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Smartest Guy in The Room
Just in case you missed it, the president of the United States wants you to know that the country is in an unprecedented crisis, “the most profound economic emergency since the Great Depression,” and that he is on the job for you. To that end, a stern-faced and grave-toned President Obama went before the American…
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GOP Steels Itself for the Future
Read the washingtonpost.com Live Online discussion on MICHAEL STEELE AND THE GOP’s FUTURE with The Root’s deputy editor Terence Samuel. ***** Oh, what a difference a black president can make. If there was any doubt that President Barack Obama’s victory last November had completely transformed American politics, affirmation came Friday when Republicans—for the first time—elected…
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Bound for Glory
At 11:38 a.m. Saturday, a 10-car train carrying Barack Obama pulled out of 30th Street Station Philadelphia, taking the next American president on the symbolic final leg of his historic journey to the White House. The trip, meant to echo one that Abraham Lincoln took to Washington after his election 148 years ago, was yet…
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One Step Forward…
In the end, Roland Burris will likely be the next senator from Illinois. The law and cynical race politics are on his side. That simple fact was largely obscured in yesterday’s political theatrics. In a damp, cold rain, Burris showed up on Capitol Hill and was met at the perimeter by the Senate Sergeant-at-Arms, Terry…
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The Inauguration Can Wait
The inauguration of Barack Obama is 15 days away, and here in a cold capital, the anticipation is palpable. People are shelling out recession cash for ball dresses and tuxedos; others are leaving town in advance of the hordes. Pennsylvania Avenue is slowly being turned into a great stage for the grand human drama that…
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Best of 2008: Terence Samuel's picks
THE WIRE GOES DEAD: Two of my favorites this year have to do with the end of HBO’s miniseries “The Wire.” Stephen Crockett’s farewell essay, “The Wire Goes Dead” captured exactly what the show was about and what fans were feeling when it ended. “The Wire” was more than a television show, it was a…
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What Junior Stands to Lose
There is a lot of head shaking over Jesse Jackson Jr.’s murky involvement in the swirl of muck engulfing Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. While Jackson is clearly not a target of the federal investigation that has ensnared Blagojevich, he may the one taking the biggest political hit so far. Jackson’s chances for the Senate seat,…
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Trouble on the Left
This week Barack Obama will choose his environmental team, the group of people responsible for dealing with everything from climate change to energy policy, and concern is building in some Democratic circles about whether this is the point at which he will finally appoint a prominent liberal to his Cabinet. After a swift set of…
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Meet Obama
It has become a near mantra for the president-elect: “We have only one president at a time.” But as the last days of the Bush administration dwindle away, it looks more and more like that one president is Barack Obama. Over the weekend, while Bush was flipping a coin at the Army/Navy game, Obama was…
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Why I Hate Stuffing
Last year, The Root’s deputy editor, Terence Samuel, revealed that he hated stuffing. The staff at The Root couldn’t believe it, and neither could many of our loyal readers. The original article is printed below. I hate stuffing. No, I’m not saying that I hate a particular kind of stuffing—like stuffing that’s too bread-crumby, or…
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