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Politics Of PRISM: White House In Crisis, Obama Doubles Down

06/07/2013 Published on Forbes.com
Move up http://i.forbesimg.com tMove down Watch Top U.S. Intelligence Officials Repeatedly Deny NSA Spying On Americans Over The Last Year (Videos) Andy Greenberg Forbes Staff The start of President Obama’s second term has been a difficult one. To be sure,…

Where Is The United States Vis-à-vis The 2013 Iranian Presidential Election?

05/23/2013 Published on Forbes.com
A recent event has not gotten the attention that it arguably should have. On Tuesday, Iran’s Guardian Council turned down the candidacies of two potential presidential candidates: one, a close aide and associate of current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and the…

The Battle Continues

04/29/2013 Published on Forbes.com
It is bad enough that former Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar was unfairly convicted and jailed last summer for four years after being charged with misusing property and government power. And that prior to his conviction he was imprisoned so as…

The Venezuelan Election Settled Nothing

04/15/2013 Published on Forbes.com
Nicolas Maduro’s 1.5% win indicated that Venezuela is, at best, a totally divided society. It also suggests that the winner, Maduro, has no legitimacy. In winning the election, Maduro deployed tens of millions–if not hundreds of millions–of dollars in state…

Can Jack Lew Save Obama’s Legacy?

01/09/2013 Published on Forbes.com
The news of President Obama’s decision to make his chief of staff, Jack Lew, the next Treasury Secretary is a good one. I’ve known Jack for years. He was excellent as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget…

Experts suggest Hamas overestimated Arab world support for strikes on Israel

11/19/2012 Published on Foxnews.com
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza have drawn a more muted response from Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi than Hamas might have hoped for. (AP) If Hamas thought provoking an Israeli crackdown by raining rockets down on the Jewish state would rally Arab…

Setting Defiant Tone In Fiscal Standoff, Obama Seems To Be Betting GOP Will Fold On Taxes

11/14/2012 Published on Forbes.com
President Obama broke no new ground with his press conference today. And despite a conciliatory tone at times, he was ultimately resolute and even defiant. He was unyielding in his economic posture and his willingness to compromise seemed rhetorical at…

A Successful Election For Mike Bloomberg And Forces For Moderation And Bipartisanship

11/07/2012 Published on Forbes.com
Move up http://i.forbesimg.com tMove down Snapshot: Michael Bloomberg Follow Following Unfollow #10 Forbes 400 Voters Reject Divisive GOP Strategy. Can Obama And The House Deliver The Compromises The Electorate Wants? Doug Schoen Contributor Billionaire Michael Bloomberg had a good election…

In Election Results, Rays Of Hope For Bipartisanship And Moderation

Published on Forbes.com
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg had an extremely successful election day, with a majority of the candidates and causes he supported emerging victorious. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) The result from last night’s election is more divided government and no indication…

The Bounce Has Begun

10/05/2012 Published on Forbes.com
The first round of post-debate polls are beginning to roll in. We are seeing a modest, but real, bounce for Romney in a number of key swing states. On Wednesday before the debate, Obama was leading in Florida by one…