November 19, 2009
Her best-selling book is clearly not a final chapter on anything.
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November 17, 2009
Mega-church pastor and author Rick Warren says Christianity's future is in China, Africa, Latin America and developing countries around the globe.
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November 12, 2009
Sometimes staying out of a fight is the smartest path in politics.
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November 11, 2009
After the House health care reform vote, Republicans are asking who will be the next Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky, a former Democratic congresswoman done in by her vote for President Bill Clinton's budget.
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November 6, 2009
In America, anxiety and pessimism obscure the memories of that hopeful time 20 years ago when the Berlin Wall fell and our country's leaders began talking about a "peace dividend."
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November 5, 2009
Republican wins in the Virginia and New Jersey governors' races Tuesday and recent polling and economic trends reveal a political landscape that has changed dramatically since the president's convincing election victory a year ago.
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November 5, 2009
If unemployment remains high in 2010, and if black, Hispanic and younger workers remain disproportionately out of work, what will motivate them to go to the polls in a year when President Obama is not on the ballot?
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About RaaschChuck Raasch is national political writer for Gannett. His column, New Politics, appears here and on USA TODAY.com. A native of South Dakota and a graduate of South Dakota State University, Raasch has covered political campaigns since 1978, including Tom Daschle's first race for Congress and George McGovern's last race for the Senate. He has covered presidential campaigns since 1988.
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