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Distrust between House and Senate Democrats could scuttle health bill: Joe Frolik
By Joe Frolik, The Plain Dealer
March 13, 2010, 6:15AM
Joe Frolik says distrust between House and Senate Democrats is making it harder to pass a health care bill. Full story »
Democrats in Washington in a chase to find that elusive unity: Joe Frolik
By Joe Frolik, The Plain Dealer
March 06, 2010, 6:00AM
White House strategists seem to believe that an all-out push for health care at least will rally Democratic voters who failed to turn out in New Jersey, Virginia and Massachusetts. Full story »
Both major parties are scrambling to manage internal discord: Joe Frolik
By Joe Frolik, The Plain Dealer
February 27, 2010, 6:00AM
Joe Frolik says both parties are struggling to keep the troops in line. Full story »
The timing of Evan Bayh's retirement announcement has Indiana pols scrambling: Joe Frolik
By Joe Frolik, The Plain Dealer
February 20, 2010, 6:30AM
Joe Frolik writes that Indiana pols are gettling ready for life after Evan Bayh, while those in California prepare for war over global warming. Full story »
Polls raise the burning question of who's disliked least: Joe Frolik
By Joe Frolik, The Plain Dealer
February 13, 2010, 6:30AM
Joe Frolik's political notebook finds Americans in a grumpy mood. Full story »
'Question time' idea appeals to those with a taste for grilled president: Joe Frolik
By Joe Frolik, The Plain Dealer
February 06, 2010, 6:00AM
Jor Frolik finds signs of rare unity in the political world and some very strange goings-on in Illinois. Full story »
As health care issue cools, election year politics heat up: Joe Frolik
By Joe Frolik, The Plain Dealer
January 30, 2010, 5:25AM
Joe Frolik wonders if health care legislation will get out of the ICU and looks ahead to the first primary of the year. Full story »
Will Scott Brown's win move the GOP back to a big-tent philosophy? Joe Frolik
By Joe Frolik, The Plain Dealer
January 23, 2010, 5:30AM
Joe Frolik looks at the Massachusetts Senate race, George Voinovich's legacy and the Supreme Court's campaign finance ruling. Full story »
Could this be the real Massachusetts Miracle? Joe Frolik
By Joe Frolik, The Plain Dealer
January 16, 2010, 4:34AM
Joe Frolik asks if voters are about to perform a real Massachusetts Miracle, and if they do, what happens to health care reform. Full story »
New year, new problems
By Joe Frolik, The Plain Dealer
January 09, 2010, 3:43AM
Joe Frolik offers an early survey of 2010's political landscape. Full story »
What are Cleveland's and Cuyahoga County's priorities for 2010?
By Plain Dealer staff
December 26, 2009, 9:00PM
A new decade arrives with new challenges, but Cuyahoga County and Cleveland, the region's core city, face many chronic woes. The Plain Dealer Editorial staff has written extensively on these problems and suggests four areas that must get immediate and sustained attention in the coming year. Full story »
A look back through 'the aughts' ought to prompt soul-searching -- Joe Frolik
By Joe Frolik, The Plain Dealer
December 26, 2009, 5:00PM
The decade that ends Thursday has given Americans many reasons to worry -- and about things we had thought happened only to other people or in another era. Full story »
Obama's honeymoon with the left is over
By Joe Frolik, The Plain Dealer
December 19, 2009, 3:46AM
Joe Frolik looks at President Obama's critics on the left. Joe Lieberman's pivotal role on health care and Nancy Pelosi's plan to help her embattled freshmen keep their seats. Full story »
Budget hawks set to pounce
By Joe Frolik, The Plain Dealer
December 12, 2009, 3:29AM
Joe Frolik previews an upcoming fight over the national debt, scopes out the Massachusetts Senate race and plumbs Democratic worries about the 2010 elections. Full story »
Early voters mean new strategies
By Joe Frolik, The Plain Dealer
December 06, 2009, 3:41AM
Joe Frolik looks at how political campaigns are changing as Election Day morphs into Election Days. Full story »
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