Latest articles by Paul Brandus
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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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How Hannity, Rove, and Romney became the liberal elite
feature In Todd Akin's world, the top GOP leaders kicking him toward the exits are actually left-wing powerbrokers trying to sabotage the conservative cause
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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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Obama's cynical, unpassable budget
feature The president knows the tax hikes in his spending plan have no chance of passing the GOP House. But that could still give him a great campaign argument
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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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Obama's State of the Union speeches, past and present
feature Washington has changed the president — not the other way around
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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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10 years later, the Iraq war is still a failure
feature The mission, muddy as it was, remains unaccomplished
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Washington's gun debate: What's next?
feature Despite the NRA's fierce opposition to gun control, Obama has an opening
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Ronald Reagan would demand more gun control
feature The GOP hero fought the NRA, and won. It's time for more Republicans to follow his example
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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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The October Surprise is here, and her name is Sandy
feature The presidential candidates had big plans for this week. A hurricane is raining on their parade
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A grand canyon separates Obama and the GOP on the fiscal cliff
feature When Mitch McConnell first heard Obama's proposal, he reportedly laughed in disbelief
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What the election means for minorities, the Supreme Court, the GOP, and more
feature A look at what we can expect in Obama's four more years — and beyond
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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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The GOP has turned its back on Reagan and Lincoln
feature Republican heroes of yesteryear would be personas non grata in today's increasingly radical party
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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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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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5 disturbing trends you should pay attention to in 2013
feature You may think the survival of the tiny honeybee is insignificant. But as the honeybee goes, so goes humanity
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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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How Obama blew it on the sequester — and how he's fixing it
feature The swiftest cure for arrogance is a drop in the polls
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Once again, Washington fails
feature Surprise! With the sequester, our lawmakers have once again manufactured a totally unnecessary and very harmful crisis
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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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How the U.S. should deal with North Korea
feature Ambiguity has no place here; clarity, conviction, and a stealth bomber or two — that's the way to go
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