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Mark Shields: Independent Voters’ Jury Still Out on Obama

While the president faces political tests, the responses of a focus group tell us Americans continue to believe in him
 

Mark Shields: Obama Without the Poetry

The president's nationally televised speech on health care leaves little to be desired — or inspired
 

Mark Shields: Is Obama a ‘Tough Liberal’?

It's time for the president to stand up to Congress on the issue of health-care reform
 

Mark Shields: Our Humor-Impaired Politics

Nobody in recent times did more with and for laughter than former Texas Gov. Ann Richards
 

Mark Shields: Resistance to a ‘Government- Run’ Health Plan

Lawmakers are quick to criticize while letting taxpayers pay for their coverage
 

Mark Shields: Partisan or Bipartisan Health Care Reform?

Obama may have to settle for less from Congress to keep his agenda intact
 

Mark Shields: Character is Destiny

There's much less to Newt Gingrich than meets the eye
 

Mark Shields: A Congressman Who Truly Cares

When North Carolina Rep. Walter Jones talks about valuing those who serve in our military, he really means it
 

Mark Shields: Nobody’s Running on Deregulation

Amid the failures in the private sector, no 2010 candidate will promote a 'no rules on business' platform
 

Mark Shields: Unfriendly Fire in Washington

Obama's national security adviser already the target of sniping from envious rivals
 

Mark Shields: Republicans Mired in Predictable Stages of Defeat

The GOP should have seen it coming, but now ascendant Democrats have passed them by
 

Mark Shields: Why Jack Kemp Was Truly Special

Integrity, family values put him a notch above the everyday public servant
 

Mark Shields: Republicans Saw Off the Atlantic Seaboard

Politics is always a matter of addition, not subtraction, and the GOP is losing out
 

Mark Shields: Obama Has Restored U.S. Standing in the World

Bush-Cheney administration torture policies did grave damage to America's image
 

Mark Shields: My Kind of Sermon

It's easy to hate the New York Yankees; it's also the right thing to do
 

Mark Shields: Washington Should Get a Backbone and Ban Assault Guns

Innocent people pay the price for our politicians' failure to defy the gun lobbies
 

Mark Shields: Let’s Retire the ‘Run Government Like a Business’ Phrase

The inconsistencies of the modern business world have been monumental
 

Mark Shields: Notre Dame Made the Right Choice with Obama

The controversy over a commencement address invitation is generating more heat than light
 

Mark Shields: The American Underdog

Jim Bellows was a giant of journalism who always stood tall for the little guy
 

Mark Shields: Winning the ‘March Madness’ Office Pool

Forget the science of prognostication; when in doubt, go with the mascot
 

Mark Shields: Could Obama be Another Reagan?

In just seven weeks, Obama has lifted the spirits of a downtrodden nation
 

Mark Shields: Taking the Dover Test

Obama's transparency is refreshing after Bush tried to hide all evidence that our nation is at war.
 

Mark Shields: Burris Under the Saddle

Illinois' culture of political corruption is so complex that not even its players can keep their stories straight.
 

Mark Shields: Family Values and Baseball

Obama gets the message from the Steroid Era, so why can't baseball's leadership?
 

Mark Shields: Heroes Without a Dollar Sign

Once again, public employees race to the rescue.
 

Mark Shields: Fanning the Flames of a Populist Revolt

Wall Street knows no shame, but Congress and the White House also bear the blame.
 

Mark Shields: Obama May Soon Regret Thinking Geithner Is Indispensable

The treasury secretary nominee may be capable but his tax-cheat actions are far from inspiring.
 

Mark Shields: The Suffering in Gaza Must Not Be Ignored

How long will America let Israel get away with its war on the Palestinians?
 

Mark Shields: Leon Panetta, Public Servant

Dismissing his outsider status at the CIA, longtime Washington insiders rally around the nominee to lead the agency.
 

Mark Shields: Year-End Odds and Ends

College football games, movies, politicians — and a prediction for 2009.
 

Mark Shields: One Really Bad Idea

With Washington, D.C., turning inauguration week into Mardi Gras, Obama's moment could make history for the wrong reasons.
 

Mark Shields: Senate Appointments a Double-Edged Sword

They can be dangerous to the political health of governors, who usually end up making more enemies than friends.
 

Mark Shields: Is Blagojevich Dumb and Crazy?

The Illinois governor's actions were so low that they could be the basis for an insanity defense plea.
 

Mark Shields: Are Democrats Still the Workers’ Party?

The party should remember that unions are its best friends.
 

Mark Shields: Whatever Happened to Accountability?

Bush bails out Wall Street at the expense of needy children's health care.
 

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