Politics over policy
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When it comes down to a choice between good politics and good policy, which usually wins? Let&#39;s put it this way: We don&#39;t call it the political Play of the Week for nothing.
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The two contenders for the Lib Dem leadership say the race is about who can best present the party's policies.
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In what has become the year of the flip-flop, U.S. presidential candidates have been accusing each other of switching positions on policy issues as often as they change their clothes.
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THIS summer marks the third anniversary of President Bush&#39;s announcement of his policy on stem cell research. In the intervening years, the subject has become a polarizing flash point for American politics and a focal point for the presidential campaign.
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Some experts say American policymakers are confusing tactical adjustments with a strategy.
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This past week the headlines in the news fit together like the pieces of a puzzle. Each news story added another dimension to the emerging picture of war policy that is increasingly costly and incompetent.
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When it comes to elected officials and earmarks, the policy seems to be the less said the better.
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Divisions have surfaced in the Kerry campaign over how best Â and how far Â they should go in taking on President Bush.
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The political battleground in the presidential campaign has shifted from states like Ohio and Florida to Vietnam. The all-too-real battleground of three decades ago is once again playing a
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What might seem a mundane debate over health policy has taken on outsized importance because it is one of the few substantive differences between the two leading Democratic candidates.
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This yearÃ¢ÂÂs election is awash with political polls, some of which can produce widely different outcomes Ã¢ÂÂ especially those Ã¢ÂÂownÃ¢ÂÂ polls that are conducted for candidates or political party organizations.
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Too inexperienced or too old - candidates face dilemmas as they battle to capture centre ground
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ON FOREIGN and economic policy France and Britain may be chalk and cheese, but there are fascinating parallels between political conditions on the two sides of the Channel.
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By ANNE SAILE If you&#39;re following the health care policy debate, yo. bly got a sore neck. Some say we&#39;re living in the best of times.
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Few topics paint a starker difference between George W. Bush and John F. Kerry than US foreign policy. Bush, a man who rarely traveled outside
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The US has taken a decisive turn to the (extreme?) right on foreign policy and social issues. What about the economy? A Republican President presides over a spiralling fiscal deficit.
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The sudden decision of Rep. Edward L. Schrock (R-Va.) this week not to run for reelection has set off a flurry of political activity among leaders in both major parties