Washington Free Beacon
Opinion Editor of the Weekly Standard and editor of the newly launched Washington Free Beacon; author of The Persecution of Sarah Palin and The K Street Gang: The Rise and Fall of the Republican Machine
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Matthew Continetti
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FROM Matthew Continetti
Left, Right & Center
Tumult in the Arabian Peninsula, SOTU, NY Corruption Chaos in Yemen, Change in Saudi Arabia,State of the Union, Europe's Monetary Explosion
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The Bergdahl Exchange, a Soft Economy, and Dowd Gets Baked The Bergdahl exchange raises questions about the Taliban, looking at the real state of the US economy, and Maureen Dowd gets really high in Colorado.
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The Syrian Drama; Extreme Inequality Obama and Syria: Machiavellian genius or epic incompetence?
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Syria and the Hour of Decision Sober talk on the risks of action and inaction in Syria.
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A Farm Bill; Immigration and Obama Abroad Congress fails on the farm bill and surges on immigration. Plus the Fed, Obama abroad and tragic deaths.
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Same-Sex Marriage and the Immigration Speed Bump The Supreme Court and same-sex marriage; plus immigration policy.
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Rockets near Jerusalem and Petraeus on the Hill Rockets near Jerusalem, Petraeus on the Hill, leadership transition in China, and the death of the Twinkie.
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LRC Live: The Definitive Post-Mortem of Election 2012 Matt Miller, Bob Scheer and Matthew Continetti's smart, impassioned and sometimes irreverent look at the presidential election that gave President Obama a second term…
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To the Point
Ex-FBI Director Comey tells his side of the story Today, former FBI Director James Comey came close to calling the President who fired him a liar. The White House denied the claim and called it insulting, but Republican Senators did not challenge Comey’s truthfulness. Many questions remain: did the President try to obstruct a federal investigation? Later, we’ll go behind the “velvet rope” for a look at 5-Star health care for the richest Americans.
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The longest US war: Will Trump send more troops to Afghanistan? The Trump White House is divided over the Pentagon's request for more troops in Afghanistan—where the US has been fighting for the past 16 years. Is there a formula -- either for "victory" or a political settlement? Is there an end in sight for America's longest war?