Joshua Kucera reports: Afghanistan’s foreign minister, Rangeen Dadfar Spanta, has asked the United States to give more assistance to Afghan institutions in order to press the fight against terrorism and the drug trade. And conjuring up bad memories of an American quagmire from four decades ago,

I’m a big fan of Moveon because it does some amazing work, especially considering its small staff … . Politico’s Andie Coller noted, for example, that MoveOn’s new agenda does not address “holding the Bush

[2/27/09] The Obama administration is setting a very rapid pace of governance … . President Obama will lay out 8 keys to the plan , according to Politico . To quote: Ahead … to Congress What he really meant , a translation by Politico . Budget analysis

[ Obama-26] Media reports are casting President Obama’s first budget plan as a clear break with past US policies on a variety of issues, but some reports take the Administration to task for “rosy” predictions on US economic growth and the federal budget deficit

(Fox News) – Familiar names are popping up from the 2008 campaign cycle … known as “Joe the Plumber,” is back and considering a run for Congress. He tells Politico

Politico – National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn (Texas) said Friday that the GOP may need to recruit fewer conservative candidates in … Original post: Cornyn looking to moderate recruits (Politico)

Arizona AG: Pot legalization could prevent border violence – rawstory.com 02/27/2009 Arizona AG: Pot legalization could prevent border violence [ … Colbert challenges Michael Steele to rap contest … fires back at Politico over ‘oh God’ accusation Olbermann fires back at Politico over ‘oh God Colbert challenges Michael Steele to rap contest

Mike Huckabee took a swipe at MSNBC in a speech to fellow conservatives yesterday, calling the network “MSBS,” Politico reports. “It’s not MSNBC, but the MSBS channel,” the former Arkansas governor

squashed : Politico’s Patrick Gavin: What’s a common and accepted practice for Americans nowadays that you think we’ll look back on with regret? John Kerry: Up until this November, it was voting

Politico’s Patrick Gavin: What’s a common and accepted practice for Americans nowadays that you think we’ll look back on with regret? John Kerry: Up until this November, it was voting Republican.