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• Thoughts From a Hillary Supporter Who Might Go for McCain

  Posted Tuesday, June 10, 2008 10:33 AM By Melinda Henneberger
  
  Just received this e-mail from a friend, a Washington lawyer who is a lifelong Democrat and a generous donor to the party. She supported Hillary in the primary and is undecided about what she'll do in November: I just read your XX column , and I wanted Read More...
  Filed under: Barack Obama, feminism, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, foreign policy, Democrats, '08 election, choice, George W. Bush, media coverage, Dick Cheney, democratic party nomination

• Clinton and McCain Are the "Safe'' Candidates?

  Posted Thursday, December 27, 2007 2:54 PM By Melinda Henneberger
  
  Maybe John is right that the assassination of Benazir Bhutto is apt to win supporters for the "safe'' presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton and John McCain. In much the same way that voters decided it was "safer'' to reward George W. Bush's bumbling Read More...
  Filed under: John McCain, Hillary Clinton, foreign policy, '08 election, George W. Bush

• Benazir Bhutto

  Posted Thursday, December 27, 2007 10:23 AM By Dahlia Lithwick
  
  Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated today at a rally near Islamabad. A suicide bomber reportedly shot her at close range then detonated an explosive, killing Bhutto and 20 others. Bhutto was a complicated woman—underneath the traditional Read More...
  Filed under: feminism, foreign policy, family, Benazir Bhutto

• Shamed by "Sand and Sorrow"

  Posted Tuesday, December 11, 2007 11:32 AM By Melinda Henneberger
  
  Our son insisted that we watch Sand and Sorrow on HBO last night, and I am filled with shame after seeing it: Not only has our government done little to stop the ongoing genocide in Darfur, but have I so much as dropped a note to my elected representatives? Read More...
  Filed under: Barack Obama, women, Sam Brownback, foreign policy, George W. Bush

• We Need To Talk

  Posted Thursday, November 01, 2007 6:46 AM By June Thomas
  
  Melinda and Rachael, your recent posts about knee-jerk political assumptions and the trend toward only listening to people we agree with really resonated for me. In years past, I had no trouble finding my political tribe. As a lefty lesbian, I might occasionally Read More...
  Filed under: feminism, foreign policy, Democrats, Republicans, abortion, 9/11, gay marriage, dissent, lesbian

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