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.
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Peter Beinart, senior political writer for The Daily Beast, is associate professor of journalism and political science at City University of New York and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation. His new book, The Icarus Syndrome: A History of American Hubris, will be published by HarperCollins in June. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
By pressing ahead on health care, President Obama is ending a decades-long internal debate within his party-and the Democratic Party will never be the same.
A Very Good War
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Bob Kerrey served three years in the United States Navy. His career in public service also includes being the governor and U.S. senator from Nebraska during the 1980s and 1990s. In 2002, Kerrey published a widely praised memoir, When I Was A Young Man. He has been president of The New School since 2001.
Veteran and former Sen. Bob Kerrey praises the brutal, anti-romantic approach of HBO's 10-part World War II miniseries, The Pacific, which starts on Sunday.
The Hurt Locker's Greatest Victory
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Tunku Varadarajan is a national affairs correspondent and writer at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a research fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution and a professor at NYU’s Stern Business School. He is a former assistant managing editor at The Wall Street Journal. (Follow him on Twitter here.)
The Oscar-winning war drama provides a timely reminder: America's army is fighting so that Iraqis might live free. Tunku Varadarajan on how far we've come since Vietnam.
The Democrats' Big Gun
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Peter Beinart, senior political writer for The Daily Beast, is associate professor of journalism and political science at City University of New York and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation. His new book, The Icarus Syndrome: A History of American Hubris, will be published by HarperCollins in June. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
John Murtha's call for the U.S. to get out of Iraq made him a liberal hero. But the late congressman's real legacy lies in bridging the gap between the left and the military.
Six Notorious State of the Union Moments
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George W. Bush talks uranium, his father describes a "new world order," and Bill Clinton all but waves the white flag on heath-care reform. WATCH VIDEO of six unforgettable moments from State of the Union speeches.
2009 Farewells
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From Michael Jackson to Patrick Swayze to Farrah Fawcett, VIEW OUR GALLERY of celebrities who died this year.
The GOP's Three-Headed Monster
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James Mann is the author of Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush’s War Cabinet, and, most recently, The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan. He is author-in-residence at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
The Republicans are divided on how to attack Obama's foreign policy-and some are even supporting him. Author James Mann on the struggle within the opposition party.
Are These Islands Doomed?
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After Copenhagen disappointments, VIEW OUR GALLERY of places that may no longer exist at the end of the century.
How Oscars Ruin a Marriage
The Pure Greed of Obama's Phony Health-Care Reform
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.
The Honorable Press Baron
The author of six books, Steve Weinberg has been a longtime board member of the National Book Critics Circle and currently teaches investigative journalism at the University of Missouri Journalism School. He lives in Columbia, Missouri.
My Pal Paul Newman
A. E. Hotchner is the author of the international bestsellers Papa Hemingway, Doris Day: Her Own Story, Sophia, and his own memoir, King of the Hill. He has adapted many of Hemingway's works for the screen.
Women in The World Featured Panel: Rape as a Weapon of War
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