Howard Fineman

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Obama, the Movies
One year after his election, two film projects and a new book ask if he can live up to the memories of his campaign.
November 2, 2009

A year after he was elected, President Barack Obama faces a stern test: living up to the memories of his own campaign. Two movies and a book out this week recount that saga and implicitly pose some questions: Whatever happened to the guy who seemed so dazzling, confident, and convincing? Why has a campaign so laser-focused become a presidency that sometimes seems all but overrun by its own ambitious agenda? And did we really know the candidate we thought we saw? (Click here to follow Howard Fineman).

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What’s So Hot About Snowe?
Obama's pointless bipartisanship.
October 24, 2009
Let’s Make a Deal
Obama, Big Pharma, and you. (Minus you.)
October 13, 2009
President of Planet Earth
Why Obama's Nobel was inevitable.
October 10, 2009
The Limits of Charisma
Mr. President, please stay off TV.
September 26, 2009
Pittsburgh Stars at the G20
Pittsburgh shows other countries visiting it for the G20 how postindustrial America can still bounce back.
September 22, 2009
Free Speech by the Millions
Corporate cash plots a comeback.
September 12, 2009
Dr. Obama
How he handles swine flu could affect whether or not health reform gets passed.
September 2, 2009


Cover Stories (35)
Cover Story
Flying Blind
Dark days: Singed by the special prosecutor and rattled by the Harriet Miers mess, Team Bush is in turmoil.
November 7, 2005
Cover Story
Troubled Waters
War, storms, leak probes—and a growing array of ethics clouds. Dark days for the Republican Party.
October 10, 2005
Cover Story
Money, Money, Everywhere
Check, Please: Louisiana Cheered. Democrats--And Some Tightfisted Gopers--Jeered. How We Will Pay For The Katrina Cleanup--And The Political Costs For Bush.
September 26, 2005
Cover Story
Rove at War
HE ROSE USING TACTICS HIS FOES ARE TURNING AGAINST HIM. BUT NEVER BET AGAINST KARL ROVE.
July 25, 2005

QUOTE FROM HOWARD FINEMAN
open quoteThere's a lot of talk around Washington that Sarah Palin is the reincarnation of Richard Nixon. I find myself feeling offended on the old man's behalf. close quote