down. Get ready for gridlock
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Obama's 5 biggest mistakes
feature The president's Republican opponents will surely spend 2012 hammering away at his failures. So what exactly are they?
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What the Chen Guangcheng debacle reveals about Obama
feature The president surely knows that protecting a threatened Chinese activist is the right thing to do. But sadly, it seems he lacks the resolve to truly follow through
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The many misconceptions of Mitt Romney's veepstakes
feature The punditocracy assumes Mitt will surely pick a No. 2 who can deliver a swing state. Don't bet on it
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The politics of presidential visits to Arlington
feature For the first time since 1944, neither major-party presidential candidate has served in the military. But that's not stopping them from pushing for the veteran vote
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What history tells us about presidential debates
feature Imagery is all-important. Candidates will surely suck up to swing states. And the slightest slight could come to define Obama and Romney for years
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All you need to know about every swing state that matters
feature Forget national polls. The presidential race will be decided in a half dozen or so key swing states
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The Arab mess — and America's dilemma
feature The Arab world is plagued by poverty, repression, and unsustainable population growth. What's a global superpower to do?
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The polls are not rigged — they're just nuanced
feature Conservative howling about supposedly nefarious surveying practices is entirely misplaced
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How Paul Ryan helps and hurts Mitt Romney
feature The Wisconsin congressman could force an adult conversation on national debt, but he could also raise fears of a massive deficit for years to come
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The presidential plague of overpromising and underdelivering
feature Obama is still being stung by 2008 promises to bring the jobless rate down, and if Mitt Romney is elected, he seems poised to repeat the same mistake
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Romney and Obama: Two peas in a pod on Israel and Iran?
feature The Republican is eager to show Jewish voters that he'd be tougher on Iran than the Democratic president. But that may be an awfully tough sell
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How gun-rights advocates benefit from Obama's presidency
feature Gun lobbyists say Obama will dismantle the right to bear arms if he's re-elected, failing to note that the past four years have been great for their industry
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Obama's top 5 successes
feature The president will surely boast of his accomplishments during Tuesday night's State of the Union address. So what exactly are they?
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The payroll tax shell game
feature The ballyhooed bill delays a de facto tax hike for millions of Americans — but also undermines Social Security and the economic recovery
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A forecast for divided government in 2013
feature Predictions on how the 2012 election will shake out — dealing victories and blows to Democrats and the GOP alike
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The favorite films of every modern president
feature The White House has been home to film screenings since 1915. And Jimmy Carter set the record by watching some 2.5 movies a week while in office
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Today's White House correspondents are not lapdogs
feature But in the past, they certainly have been
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Why I like guns but hate the NRA
feature The gun-rights lobby shamelessly continues to peddle piles and piles of big fat lies
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Obama doesn't have a 'juice' problem. He has a Republican problem.
feature The president still thinks he can win over his GOP opponents. He couldn't be more wrong.
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America already drove over a fiscal cliff
feature The steep tax hikes and spending cuts set to take effect at year's end pale in comparison to what the country weathered just a few years ago
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Why the GOP should embrace Obama
feature Despite conservatives insisting he's an out-of-control socialist, the president is downright Republican on many key issues
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Reflections from the Secret Service agent who leaped onto JFK's car
feature "I think about it every day," says retired Secret Service agent Clint Hill. "It never goes away."
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What I learned at the gun show
feature If you've never been, you really must go. It's a fascinating sociological expedition
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