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Washington Briefing Dispatch: Mike Huckabee

Mike Huckabee is a man among his own people.  And his people love Mike Huckabee. The first time the presenter said his name--before he was introduced--he received loud

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Washington Briefing Dispatch: Rudy Giuliani (Updated)

Rudy Giuliani is one savvy politician. He knew that the territory he was entering was going to be cordial, but cool toward him, and he managed to bring the room

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Washington Briefing Dispatch: Ron Paul

Okay, so I missed Duncan Hunter, which is fine.  Geraghty's analysis seems spot on--he's done in this race. Ron Paul is at the mic now,

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Washington Briefing Dispatches: Tom Tancredo

No announcement from Brownback that he is bowing out of the 2008 race, as is rumored will come soon. Tancredo is up and he's pretty animated.  He'

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Dispatches from Washington: Tony Perkins on "Values Voters"

First up for the Washington Briefing, FRC President Tony Perkins, who is doing his articulating the "values voters" platform. In this order, what matters is: * Building a culture

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Washington Briefing Dispatch: Mitt Romney

We’re picking up again after the dinner break with a bang.  Mitt Romney is up, and his masses are out to support him. He brought in a busload of supporters to envigorate the crowd during his talk.  And it got […]

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Dispatches from Washington: FRC Washington Briefing

I decided to go to FRC’s Washington Briefing this year, for a few reasons: 1) I have no idea who to vote for in the primaries, and the opportunity to hear all the candidates speak at once seemed like a […]

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Washington Briefing Dispatches: Fred Thompson

This is Fred’s (no exclamation point anymore) big moment. His people have been canvassing the event handing out sheets outlining how his policies compare to Mitt and Rudy. He’s obviously concerned about the perception that he’s not authentic on the […]

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Dispatches from Washington: John McCain

John McCain leads with the acknowledgment that people may not always agree with him, but that he is a principled individual who will state precisely what he believes in order to “earn our respect.” So, what values does McCain think […]

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NeoConservatism: Still Alive and Kicking

A few nights ago, I briefly registered my reticence to reject neo-conservative foreign policy in light of the progress we have made in Iraq. Joshua Muravchik has written an

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Hillary and Al: The White House Civil War

Sally Bedell Smith published an excerpt of her forthcoming book on the Clinton White House in Vanity Fair.   It is an interesting portrayal of how Hillary and Al’s respective campaigns clashed in the 2004 elections. Choice quotes: Bill and Hillary’s […]

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Our Teachable Moment: Learning (the right) Lessons from the War

David Gushee has written a piece in Christianity Today lamenting the fact that Christians supported the decision to invade Iraq. In it, he contends that now that public opinion has