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  Eliot Spitzer Sept. 9, 2011
  
• Obama's Last Chance? How he can fight back against a disastrous economy and a swaggering Republican Party.
  Eliot Spitzer Sept. 6, 2011
  
• World Defeats U.S. in Four Sets How the decline of American men's tennis can explain global economics.
  Eliot Spitzer Aug. 29, 2011
  
• Obama's FDR Moment Americans are looking to the president for bold ideas. Here are two.
  Eliot Spitzer Aug. 16, 2011
  
• The War on Shareholder Activists A shocking D.C. court decision that stops shareholders from nominating independent, new corporate directors.
  Eliot Spitzer Aug. 3, 2011
  
• Getting to No How does the GOP keeping outfoxing President Obama in the negotiating room?
  Eliot Spitzer July 25, 2011
  
• Close the Loopholes! (Just Not Mine.) Can the budget crisis be solved without eliminating the mortgage-interest and charity tax deductions?
  Eliot Spitzer July 25, 2011
  
• Prosecute News Corp. The U.S. government should go after Murdoch's media company for its corrupt practices and revoke its TV licenses if it's found guilty.
  Eliot Spitzer July 12, 2011
  
• China's a Lion. Is the United States a Gazelle? What a week in the Serengeti taught me about America's role in the world.
  Eliot Spitzer July 1, 2011
  
• Radical, Not Moderate The Republican presidential debate revealed how alarmingly far right the mainstream GOP has shifted.
  Eliot Spitzer June 16, 2011
  
• Stop Apologizing for the Stimulus The president needs to make the case for his economic policies, not hide from them.
  Eliot Spitzer June 6, 2011
  
• Netanyahu Blew It The Israeli prime minister picks a stupid, unnecessary, and wrong fight with President Obama.
  Eliot Spitzer May 23, 2011
  
• War Against the Weak The brutal Republican campaign to eliminate the collective rights of individuals and increase the collective rights of corporations.
  Eliot Spitzer May 9, 2011
  
• Don't Let Goldman off the Hook The damning new Senate report proves Wall Street still can't be trusted to police itself.
  Eliot Spitzer April 25, 2011
  
• Democrats Can Still Stop This Budget Tragedy President Obama needs an alternative to Paul Ryan's catastrophic plan. Here's what he should do.
  Eliot Spitzer April 11, 2011
  
• Shut Down the Government, Mr. President Obama should shun the GOP's interim budget deals and shut down the government unless Republicans agree to tackle entitlements and defense.
  Eliot Spitzer March 29, 2011
  
• Last Chance for Libya President Obama has hours, not days, to save the revolution in Libya and across the Arab world.
  Eliot Spitzer March 17, 2011
  
• Do Something in Libya, and Do It Now The U.S. must recognize the provisional government, enforce a no-fly zone, and arm the rebels.
  Eliot Spitzer March 7, 2011
  
• America Is Freedom, and Freedom Is Winning The revolutions in the Middle East vindicate America's greatest idea.
  Eliot Spitzer Feb. 22, 2011
  
• The Republicans' Economic Triumph The administration gave the GOP tax cuts for the rich and a freeze on domestic spending. That's total victory.
  Eliot Spitzer Feb. 7, 2011
  
• The Republicans' Bogus Budget Plan The GOP's budget proposal is a preposterous, dangerous fantasy.
  Eliot Spitzer Jan. 25, 2011
  
• How Can Republicans Hate the Individual Mandate? The individual health care mandate is a conservative concept that conservatives now say they despise. What gives?
  Eliot Spitzer Jan. 10, 2011