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Axelrod: Obama Won't Rule Out Middle-Class Tax Hike

White House senior adviser David Axelrod said the president won't veto a health care reform bill that includes a tax hike.

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June 28, 2009 in This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (169)

Roundtable: Sanford's Strange Saga

Our Roundtable this week broke down the strange politics of the Gov. Mark Sanford saga, Republican Party woes, and what the passing of Michael Jackson says about American culture. Joining me this week: Peggy Noonan, Kathleen Parker, cultural historian Michael Eric Dyson, Paul Krugman, and Kathleen Parker:

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June 28, 2009 in This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (36)

Axelrod Blasts Ahmadinejad's 'Bloviations'

White House senior adviser David Axelrod has raised the stakes with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, striking back at the Iranian president's the accusation that the U.S. is meddling in Iran's affairs. Axelrod called the comments "bloviations" and suggested Ahmadinejad is trying to create "political diversions."

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June 28, 2009 in This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (40)

'This Week' Sunday: Senior White House Adviser David Axelrod

Coming Up on "This Week" Sunday: President Barack Obama's senior White House adviser David Axelrod. Plus the This Week Roundtable: Paul Krugman, Peggy Noonan, Katrina vanden Heuvel, and Joe Scarborough.

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June 26, 2009 in This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (14)

Will Sanford Survive?

Mark Sanford gets his own chapter in the scandal management playbook with that raw and rambling performance today.

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June 24, 2009 in Republicans | Permalink | User Comments (45)

Issa Responds To Sanford; Argues Rangel Should Resign

Governor Mark Sanford’s press conference broke during my twitterview with Republican Congressman Darrell Issa of today. Responding to my questions on what this means for his party, Issa quickly tried to turn the tables on the Democrats.

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June 24, 2009 in Twitter | Permalink | User Comments (7)

Twitterview with Republican Congressman Darrell Issa

Catch my Twitterview tomorrow, Wednesday, June 24 at 2pm with Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., the top Republican on the House Oversight and Government Reform committee. Issa has positioned himself as the Obama's administration's chief watchdog on the $787 billion stimulus program and the bailout of the financial industry and auto industry.

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June 23, 2009 in Twitter | Permalink | User Comments (2)

Obama's Poll Numbers Falling to Earth?

President Barack Obama is still a little bit more popular than most presidents at this stage of his presidency. But when it comes to the economy his numbers are slipping a bit.

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June 22, 2009 in Barack Obama, World News | Permalink | User Comments (99)

Bill Keller on New York Times' David Rohde's Taliban Escape

New York Times Executive Editor Bill Keller joined me on our "This Week" Roundtable this morning. He told us about the harrowing escape from the Taliban of New York Times reporter David Rohde, after a seven month kidnapping ordeal.

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June 21, 2009 in This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (8)

Graham: 'Government-Run' Health Care Won't Pass Senate

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told me that the U.S. Senate will not "go down the government-run health care road" despite a new poll showing 72 percent of Americans want a government role in health care -- and are willing to pay higher taxes for it.

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June 21, 2009 in This Week with George Stephanopoulos | Permalink | User Comments (203)