The Washington Post: David S. Broder

Striking out on Egypt and the weather
Having grown up in the Chicago area, rooting for years for the luckless Cubs and more recently for the hapless Washington Nationals, I feel particularly qualified to comment on the Obama administration's struggles to find a useful role to play in the crisis racking Egypt and the wider Arab world, let alone the blizzards in the Midwest and New England.   ( February 06, 2011)

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From the debt commission proposal, a bipartisan path forward  ( December 02, 2010)

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What Murkowski's write-in win says about the electorate  ( November 25, 2010)

The GOP's lame-duck hardball  ( November 21, 2010)

The bad omen in Democrats' reorganization of House leadership  ( November 18, 2010)

Sober suggestions from Obama's debt commission  ( November 14, 2010)

The right role for the lame-duck Congress  ( November 11, 2010)

Election results and President Obama's mistakes  ( November 03, 2010)

What America might learn from the British austerity model  ( October 24, 2010)

Dole-Ford era offers model for Obama-GOP cooperation  ( October 21, 2010)

A tentative step toward the Oval Office by a GOP policy guru  ( October 17, 2010)

As the gulf between GOP and Democrats widens, the center is lost  ( October 14, 2010)

Ohio's GOP Senate candidate is a man to watch  ( October 10, 2010)

Chatty Joe Biden tries to keep voters hopeful about the economy  ( October 07, 2010)

John Boehner's useful thoughts on fixing Congress  ( October 03, 2010)

The new math adds up to losses for the Democrats  ( September 30, 2010)

No tea parties on McCain's calendar  ( September 19, 2010)

The GOP paradox: Strong and yet weak  ( September 16, 2010)

When JFK defused the Catholic question  ( September 12, 2010)

The Obama era, phase two  ( September 09, 2010)

Pa. race on the edges instead of in the middle  ( September 05, 2010)

Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidates are on a national stage  ( September 02, 2010)

There was nothing to fear on Aug. 28, 1963  ( August 29, 2010)

John McCain, your country is calling  ( August 26, 2010)

Why Obama's spokesman is angered, and pessimistic  ( August 22, 2010)

Wanted: A few stand-up candidates  ( August 19, 2010)

Tom Vilsack in context  ( August 15, 2010)

Get ready for Congress's NIMBY politics on budget cuts  ( August 12, 2010)

Mitch McConnell comes to the Senate's defense  ( August 08, 2010)

The Senate, running on empty  ( August 05, 2010)

What the GOP can do for Obama  ( August 01, 2010)

In Delaware campaign for Senate, civility rules  ( July 29, 2010)

2010's battlegrounds are in the races for governor  ( July 25, 2010)

With another woman, the Supreme Court can't help but change  ( July 22, 2010)

Either Reagan or George W. Bush could shape the fall election  ( July 18, 2010)

Outside Washington, feeling hopeful on the budget crisis  ( July 15, 2010)

Building a more positive Tea Party?  ( July 11, 2010)

House budget plan? A dereliction of duty  ( July 08, 2010)

How Henry Clay shaped America in the 19th century  ( July 04, 2010)

Sen. Robert Byrd's vanished ethic  ( July 01, 2010)

Obama walks a tightrope domestically and in Afghanistan  ( June 27, 2010)

A better path to campaign-finance reform  ( June 24, 2010)

Barton's BP comments highlight GOP's propensity for gaffes  ( June 20, 2010)

Red ink, not oil, is the best focus for Obama  ( June 17, 2010)

California switch could affect elections nationally  ( June 13, 2010)

Strasburg here, soccer in South Africa are welcome diversions  ( June 10, 2010)

Education is a worthwhile federal investment  ( June 06, 2010)

Is President Obama's Carter moment nearing?  ( June 03, 2010)

The president adds a personal note to oil spill crisis  ( May 30, 2010)

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The Obama effect — Are you with him or against him?  ( May 23, 2010)

A big hit against big government  ( May 20, 2010)

How the 1960 West Virginia election made history  ( May 16, 2010)

Census will show a changed America, politically and beyond  ( May 09, 2010)

Looking for a benefits-spending cuts deal to reduce the deficit  ( May 02, 2010)

The rewards — and limits — of Obama's patience  ( April 22, 2010)

The makings of another GOP upset in Massachusetts  ( April 18, 2010)

Obama and the challenge of slow change  ( April 15, 2010)