Tag: politics
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February 08, 2008 10:44 AM EST --
What advice would you give the next president of the United States?
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has a few ideas. She's supporting Democratic hopeful Hillary Clinton, but she . . . more
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February 19, 2008 03:14 PM EST --
The United States' relationship with Iran seems to be hanging in a delicate diplomatic balance. There's the news about the possible threat of Iran's nuclear program and reports about its involvement . . . more
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March 21, 2008 11:44 AM EDT --
The Bush Administration said in 2003 that the Iraq war would cost about $50 billion. Five years later, hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent -- about $12 billion every month. Nobel winning . . . more
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March 28, 2008 01:06 PM EDT --
Word for Word features political commentator and columnist E.J. Dionne on the role of religion in politics. Here's the show description:
Author and Washington Post columnist says the era of . . . more
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April 18, 2008 04:49 PM EDT --
Ward Connerly, chairman of the American Civil Rights Institute, is a prominent opponent of affirmative action and in a recent debate argued for the removal of race-based preferences:
"I think . . . more
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February 08, 2008 11:06 AM EST --
Does race matter in the presidential election?
Conservative African-American author Shelby Steele says Barack Obama's political success says more about white America than it does Senator Barack . . . more
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April 03, 2008 03:09 PM EDT --
Joseph Nye says it's time for Americans to redefine their idea of leadership. Nye, the inventor of the term "soft power," is out with a new book titled "The Powers to Lead," in . . . more
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June 13, 2008 02:09 PM EDT --
In 2004, NFL football star-turned-Army Ranger Pat Tillman was killed in Afghanistan. While the Pentagon initially said Pat Tillman died heroically in an enemy ambush, the military later disclosed what . . . more
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March 07, 2008 03:18 PM EST --
Parker Palmer is the author of the books, "The Courage to Teach" and "Let Your Life Speak." He has his doctorate in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley and is the . . . more
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May 02, 2008 01:13 PM EDT --
We've all heard the clips. Here's your chance to hear the whole thing.
Word for Word features Reverend Jeremiah Wright's entire April 28 speech at the National Press Club , where he defended . . . more
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May 23, 2008 03:07 PM EDT --
The news of Sen. Edward Kennedy's incurable brain tumor struck hard in Washington this week. Capitol Hill's boldest liberal, the Massachusetts senator is respected by members on both sides of . . . more
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May 09, 2008 03:29 PM EDT --
Roger Mudd was CBS's Washingtoin correspondent for two decades, covering some monumental stories in American history, including Watergate and the Vietnam war. In a speech . . . more
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April 11, 2008 10:47 AM EDT --
Nuclear proliferation is no longer limited to the world s superpowers. Many people increasingly fear that nukes could fall into the hands of extremists or terrorists, including George Schultz, former . . . more
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April 25, 2008 03:05 PM EDT --
In his new book, "The bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in The American Century," two-time Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Steve Coll takes a look at the epic story of the world's most famous . . . more
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