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E.J. Dionne Jr. / Politics

GOP: Rebranding Vs. Rethinking

WASHINGTON -- Rebranding is trendy in the Republican Party. Rep. Eric Cantor gave a major speech on Tuesday to advance the effort. Gov. Bobby Jindal wants the GOP to stop being the "stupid party." Karl Rove is setting up a PAC (it's what he does ...

Peacemaking On Contraception

WASHINGTON -- America's Big Religious War ended on Friday. Or at least it ought to.

A little more than a year ago, the Obama administration set off a bitter and unnecessary clash with the Roman Catholic Church over rules mandating broad ...

The New Politics Of Immigration

WASHINGTON -- Think back to the battle over health care reform. Can you imagine Republicans, upon hearing that President Obama was about to offer his own proposals, would want to rush ahead of him to put their own marker down -- and take positions...

The Urgency Of Growth

WASHINGTON -- If you care about deficits, you should want our economy to grow faster. If you care about lifting up the poor and reducing unemployment, you should want our economy to grow faster. And if you are a committed capitalist and hope to ...

Reagan Is Obama's Touchstone

WASHINGTON -- To understand how Barack Obama sees himself and his presidency, don't look to Franklin Roosevelt or Abraham Lincoln. Obama's role model is Ronald Reagan -- and that is just what Obama told us before he was first elected.

Like Reagan...