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17 Jan 2011 14:54

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Politics: Alzheimer’s claim fuels tension between brother Reagans

  • Ron, my brother was an embarrassment to his father when he was alive and today he became an embarrassment to his mother.
  • Michael Reagan • In response to his brother Ron’s new book, “My Father At 100,” Mr. Reagan took to his Twitter and issued this denouncement. He defended his comment on CBS’ “The Early Show,” condemning Ron for writing that his father may have suffered from Alzheimer’s while in office, which he says gives “credence to the people like Bill Maher.” There’s clearly some awkward Thanksgivings already behind these two. source

08 Oct 2010 03:21

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Politics: Parallels: Obama’s careening to midterms just like Ronald Reagan

  • reaganHaving inherited a recession and sporting a 10.4 percent jobless rate, the GOP managed to only lose 24 seats in the House and hold a 54-seat majority in the Senate during the 1982 midterms.
  • obama Under similar circumstances – and a much lower jobless rate – many analysts are predicting that Dems will lose the House and may lose the Senate come November. How about that for parallels? source

20 Feb 2010 11:36

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U.S.: R.I.P. Nixon staffer Alexander Haig: No, he wasn’t Deep Throat

Haig, shown here talking to Henry Kissinger, was chief of staff during Nixon, and saved his political soul by reportedly convincing Nixon to resign. source