Posts tagged with 'state'

TPMtv: Tuff Talk

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, AUGUST 20 2008 01:22 PM | PERMALINK

Tuff Talk

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: David Gregory authoritatively proclaimed on Meet the Press last Sunday that when it comes to addressing the crisis in Georgia, "nuance doesn't work for Democrats," and noted Obama's perceived weakness relative to the Bush administration's "very tough language against Russia." Far be it from us to question Gregory's word, but we figured we would take a look for ourselves at just how tough the administration talk against Russia has really been.
TPMtv: 2008 General Election Roundup #1

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, JUNE 19 2008 04:20 PM | PERMALINK

2008 General Election Roundup #1

Your Daily Politics Video Blog: The national polls haven't been great for John McCain of late. But the state by states are worse. We run through the latest numbers in episode one of our weekly 2008 General Election Roundup.
TPMtv: Sunday Show Roundup: The Devil You Know

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, NOVEMBER 05 2007 12:43 PM | PERMALINK

Sunday Show Roundup: The Devil You Know

Over the weekend President Pervez Musharraf declared a State of Emergency in Pakistan, instituting martial law, suspending the constitution, and firing the chief justice of the supreme court. Police have also begun rounding up scores of lawyers, judges, and activists, and the state has taken control of many of the private television stations and raided newspaper offices. This puts the Bush administration in a nearly impossible bind: oppose a Musharraf dictatorship...
TPMtv: Heckuva Job, Hughesie!

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, NOVEMBER 01 2007 11:27 AM | PERMALINK

Heckuva Job, Hughesie!

Karen Hughes, the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs - the woman essentially in charge of making sure the rest of the world really likes America - announced on Wednesday that she would be retiring from her post by the end of the year. In today's episode of TPMtv we take a look back at just how wildly successful she has been in promoting America's image abroad over the past few years ...
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