Michael Moore is an Academy Award-winning filmmaker and author. He directed and produced Roger & Me, Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, and Sicko. He has also written seven books, most recently, Mike’s Election Guide 2008.
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Colbert Makes Karl Rove Sausage
Last night's Colbert Report was a particularly meaty episode, between Stephen hamming it up with Karl Rove and a fleshed-out description of the public opinion sausage-making process-enough discussi...
The Hug That Ruined Crist
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Jim DeFede, a longtime South Florida investigative reporter, works for CBS4 News in Miami.
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist embraced President Obama this time last year. Since then, his political fortunes have plummeted. Jim DeFede on the greeting that derailed a Senate campaign.
The Politician of the Year
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Matthew Yglesias is a Fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. He is the author of Heads in the Sand: How the Republicans Screw Up Foreign Policy and Foreign Policy Screws Up the Democrats.
Everyone hated Harry Reid, but Matthew Yglesias says today he proved himself a hero by squeezing 60 votes from a cranky, uncooperative Senate for historic health-care legislation.
The Pure Greed of Obama's Phony Health-Care Reform
How Oscars Ruin a Marriage
Nicole LaPorte is a West Coast reporter for The Daily Beast. A former film reporter for Variety, she has also written for The New Yorker, the Los Angeles Times Magazine, The New York Times, The New York Observer, and W.
Obama and Bibi Face to Face
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The Right Stifles Debate
Christopher Buckley's books include Supreme Courtship, The White House Mess, Thank You for Smoking, Little Green Men, and Florence of Arabia. He was chief speechwriter for Vice President George H.W. Bush, and is editor-at-large of ForbesLife magazine. His new book is Losing Mum and Pup, a memoir. Buckley's Daily Beast column is the winner of an Online Journalism Award in the category of Online Commentary.
Health Care's Fuzzy Math
Donald B. Marron is a visiting professor at the Georgetown Public Policy Institute and writes about economics, finance, and life at dmarron.com. In 2006, he served as acting director of the Congressional Budget Office.
