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Michael Barone

Michael Barone is the senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner, a resident fellow emeritus at the American Enterprise Institute, and the longtime co-author of The Almanac of American Politics.

President Trump dismissed the investigation into his administration's possible collusion with Russia as a
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Abroad, Trump acts like a competent, conventional president

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In this Oct. 30, 2001, file photo, members of the U.S. Marine Corps' Chemical-Biological Incident Response Force demonstrate anthrax clean-up techniques during a news conference in on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Kenneth Lambert, File)
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Remember the botched anthrax investigation

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Trump has foresworn any cuts in Social Security or Medicare entitlements. May has promised to cap utility bills and to target tax cuts toward low earners. So much for the policy thrusts of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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The demotic politics of Theresa May — and Donald Trump

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In this Wednesday, May 3, 2017, photo then-FBI Director James Comey pauses as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. President Donald Trump abruptly fired Comey on May 9, ousting the nation's top law enforcement official in the midst of an investigation into whether Trump's campaign had ties to Russia's election meddling.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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James Comey: Latest victim of the Clintons

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French Marine le Pen delivers a speech, Sunday in Paris after losing the election to Emmanuel Macron. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
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Marine Le Pen fails to carry French countryside

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British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks to the media outside 10 Downing Street after returning from visiting Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, in London where she asked for the dissolution of Parliament ahead of the upcoming general election, Wednesday, May 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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As West Midlands goes, so goes . . . .

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Actually, American history is the story of one cultural appropriation after another, from English law to Thai cuisine, to our great mutual benefit. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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Cultural appropriation: A modest proposal

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Parnell is an alumnus of Goldman Sachs, which suggests he's a smart guy, but maybe his background is not ideally in sync with the district's median voter. (Screengrab/YouTube)
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Will South Carolina Democrat Archie Parnell win the special election in Mick Mulvaney’s open seat?

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The countryside has serious grievances and majority numbers, but doesn't always find steady leadership. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)
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The new/old politics of the capital versus the countryside

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In France, there was a clear distinction between metro Paris and the rest of the nation. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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Capital versus countryside in France’s election

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