PostPartisan: December 27, 2009 - January 2, 2010

A New Year's tradition

As I write this, I am sitting in front of an open fire, looking out the window at snow-covered woods and a frozen pond in the Polish countryside. The radio is on: La la la la LA, LA LA,...

By Anne Applebaum  | January 1, 2010; 6:10 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (11)
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I don't want to hear about Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston

As a journalist, I’m supposed to be in favor of maximum access to court documents. As a human being -- and in particular as a mother -- I have a hard time seeing why the custody fight between Bristol...

By Ruth Marcus  | December 31, 2009; 11:20 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (60)
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The end is near

The decade that's about to come to a merciful end was so bad that Queen Elizabeth might dub it "horribilis." No one has had anything good to say about it. Time magazine let the bad times roll when it...

By Jonathan Capehart  | December 31, 2009; 9:53 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (17)
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Are Republicans giving up on Massachusetts?

What if they have a special election for Ted Kennedy’s seat and the Republicans don’t show up? Conservatives are in a tizzy over the fact that while national Democratic leaders are giving lots of help to their party’s nominee,...

By E.J. Dionne  | December 29, 2009; 6:29 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (61)
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Why is Obama still in Hawaii?

President Obama wants us all to know he’s taking seriously the attempted terrorist attack of Christmas Day and that his administration is doing all it can to ensure our safety. But his words would be a lot more convincing...

By Jo-Ann Armao  | December 29, 2009; 1:15 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (288)
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A new-media Christmas

It’s no secret that new media is taking the hammer to old media, but this was the year the fight came straight to my Christmas tree. First, my mom -- one of the most avid book purchasers I know...

By Kevin Huffman  | December 29, 2009; 7:54 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (9)
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Terror response, take two

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano took to the Sunday shows yesterday to declare that the "system worked" in Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's alleged attempted bombing of Northwest Flight 253 as it descended into Detroit on Christmas Day. By this morning...

By Jonathan Capehart  | December 28, 2009; 8:21 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (69)
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Airline terrorism and White House gate crashing

The alleged attempt by a 23-year-old Nigerian, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, to bring down Northwest Airlines flight 253 with an explosive device on Christmas Day should serve as a reminder that the successful gate crashing of the White House state...

By  | December 28, 2009; 12:00 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (57)
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