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March 17, 2006 Archives

RealClearPolitics Morning Edition

Iraq Strategy Moving in Right Direction - David Ignatius, Washington Post
What Iraq Really Needs is an Elliot Ness - Ralph Peters, New York Post
Democrats Fumble Feingold's Grenade - E. J. Dionne, Houston Chronicle
Russ Feingold's Selfish Move - Ryan Lizza, The New Republic
Congressional Competition: Gone with the Wind - Larry Sabato, RCP
Reason To Smile: Barack Obama & John Thune - Kirk Victor, Nat'l Journal
Inaction Failed Us Before 9/11 - Clifford May, USA Today
Our Limited Options in Iran - Richard Halloran, RealClearPolitics
War Drums on Iran Have a Familiar Beat - James Klurfeld, Newsday
An Alternative History of Iraq - Gerard Baker, The Times
The Politicized Ports Debate - Amity Shlaes, Bloomberg
GOP Should Hope Supreme Court Upholds Roe - Mort Kondracke, Roll Call
Welfare State Prevents Our Pursuit of Happiness - Tony Snow, Creators
Before We Go 'Single Payer' - Michael Kinsley, Washington Post
For Bennish, Not Even a Slap on Wrist - Mike Rosen, Rocky Mountain News
Polygamy, Gay Marriage & Values - Charles Krauthammer, NY Daily News
There's More to Morality Than the Politics of Sex - Daniel Henninger, WSJ

RealClearPolitics Evening Edition

Dems Will Need a Strong Ground Game in '06 - Terence Samuel, TAP
Why Are Democrats Fighting So Hard? - Dean Barnett, Daily Standard
It Doesn't Matter if Bush Replaces His WH Staff - John Dickerson, Slate
Censure Feingold? - Terrence Jeffrey, Washington Times
Paleo Pat Wants... Well, What? - Rich Karlgaard, Forbes
The U.S Economy in 2006 - Janet Yellen, Fed Reserve Bank of San Francisco
A Booming China Saps Labor and Supply - Wayne Arnold, IHT
Rice, the (Un)Candidate - Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
Preparing for Pandemic - Manuel Cortazal, Boston Globe

Editorials

America's Global Vision - Daily Telegraph
Strategic Errors in the War on Terror - Los Angeles Times
The Best Defense - New York Post
Another Attempt to Get Iran's Attention - Rocky Mountain News

Blogs

Who's Really in the Swamp? - Mohammed, Iraq the Model
Iraq Timetable? Wait a Minute... - Donnie Fowler, Huffington Post
Bush's Approval Numbers - Lorie Byrd, PoliPundit
Nice Try, Peggy - Josh Marshall, Talking Points Memo
The Washington Post as Iago - Hugh Hewitt, HughHewitt.com
Paleo Pat Wants... Well, What? - Rich Karlgaard, Digital Rules
Port Security - Kevin Drum, Political Animal
Distinguishing Gay Marriage and Polygamy - Ann Althouse, Althouse
Gay Marriage Politics - Stanley Kurtz, The Corner
Barbarians Inside the Gates - David Adesnik, OxBlog
Another Bogus Anti-Bush Story by the AP - Jim Hoft, Gateway Pundit
Twelve Newspapers in a State of Nature - Jay Rosen, PressThink

Politics & Election News

GOP Irritation At Bush Was Long Brewing - Washington Post
Emboldened Democrats Court Party's Left Wing - Boston Globe
Senate Votes to Raise U.S. Debt Limit to Nearly $9 Trillion - NY Times
Republicans Draw Attention to Spending - Wall Street Journal
Idaho Governor Tapped as Interior Department Head - Chicago Tribune
ID: Political Scene Changes In Idaho - KCBI
CA: A Crack in Schwarzenegger's Reelection Plan - Los Angeles Times
CT: Schlesinger Sets Sights on U.S. Senate - Connecticut Post
MT: Keenan May Oppose Burns in GOP Primary - Indepentent Record
FL: Rep. Harris Keeps Drama High in Senate Bid - Los Angeles Times

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