January 2012 Archives
Meet the Democratic leader who's blasting Republicans and reaching out to a peeved Congress.
WALTER RUSSELL MEAD
[This post begins a series on how the United States can move beyond our current political, economic and social impasse to create a new kind of society. The series continues Via Meadia's examination of the demise of the blue social model and its effects on American politics and culture.]
My passion for protecting and preserving freedom is a gift that comes to me from my grandfather, an immigrant who brought my father to this country and whose well-weathered hands mined coal in Southwestern Pennsylvania until he was 72. He left the totalitarian regime of Mussolini's Italy to bring his family to freedom.
Three breakthroughs are poised to transform this century as much as telephony and electricity did the last.
In Thursday's debate, Santorum exposed the astonishing weakness of Romney's position on Obamacare--and showed the president how to go at him in the fall.
Children today reach puberty earlier and adulthood later. The result: A lot of teenage weirdness. Alison Gopnik on how we might readjust adolescence.
Business savvy and electability against anti-establishment populism -- an old party fight with new characters.
Her insistence that this will be her last term as secretary of state raises the question of what she'll do next. From advocating for women's rights to heading the World Bank, The Daily Beast looks at her options.
JEB BUSH
In the 15 states that are likely to decide who controls the White House and the Senate in 2013, Hispanic voters will represent the margin of victory.
Without the cheering and jeering crowds to whip him up, Newt was oddly subdued. That left Mitt in the spotlight, squirming about his tax returns.
Newt puts deserved pressure on Mitt
A contraceptive mandate provokes an unnecessary war.
'Hugo,' which leads this year's Academy Award nominations with 11, joins 'The Artist' (10 nods) and 'The Descendants' (5) as a top best picture contender.
How goes the state of the union? Well, the state of the economy remains terrible. Three years after President Obama's inauguration and two and a half years since the official end of the recession, unemployment remains painfully high.
When President Obama has a bad day, or more specifically, on days when the economic news has been bad, I get a slew of feedback from conservative readers that go like this:
While Joe Paterno reached a record 409 wins, victories don't always define a man. (AP)
The morning after his victory in South Carolina, the GOP presidential candidate and former speaker of the House sat down with David Gregory to talk about his rivals, Romney's tax returns, criticism of his campaign and the path toward Florida.
Newt Gingrich spoke with Bob Schieffer on what separates himself the most from his competitor Mitt Romney; Then, Haley Barbour and Lindsey Graham analyze the results from the South Carolina primary; Also, Bob Schieffer finds out what it really means to be moderate.
Newt Gingrich surges late to win the first southern primary.
This Sunday on "State of the Union with Candy Crowley" - Presidential hopefuls Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich talk with us on the morning after the South Carolina primary. We'll get their reaction to Saturday night's results and see what's ahead for them as the 2012 race moves forward.
Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney appears Exclusively on "Fox News Sunday" to react to the results from the South Carolina Primary.
- Watch GPS: Inside the world of private equity
On GPS this Sunday at 10am and 1pm EST: In light of Mitt Romney's role at Bain Capital, we take a rare look inside the world of "private equity." What is this industry? How does it make so much money? Is it really all about firing workers?
SUNDAY EVENING EVANGELISTIC MESSAGE
WITH DANIEL WHYTE III
John 14:3 says, "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also."
Philippians 3:20-21: "For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself."
The ideal of an 'American way of life' is fading as the working class falls further away from institutions like marriage and religion and the upper class becomes more isolated. Charles Murray on what's cleaving America, and why.
Mitt Romney visits volunteers at his Charleston, South Carolina, headquarters on Thursday.
The news media won't learn what's in President Barack Obama's State of the Union address until a few hours before he delivers it Tuesday night.
TIM ROEMER
The writer, a former U.S. representative from Indiana who served on the Sept. 11 Commission, is a senior vice president at APCO Worldwide.
Paula Deen in January 2011.
Watching Mitt Romney in the Myrtle Beach debate gave me acid flashbacks to Poppy Bush.
GOP front-runner says job-creation record was 'darn good'
Barack Obama's critics are far from dumb
At the GOP debate Gingrich stood by his comments about African-Americans needing to demand work, and his description of Obama as the "food stamp" president, showing why he--and his party--can't appeal to nonwhites.
The right calls him a socialist, the left says he sucks up to Wall Street, and independents think he's a wimp. Andrew Sullivan on how the president may just end up outsmarting them all.
Mitt's getting hammered in the "King of Bain" attack ad, but that's just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. Michael Tomasky on why Romney will be stunningly weak in November.
He would be an elder statesman now, a lion in winter, an American hero perhaps impatient with the fuss being made over his birthday. At 83, he'd likely still have his wits and his voice. Surely, if he were able, he would continue to preach, and to pray -- and to dream.
'The Artist' and 'Descendants' take top film awards, giving both a boost in the Oscars race.
Presidential candidate Rick Santorum tells Bob Schieffer why he thinks Mitt Romney is just a part-time conservative; Also, Newt Gingrich responds to questions about negative ads against Romney, and why he believes he is the GOP candidate that can defeat President Obama; And, Remember the old adage, "Think before you speak"? Bob Schieffer offers an update for the age of social media.
The battle over Bain and super PACs as the GOP race heads south.
This Sunday on "State of the Union"-- the presidential campaign is in full swing, and we're covering every angle.
After a strong showing in Iowa, Rick Santorum loses steam in New Hampshire. We'll talk with the former Senator about his campaign strategy for South Carolina, which could be the most consequential contest of the primary season.
- Watch GPS: Rogoff vs. Krugman, plus former Iraqi PM Allawi
On Fareed Zakaria GPS this week, honing in on the economy. What America's next president needs to do to create jobs; the state of the U.S. economy; the fate of the Euro Zone - economists Paul Krugman and Ken Rogoff face off in debate.
The front-runner has spent years and plenty of money firmly setting his national infrastructure in place. If a serious challenger emerges, that candidate would have to build a national campaign operation on the fly.
In the last years of his life Dr. Martin Luther King expanded his focus from political and civil rights to include economic justice.
Over the past million years, it has been as warm as this or warmer for less than 10% of the time.
To help his chances, he needs to rebut the Bain attacks, quickly and substantively.
"And greed -- you mark my words -- will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the U.S.A."
As chief executive of Bain Capital, Mitt Romney was all about cold analysis and hot profits.
It's a mistake to excuse Obama's disregard for the Constitution. Precedents set now will be exploited by the next administration.
BILL KELLER
The beginning of a new year is a time for resolutions, and Hillary Clinton's admirers are already busily, lovingly resolving on her behalf.
A new book on the First Marriage.
Todd Graham says that Mitt Romney, third from left, has mastered the art of taking a punch and then hitting back.
Santorum concedes his Senate seat in 2006.
Nick Gentry and the dominating Crimson Tide left the Superdome delirous and unquestionably the nation's No.1 team.
General Martin Dempsey and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta spoke with Bob Schieffer on the reorganizing of the U.S. military and the application of sanctions against Iran; Then, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) discuses the current state of Iraq and his endorsement of Mitt Romney; Also, Bob Schieffer on how the internet is redefining politics.
George Stephanopoulos returns to "This Week" following GOP debate.
This Sunday on "State of the Union" - Candy is on the road again, live from Manchester New Hampshire to preview Tuesday's New Hampshire primary.
While Republicans are battling over who will be their nominee, Democrats are itching for a fight. We'll get into the state of the race for the White House, in an exclusive debate, with RNC Chairman Reince Priebus and DNC Chair, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
- Watch GPS: GOP, military, Iran and China
On Fareed Zakaria GPS this week: 1-on-1 with one of the men behind the Simpson-Bowles plan, Alan Simpson. The former Republican Senator from Wyoming examines the GOP presidential contenders, and what Washington needs to do about the deficit.
People said that Christopher Columbus would sail off the edge of the earth, but in 1492 he discovered America. People laughed at the Wright brothers' attempts to create a flying machine, but in 1903 they flew the first airplane.
He is a New York Times bestselling author many times over. He is also an attorney. He is best known for his popular legal thrillers such as "A Time to Kill". He began writing in 1984, and had his first novel "A Time To Kill" published in June 1989.
Rick Perry's money is reportedly drying up. But he is not dropping out of the race after briefly taking time to "reassess" his candidacy.
Like so much else over the past year, Iowa simultaneously showed that Romney can be beaten and that no one in this field is likely to beat him.
DOYLE MCMANUS
Not exactly. The tea party has changed the political landscape in ways that are likely to last for a while. But its least favorite candidate, Mitt Romney, just came up big in Iowa.
Campaigning for president over the last year, he worked to transform himself from a sometimes prickly former senator into a picture of reasonableness and authenticity.
Five years in the making, Romney's Iowa win took a lot more than money.
GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum addresses a crowd of supporters Tuesday night in Johnston, Iowa.
DANIEL HENNINGER
The divider of the Republican party is its front-runner, Mitt Romney.
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Abroad and at home, it will be the year of a lifetime.
Senator Rand Paul (son of Ron Paul), former Congressman (and Gingrich supporter) J.C. Watts, and former Sen. Jim Talent (a Romney supporter) join Bob Schieffer to discuss where their candidates are standing; Also on Bob Schieffer's commentary why he turns first to the obituaries, where he notes the passing of good people - and animals, like Cheetah the chimpanzee
Ron Paul disputes conspiracy-theory charge, blame for racist newsletters.
Just two days before voters finally weigh-in, Candy is live from Des Moines to preview the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses.
It's game on for the Iowa Republican Caucuses. We'll get a report on where the race stands right now and talk with 3 candidates who have a lot riding on what happens during the first 2012 presidential contest; Congressman Ron Paul, Texas Governor Rick Perry, and Congresswoman Michele Bachmann.
Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. claims Jim Crow is returning. In a recent speech, Mr. Holder said that attempts by states to pass voter identification laws will disenfranchise minorities, rolling back the clock to the evil days of segregation.
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