Ruth Marcus
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Marcus sets Gerson straight...has become tiresome and pointless, and it's tempting to just ignore it. But the Washington Post's Ruth Marcus did something unusual yesterday: she pushed back hard against one of her own colleagues. (thanks to D.D. for the tip) First, on... In this article: Ruth Marcus, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, Eric Holder, Attorney General, Justice Department, Washington, and On the merits |
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Medical News Today | November 19, 2009
Opinion Pieces Comment On Stupak Amendment, Health Reform
...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
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Reason Magazine - Hit & Run | November 11, 2009
Does Washington Post Columnist Ruth Marcus Not Know What a Tax Is?
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
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Washington Monthly | November 11, 2009
An 'appalling amount of misinformation'
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
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washingtonpost.com | November 06, 2009
Michael Steele's 'Heisman' moment
...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
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washingtonpost.com | October 31, 2009
Conflict of interest challenges dog Post
...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
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New York Times | October 29, 2009
Senate Leader Blasts Holdup on Obama's Nominees
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
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Kansas City Star | October 20, 2009
White House and Fox News sniping gets louder
...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
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Slate Magazine - The XX Factor | October 14, 2009
The Delusion of Rationality
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
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washingtonpost.com | October 13, 2009
Opinion Focus With Eugene Robinson
...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
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washingtonpost.com | September 09, 2009
McDonnell's Views and The Post
..."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
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Ruth Marcus is a journalist who currently writes an op-ed column for the Washington Post. In March 2007, she a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in commentary.. The Pulitzer board cited "her intelligent and incisive commentary on a range of subjects, using a voice that can be serious or playful."
Marcus was born in Philadelphia and grew up in Livingston, N.J.. She studied at Yale University where she wrote for the college newspaper. Marcus then wrote for the National Law Journal before attending Harvard Law School, from which she graduated in 1984. She began writing for the Post while still in law school, and formally joined the paper after graduation. She is married and has two daughters.
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