John McCain has been around Washington long enough to remember the days when Republicans constantly clashed among themselves over fiscal policy. Were they the party of Jack Kemp, of supply-side economics and big tax cuts, or the party of Bob Dole and the green eyeshade economics of deficit reduction?
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General Clark: Open Mouth, Insert Stars
As we slink off into the long holiday weekend, let’s see if we can tout up the lessons learned from Wesleygate.
Big Uncle Is Watching: U.S. Spy Satellites Tracking Iraqi Army
WASHINGTON — Caught off guard by recent Iraqi military operations, the United States is using spy satellites that ordinarily are trained on adversaries to monitor the movements of the American-backed Iraqi army, current and former U.S. officials say.