Deborah Orin
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D.C. ETHICS REFORM LOOKS LIKE A REAL CRYING SHAM
January 4, 2007 | 10:00amDEMOCRATS in Washington would do well to take a lesson from Gov. Spitzer - but they won't. Spitzer's ethics push looks credible because he first hit himself - banning a...
DEMS' UNDIPLOMATIC FLIP-FLOP SINKS BOLTON
December 5, 2006 | 5:00amA "not happy" President Bush yesterday accepted U.N. Ambassador John Bolton's resignation after the Democrats vowed to block a Senate confirmation vote he'd have won. "They chose to obstruct his...
QUEEN NANCY - TWO DAYS OF GALAS
November 23, 2006 | 5:00amHouse Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi is planning swearing-in festivities fit for a queen - or a president - when she becomes the first woman to hold the top job in Congress...
BAKER GROUP'S IRAQ STRATEGY ALSO WOUNDED
November 22, 2006 | 5:00amSO MUCH for the argument that America should make nice to the thugs who rule Syria and Iran in hopes they'll help out on Iraq. The assassination of Pierre Gemayel,...
CALL HER 'NANCY SHREW'?
November 17, 2006 | 5:00amFORGET "The Devil Wears Prada"; the hot show in Washington is "The Shrew Adores Armani." In just a few short days, House Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi has turned into a caricature...
'GENIUS' NO MORE - REPUBLICANS POINT TO MASSIVE ROVE BUNGLING
November 13, 2006 | 5:00amNO one's calling Karl Rove "Boy Genius" anymore. After last week's election debacle, some Republicans wonder aloud if it's time for President Bush's political guru to follow Defense Secretary Don...
BEYOND BUSH-HATE; CAN DEMS KICK THE HABIT?
November 9, 2006 | 5:00amNOW the question is whether Democrats can finally kick their addiction to Bush-hatred. A suddenly humble President Bush yesterday admitted he got a "thumpin' " from voters and ditched Defense...
RUNNING START IN WHITE HOUSE RACE; BOOSTS TO CLINTON, ROMNEY
November 8, 2006 | 5:00amSUDDENLY, it might as well be 2008 as the next presidential campaign instantly kicks off now that the midterm elections are done. "The shadow 2008 campaign ended yesterday - and...
'RUNNING' START FOR WHITE HOUSE CONTENDERS
November 8, 2006 | 5:00amSUDDENLY, it might as well be 2008 as the next presidential campaign instantly kicks off now that the midterm elections are done. "The shadow 2008 campaign ended yesterday - and...
MIDTERM EXAMS: PREZ HOPEFULS GET A 'RUNNING' START
November 8, 2006 | 5:00amSUDDENLY, it might as well be 2008 as the next presidential campaign instantly kicks off now that the midterm elections are done. "The shadow 2008 campaign ended yesterday - and...
PELOSI IS HILLARY'S FATAL FEM
October 31, 2006 | 5:00amSEN. Hillary Rodham Clinton says she wants Democrats to win the House and make San Francisco's Nancy Pelosi the first woman speaker, but that might ruin Clinton's 2008 dreams. The...
S.C.'S GOP TO FETE RUDY
August 2, 2006 | 4:00amRudy Giuliani will get a hero's welcome in the politically potent state of South Carolina in a few weeks as he mulls whether to launch a 2008 presidential bid. The...
DEFIANT BUSH STANDS FIRM AGAINST HEZ TERROR THUGS
August 1, 2006 | 4:00amPresident Bush yesterday defied world pressure and stood behind Israel's refusal to agree to an immediate cease-fire, after Israeli bombs killed at least 54 people in the Lebanese town of...
CHUCK: BOLTON'S LIKELY IN
July 31, 2006 | 4:00amSen. Charles Schumer yesterday signaled John Bolton will finally get Senate confirmation as U.N. ambassador, saying it's "unlikely" Democrats will mount a filibuster to block him a second time. The...
BUSH FACING PASS-OR-FLINCH TEST ON TERROR
July 31, 2006 | 4:00amNOW comes the toughest test of President Bush's Lebanon strategy. Bush's goal since the latest outbreak of violence has been to stand by Israel and find a solution that spells...
BOLTON'S IN, CHUCK SAYS
July 31, 2006 | 4:00amSen. Charles Schumer yesterday signaled that John Bolton will finally get Senate confirmation as U.N. ambassador, saying it's "unlikely" Democrats will mount a filibuster to block him a second time....
BUSH VOWING TO DISARM HEZ; TOUTS PEACEKEEP TROOPS FOR LEB ONLY IF TERRORIST FIENDS GET BOOT
July 29, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Standing side by side, President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday laid down the law for Hezbollah and demanded the terror group lay down its arms....
IDOLS SING 'HAIL TO THE CHIEF'
July 29, 2006 | 4:00amEmerging talent surrounds President Bush yesterday as he plays host to the 2006 "American Idol" finalists in the Oval Office. Among them were (front row from left) Kellie Pickler, Paris...
BILL A HILL SHILL IN IOWA
July 28, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Bill Clinton looks like the surrogate-in-chief for wife Hillary, with a star turn in the first presidential test state of Iowa, where he'll headline a Democratic dinner on...
CHUCK & HILL WAVER ON BOLTON
July 28, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Sens. Chuck Schumer and Hillary Rodham Clinton are hedging on whether they still oppose U.N. Ambassador John Bolton, amid signs he'll finally win Senate confirmation. A senior source...