Ruth Marcus

...violence to Democrats' explicit promise that if you like what you have, you will be able to keep it" (Mellman, The Hill, 11/17). Ruth Marcus, Washington Post: Although "firmly pro-choice" and "firmly opposed" to the Stupak amendment,...

In this article: Bart Stupak, Medical advice, Free Press, Advisory Board Company, and Washington Post

In today's Washington Post, columnist Ruth Marcus takes on the weary task of refuting "a GOP blizzard of untrue statements" about the Democratic health care reform effort. Some do appear to be the kind of political exaggeration to the point...

In this article: Tax, IRS, Reason, Brett Guthrie, GOP, and Barack Obama

Sign up for Free News & Updates AN 'APPALLING AMOUNT OF MISINFORMATION'.... The Washington Post's Ruth Marcus explained in her new column that she's "not a huge fan" of the House health care bill -- she didn't say why, exactly -- but the...

In this article: Washington, Tax, Bankruptcy, Medicare, GOP, George Orwell, and Jeb Hensarling

...George -- have seen much success in the NFL. Heisman winners often turn into complete busts in the next level of contest. Given Ruth Marcus's column Wednesday and follow-up blog post Friday about why Tuesday's Republican victory doesn't...

In this article: Heisman Trophy, Michael Steele, Msnbc.com, Eddie George, Republican National Committee, NFL, Ricky Williams, and Charles Woodson

...wherever and whenever possible." Most are minor or easily resolved. Editorial writer and columnist Ruth Marcus has a potential conflict because she's married to Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz, but Editorial Page Editor...

In this article: Howard Kurtz, Mike Wise, Reliable Sources, Washington Redskins, Climate change, Center for American Progress, and Federal Trade Commission

By the way, the Canadian bill became law during the time that Ms. Sapiro has been waiting to be confirmed. (The Washington Post's Ruth Marcus wrote about the Sapiro case and others in a column titled "Advise and Stall. " ) And Reuters...

In this article: Harry Reid, Regina Benjamin, George W. Bush, Canadian Parliament, Dawn Johnsen, Arturo Valenzuela, and Tobacco

...Morgan said. “Especially one that has the ratings and popularity of Fox News. ”</p><p>Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus agreed: “It serves to help Fox, not punish it, by driving up ratings … and it...

In this article: White House, Robert Gibbs, Jay Nixon, GOP, Phill Kline, Media Research Center, and Rush Limbaugh

Elinor Ostrom, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for economics (read Ruth Marcus' insightful column about women "firsts") was not trained as an economist but a political scientist. She joins the ranks of Nobel economic laureates whose...

In this article: Economics, Delusion, and Nobel Prize

...the United States or its interests. He argued that we've succeeded. Richmond, Va. : Do you lump the Post Editorial Board, Ruth Marcus and Michael Gerson in with Limbaugh and Beck? They also seem to disapprove of the awarding of the...

In this article: Eugene Robinson, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Dalai Lama, Nobel Prize, Taliban, United States, and Saint Paul

..."detrimental" to the family. That story has resulted in significant criticism of McDonnell in a Post editorial and from columnists Ruth Marcus and Robert McCartney. The Post and McDonnell both have attackers and defenders in one of the more...

In this article: Robert F. McDonnell, Maryland, Washington Times, Taliban, Spiro T. Agnew, and Marvin Mandel