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Remembering Wartime Folly

Eric Margolis | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

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Eric Margolis

Special for the Huffington Post Eric S. Margolis November 12, 2008 As Americans observed Veteran's Day, and other Western nations commemorated the 10...

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Who Needs a Vice President?

Richard Klass | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics

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Richard Klass

In a breathtaking series of inaccurate and mud-slinging television ads, all featuring McCain, he has accused Obama of being willing to lose in Iraq to win the election, a charge just short of treason.

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Michelle's Miley Cyrus Moment

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 07.31.2008 | Home

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Mayhill Fowler

In the latest issue of Park Avenue, sort of a German version of Town and Country, there is an Annie Leibovitz photograph of "Miche," posed like European aristocracy.

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The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy: Barack Does Berlin

Jeffrey Jena | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics

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Jeffrey Jena

Who isn't for a world without nuclear weapons? I would like to know what Barack is going to do about Iran. Let me tell you how many of our nukes Barack is going to get rid of if he is elected: zero.

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Obama Announces European Treaty

Sean Carman | Posted 07.28.2008 | Politics

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Sean Carman

The Obama campaign is looking into a possible run at the German chancellorship, depending on the result of the American presidential campaign.

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Obama's "Disney" Realpolitik

Christopher Farah | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

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Christopher Farah

By emphasizing the commonality of the U.S. and Europe's destinies above all else, Obama is beginning the healing process after eight years of Bush pompously dictating to the world.

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McCain's Double Standard on Campaign Visits to Military Bases

Brandon Friedman | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

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Brandon Friedman

McCain is demonstrably criticizing Obama for following a Pentagon rule to which the McCain campaign itself has been subjected recently. That's a fact.

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Bush Does Berlin (in My Dreams)

Charlie Reina | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

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Charlie Reina

These days, whenever a statesman stands at a podium, I imagine President Bush there instead, and I wonder: "How much more eloquent would his words be? How much more visionary?"

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Rachel Weiner

Obama Cancels Military Base Visit: "Inappropriate"

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

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UPDATE: When Obama cancelled his military base visit, he was responding to a Pentagon ruling:"We learned from the Pentagon last night that the visit ...

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Obama's "Bizarre" Bauhaus Flyers

John Lumea | Posted 07.24.2008 | Home

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John Lumea

By employing Bauhaus-inspired graphic cues, the Obama campaign was tapping in to the German cultural psyche, speaking to Germans in a design language that is familiar to them. That was smart.

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Sam Stein

McCain Plays Catch-Up: Attends German Restaurant In German Village, Ohio

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.24.2008 | Politics

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John McCain is still playing catch up to Barack Obama. As the Illinois Democrat speaks before the picturesque Victory Column in Berlin today, the Ar...

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Report: Obama To Speak At Victory Column, Not Brandenburg Gate

Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

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According to German papers, Barack Obama will speak at Berlin's Victory Column instead of the Brandenburg Gate on his trip to Germany. Bloomberg repor...

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All the World's a Photo Op

Kiku Adatto | Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

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Kiku Adatto

When anyone with a cell phone is a potential member of the paparazzi, and anyone with a laptop a potential blogger, the contest for the control of images has never been more intense.

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Report: Bush Privately Told Germany He Had Misgivings About Obama Speech

Posted 07.10.2008 | Politics

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**UPDATE** German papers find more evidence that the Bush administration voiced strong opposition to an Obama speech at the Brandenberg Gate. Ben Smi...

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German Chancellor Skeptical Of Obama Speech Plan

AP | GEIR MOULSON | Posted 07.09.2008 | Politics

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BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has signaled unease over the prospect of a possible speech by Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Ob...

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