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	Craig Crawford's 1600 Contributing Editor Craig Crawford is a news analyst for NBC, MSNBC and CNBC. His column on the White House appears in CQ Weekly. He can be reached at ccrawford@cq.com.
Without a Doubt CQ Weekly (10/22/2007; p. 3126; 858 words) Underdogs With Bite CQ Weekly (10/15/2007; p. 3030; 860 words) A Little Taste of Mutiny CQ Weekly (10/08/2007; p. 2692; 892 words) A Line of Types CQ Weekly (10/01/2007; p. 2886; 932 words)
A Palatable Plan CQ Weekly (09/24/2007; p. 2802; 882 words) Surge Protection CQ Weekly (09/17/2007; p. 2706; 925 words) Why the Latecomer CQ Weekly (09/10/2007; p. 2642; 858 words) The Pre-Season's Over CQ Weekly (09/03/2007; p. 2578; 867 words) See You in September CQ Weekly (08/13/2007; p. 2486; 942 words) Talking Tough CQ Weekly (08/06/2007; p. 2418; 885 words) Picking the First Fight CQ Weekly (07/30/2007; p. 2326; 876 words) Defection Lite CQ Weekly (07/23/2007; p. 2234; 906 words) A 'Maverick' Revival CQ Weekly (07/13/2007; p. 2146; 883 words) Looking Out for No. 2 CQ Weekly (07/06/2007; p. 2074; 893 words) GOP Makeover CQ Weekly (05/21/2007; p. 1554; 899 words) Moving the Goalpost CQ Weekly (05/14/2007; p. 1474; 885 words) Big Stick in a Tough Spot CQ Weekly (05/07/2007; p. 1382; 894 words) Show No Weakness CQ Weekly (04/30/2007; p. 1302; 848 words) Consoler in Chief CQ Weekly (04/23/2007; p. 1222; 891 words) A Patch of Common Ground CQ Weekly (04/16/2007; p. 1138; 854 words) 2008's Hot New Topic CQ Weekly (04/09/2007; p. 1038; 857 words) Public and Personal CQ Weekly (04/02/2007; p. 1002; 908 words) Spoiling Point CQ Weekly (03/26/2007; p. 926; 899 words) The Firing Squad Backfires CQ Weekly (03/19/2007; p. 846; 858 words) A Cheney Challenge CQ Weekly (03/12/2007; p. 770; 905 words) New Study Partners CQ Weekly (03/05/2007; p. 682; 884 words) Sunshine State Rising CQ Weekly (02/26/2007; p. 618; 842 words) Last of the True Believers CQ Weekly (02/19/2007; p. 562; 875 words) Field of the Flawed CQ Weekly (02/12/2007; p. 502; 894 words) Tough Talk, Part-Time CQ Weekly (02/05/2007; p. 418; 903 words) A Game of Distraction CQ Weekly (01/29/2007; p. 274; 859 words) A Solid Gray Line CQ Weekly (01/22/2007; p. 274; 907 words) Symbolism Re-Deployed CQ Weekly (01/15/2007; p. 198; 874 words) Power Outage CQ Weekly (01/08/2007; p. 142; 896 words) Thinking About Tomorrow CQ Weekly (01/01/2007; p. 86; 882 words) Watch Me Listen CQ Weekly (12/18/2006; p. 3394; 888 words) The Way Forward CQ Weekly (12/11/2006; p. 3314; 893 words) Governing by Denial CQ Weekly (12/04/2006; p. 3242; 883 words) Much Ado About Something CQ Weekly (10/30/2006; p. 2894; 879 words) Operation Diplomacy CQ Weekly (10/23/2006; p. 2834; 866 words) War to the Rescue CQ Weekly (10/16/2006; p. 2774; 888 words) Middling Returns CQ Weekly (10/09/2006; p. 2722; 847 words) The Element of Surprise CQ Weekly (10/02/2006; p. 2582; 853 words) Divide and Distract CQ Weekly (9/25/2006; p. 2582; 849 words) Bait and Pitch CQ Weekly (9/18/2006; p. 2490; 869 words) Grand Old Possums CQ Weekly (9/11/2006; p. 2410; 868 words) The Straw Man Cometh CQ Weekly (9/4/2006; p. 2334; 890 words) Connecticut's Big Winner CQ Weekly (8/14/2006; p. 2254; 870 words) Doom and Boom CQ Weekly (8/7/2006; p. 2198; 889 words) A Nixon Prescription CQ Weekly (7/31/2006; p. 2142; 911 words) Apocalypse Whenever CQ Weekly (7/24/2006; p. 1994; 914 words) Indignation, Full of Holes CQ Weekly (7/17/2006; p. 1994; 882 words) The Bad News Elephants CQ Weekly (7/10/2006; p. 1922; 866 words) Legacy Clock Ticking CQ Weekly (6/26/2006; p. 1814; 889 words) Opinion-Proof Policy CQ Weekly (6/19/2006; p. 1742; 883 words) Plan B for Boost CQ Weekly (6/12/2006; p. 1646; 888 words) Hold That Spotlight CQ Weekly (6/5/2006; p. 1574; 886 words) Homing In on Hillary CQ Weekly (5/29/2006; p. 1510; 898 words) Political Brownout CQ Weekly (5/22/2006; p. 1434; 882 words) Risky Business as Usual CQ Weekly (5/15/2006; p. 1358; 899 words) He Who Laughs First CQ Weekly (5/8/2006; p. 1266; 880 words) Running on Fumes CQ Weekly (5/1/2006; p. 1186; 892 words) Silence Is Molten CQ Weekly (4/24/2006; p. 1118; 875 words) The Harry Taylor Moment CQ Weekly (4/17/2006; p. 1046; 880 words) Bush's Card Trick CQ Weekly (4/10/2006; p. 998; 917 words) An Artful Dodge CQ Weekly (4/3/2006; p. 938; 863 words) Some Day, But Not Today CQ Weekly (3/27/2006; p. 862; 840 words) Chronic Fatigue Syndrome CQ Weekly (3/20/2006; p. 794; 907 words) A Leaky Argument CQ Weekly (3/13/2006; p. 726; 864 words) Assets and Liabilities CQ Weekly (3/6/2006; p. 622; 875 words) Standing Firm on Shaky Ground CQ Weekly (2/27/2006; p. 562; 870 words) Bad News, Just in Time CQ Weekly (2/20/2006; p. 506; 849 words) A Lesson in Humility CQ Weekly (2/13/2006; p. 450; 882 words) Short Shrift for the Big Easy CQ Weekly (2/6/2006; p. 366; 858 words) Something to Talk About CQ Weekly (1/30/2006; p. 294; 879 words) Protesting Too Much? 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