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Helms’ portraitist
Interesting N&O article on Rene Dickerson, the artist who will unveil his portrait of the late Sen. Jesse Helms tonight: In 2001, Washington Post columnist David Broder called Helms “the…
David S. Broder
American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
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Broder: Why Obama is stuck in neutral
I won’t say it often, but today’s Washington Post column from David Broder offers stellar analysis. Referring to an article in the latest issue of National Affairs, Broder explains why…
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The latest health-care “prevarication”: Pay-go
As support for the Democrats’ health-care plans craters, a new talking point has emerged: Pay-go. Recently, 11th District Rep. Heath Shuler and 2nd District Rep. Bob Etheridge have said the…
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The latest health-care “prevarication”: Pay-go
An emerging Democratic talking point — echoed recently by 11th District Rep. Heath Shuler and 2nd District Rep. Bob Etheridge — is that the health-care bill will be “revenue-neutral” (Etheridge’s…
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David Broder needs to talk to Kirsten Powers
Washington Post columnist David Broder and Kirsten Powers should have a conversation about media bias. Here’s Broder yesterday: Speaking also to WOAI radio, Broder said, “I have spent almost fifty…
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Willful senility?
The Washington Post’s David Broder, who has written a Democrat-leaning column for 40 years, claims there’s no such thing as media bias: Speaking also to WOAI radio, Broder said, “I…
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You don’t have to look far
There are plenty of places Washington Post sage columnist David Broder could have gone to find a conservative who is outraged with President Bush. But instead — and I can’t…
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Broder: Building up Hillary?
Today in the Washington Post, David Broder writes on Hillary and her knowledge of energy issues. The only problem is she tries to build it up like health care reform…
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New Ideas? From Democrats?
Well, not quite from Democrats, but Dems are listening to the New America Foundation and other groups in Washington. David Broder‘s column today provides a taste from Maya Macguineas: Her…
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Standards and the Department of Education
David Broder’s recent op-ed points out that most teachers continue to resist performance standards, even though parents generally favor the use of standards. That is not a surprising fact. On…
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Those Bush 9/11 ads
David Broder has an excellent column today in which he contrasts Bush’s 9/11 ads with FDR’s 1944 campaign. Broder says “Bush is a piker compared with FDR when it comes…