Petraeus for President?
Peter Beinart, senior political writer for The Daily Beast, is a professor of journalism and political science at City University of New York and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation.
The GOP, torn apart by extremists, needs a hero to step up and lead the party. Peter Beinart thinks General David Petraeus is a lot like Ike.
Hawaii at 5-0
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The 50th state celebrates its 50th birthday today. From Magnum P.I. to Mauna Loa to Michelle Wie, VIEW OUR GALLERY of the Aloha State.
Presidential Conspiracies
Benjamin Sarlin is a reporter for The Daily Beast. He previously covered New York City politics for The New York Sun and has worked for talkingpointsmemo.com.
Obama's "birther" scandal isn't the first wacky theory about a president. From John Adams' royal plot to Mary Lincoln's spy games, Benjamin Sarlin on the nuttiest controversies.
Walter Cronkite 1916 - 2009
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Celebrated newsman Walter Cronkite, died today at age 92. Recruited for CBS in 1950 by Edward R. Murrow himself, Cronkite's long career spanned the Cuban missile crisis, the assassination of President Kennedy, and Watergate. VIEW OUR GALLERY and WATCH VIDEO from his powerhouse career.
Now Pitching, Number 44...
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President Obama threw out the first pitch at the All-Stars Game Tuesday and just barely reached his goal of getting it over the plate thanks to a helping hand from Albert Pujols, who moved up to catch the ball when it fell slightly short. How did he do compared to the heat of George W. Bush and Hoover-or the jelly arm of Jimmy Carter?
Cronkite made his radio debut as a football announcer in 1937. This 1958 photo shows him with Sandra Nemser broadcasting CBS Radio's Answer Please.
American soldiers equipped with full pack and extra allotments of ammunition march down an English street to their invasion craft, June 6,1944.
Soon-to-be-former-President George W. Bush gave his final address last night, commandeering the networks at 8:00 to share his parting thoughts. "There are things I would have done differently if given the chance," he said. That rare admission of error from the usually steadfast Decider is the most memorable part of last night's speech, though it's not likely to go down in history. But other farewell addresses have. The Daily Beast presents five of the greatest presidential goodbyes.
Lloyd Grove is editor at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a frequent contributor to New York magazine and was a contributing editor for Condé Nast Portfolio. He wrote a gossip column for the New York Daily News from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he wrote the Reliable Source column for the Washington Post, where he spent 23 years covering politics, the media, and other subjects.
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Peter Beinart, senior political writer for The Daily Beast, is a professor of journalism and political science at City University of New York and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation.
Gerald Posner is The Daily Beast's Chief Investigative Reporter. He's the award-winning author of 10 investigative nonfiction bestsellers, ranging from political assassinations, to Nazi war criminals, to 9/11, to terrorism. His latest book, Miami Babylon: Crime, Wealth and Power—A Dispatch from the Beach, was published in October. He lives in Miami Beach with his wife, the author Trisha Posner.
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