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CNN Podcast: Big Three – Obama’s Worst Week
This week on The Big Three, we take a look at what might have been Obama’s worst week ever – as a negative trifecta of scandals threaten to overwhelm his administration and derail his ambitious legislative agenda. We get a … Continue reading
CNN Podcast: Big Three – Benghazi: Search for Truth or Witch Hunt?
Dean Obeidallah, John Avlon and Margaret Hoover kick off this week’s episode of “The Big Three” podcast by tackling Congress’ Benghazi hearings from three distinct perspectives.
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CNN Podcast: Big Three – Close Guantanamo?
The week on “The Big Three,” The Daily Show’s Aasif Mandvi joins John Avlon, Margaret Hoover, and Dean Obeidallah in a discussion on whether the prison at Guantanamo Bay should stay open. Also, the gang talks Jason Collins’ coming out … Continue reading
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CNN Podcast: Big Three – Do Muslims Really Hate Terrorism?
CNN Radio’s Big Three: John Avlon, Margaret Hoover and Dean Obeidallah.
CNN Podcast: Big Three – Terror in Boston
CNN Radio’s Big Three: John Avlon, Margaret Hoover and Dean Obeidallah.
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CNN Podcast: Big Three – Margaret Thatcher
CNN Radio’s Big Three: John Avlon, Margaret Hoover and Dean Obeidallah.
GOP’s Cowardly Gun Filibuster Threat – CNN.com
There are days when Congress seems determined to earn its 12% approval rating — and that 14 Republican senators are threatening to filibuster any new gun legislation should make your blood boil if you still have a heart to pump … Continue reading
CNN Podcast: Big Three – North Korea
CNN Radio’s Big Three: John Avlon, Margaret Hoover and Dean Obeidallah.
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Baseball is Back, Thank God – CNN.com
Forget Punxsutawney Phil’s predictions. The words “Play ball!” are the most dependable sign that spring has arrived in America. Finally, baseball season is here. Maybe because it is an outdoor game, with a schedule stretching across three seasons. Maybe because … Continue reading
How Gay Rights Went Mainstream – CNN.com
Some days start out historic. The gay civil rights movement has reached the Supreme Court — a milestone by any measure. We won’t know what the justices will decide until June, but it is not too early to reflect on … Continue reading
CNN Podcast: Big Three – Supreme Court and Same Sex Marriage
CNN Radio’s Big Three: John Avlon, Margaret Hoover and Dean Obeidallah.
CNN Podcast: Big Three – Margaret Hoover, Dean Obeidallah, John Avlon
Welcome to The Big Three — a CNN Radio podcast on the big three stories of the week, featuring three contributors who write for CNN Opinion — myself, my bride, Margaret Hoover, and political comedian Dean Obeidallah, who is of … Continue reading
In North Korea, Dennis Rodman Fouls Out – CNN.com
Never fear. While North Korea is a closed communist state, a rogue nuclear power that regularly threatens war and starves its own people in prison camps, Dennis Rodman has just returned from some one-on-one diplomacy with its “dear leader” Kim … Continue reading
Oscar Likes His Political Flicks Real – CNN.com
With a crop of political movies in the Oscar running, this weekend Hollywood is looking more like Poliwood. Best Picture contenders such as “Argo,” “Zero Dark Thirty” and “Lincoln” have managed to pay off at the box office even as … Continue reading
Tea party’s anti-Rove ‘Nazi ad’ – CNN.com
You would click on the link, and there you’d find the Tea Party Patriots’ mailer, calling for liberty and asking for money, decrying “big-government Republicans” and “leftist Obama Democrats” alike. But the real target of this particular pitch was none … Continue reading
Obama’s Chance to Lead or Kick the Can Down the Road – CNN.com
“What we have done is kicked this can down the road. We are now at the end of the road and are not in a position to kick it any further. … We have to signal seriousness in this by … Continue reading
NRA’s enemies list: Most of America – CNN.com
Question: What do George Clooney, Chaka Khan, the American Medical Association, Bon Jovi and C. Everett Koop have in common? Answer: They are among the 500 names on the National Rifle Association’s absurd new “enemies list.” Richard Nixon would be … Continue reading
Can This Marriage Save American Politics? – CNN Radio
On a cold November afternoon in 2008, in lower Manhattan, as HER candidate was serving his final weeks as President of the United States, HE was inspired. He wasn’t a Bush man. He is not a party guy at all. … Continue reading
Jindal, Courage is Not Enough – CNN.com
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal rode into the Republican National Committee retreat in Charlotte, North Carolina, ready to offer a dose of tough medicine for the Republican Party, which he now says “must stop being the stupid party.” “The Republican Party … Continue reading
Obama’s Legacy on the Line – CNN
Christine Romans, Annie Lowrey and John Avlon discuss the obstacles President Obama must overcome to get the middle class back on track and make his mark in the history books.