Jonathan Alter, author of The Promise: President Obama, Year One, is a columnist for Bloomberg View and an analyst for MSNBC. He worked at Newsweek for 28 years as a senior editor and columnist.
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Did a Dinner Party Save Obamacare?
FDR's labor secretary feared the court would reject Social Security—until a justice told her over... MORE
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Obama Pleads the Fifth on Michelle
Bravo host Andy Cohen played Plead the Fifth with the president at a New York dinner.... MORE
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Sidney Harman: An Extraordinary Life
Philanthropist, triumphant entrepreneur, government servant and steward of journalism, Sidney... MORE
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Sidney Harman: An Extraordinary Life
Philanthropist, triumphant entrepreneur, government servant and steward of journalism, Sidney... MORE
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Arne Duncan, Obama's Lesson Planner
Cabinet star Arne Duncan’s mission to fix America’s schools has a shot at success. MORE
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A Fix for Indian Point's Spent Nuclear Fuel Rods
Forget closing nuclear plants in the wake of the Japan disaster.... MORE
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How Peter King's Muslim Hearings Help the Terrorists
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Rahm Emanuel, the New King of Chicago
By crushing the competition, Rahm Emanuel is not just mayor—he may be mayor for life.... MORE
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Rahm Emanuel on Track to Take Over Chicago
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The Peculiar Psyche of the American Assassin
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Richard Holbrooke's Lonely Mission
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Can Obama Turn Tragedy Into Triumph?
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Bill Daley's Real Agenda: Obama's Reelection
The president's new chief of staff will be focused on 2012, insiders tell Jonathan Alter.... MORE
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Obama, Sputnik, and the State of the Union
Barack Obama is coming off the most historic legislative achievements since Lyndon Johnson, but... MORE
