Jim Rutenberg (national political correspondent, The New York Times), Ford O’Connell (Republican strategist and former McCain campaign advisor), Doug Thornell (Democratic strategist), Josh Rosner (author of “Reckless Endangerment”), Christof Putzel (“Vanguard” correspondent), Jumaane Williams (New York City Council member) and Donna Lieberman (executive director, New York Civil Liberties Union).
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Eliot Spitzer: We need ‘grown-ups’ in Congress to avoid falling off a ‘fiscal cliff’
“Representatives for the White House, Speaker Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid should start meeting and talking today — without the politicking and posturing, and preferably away from the prying eyes of the media. They need to hold non-politically [...] watch video
Exclusive: Parents of ‘American jihadi’ Omar Hammami react to news he’s alive
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Proposed GOP attack ad proves Republicans know they have an Obama popularity problem
“What stuck out to me the most was this challenge that the Republicans acknowledge they have and the Romney campaign agrees with: that the independent voters still like Barack Obama, and how do you grapple with that because they don’t [...] watch video