Marc Ambinder

Atlantic contributing editor Marc Ambinder is co-writing a book on national security and secrecy. More


Labor's Ground Game Isn't Stingy

Labor's Ground Game Isn't Stingy

The AFL-CIO has mobilized in support of Democrats this election season--in a big way More »

Is Rahm Clearing the Field?

Is Rahm Clearing the Field?

The Chicago mayoral candidate is starting out strong More »

Sharron Angle's Employment Program

Sharron Angle's Employment Program

She raises $14 million and spends $12 million. Someone is making good money off Sharron Angle's Senate campaign. More »

Can Tacking Right Save a Freshman Democrat in Virginia?

Can Tacking Right Save a Freshman Democrat in Virginia?

Many House Democrats must choose between firing up the Obama liberals they relied on in 2008 and wooing moderate voters who are more likely to turn out More »

Obama Faces a Critical Decision on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Obama Faces a Critical Decision on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Inside the White House's reaction to a federal judge's strike-down of the controversial policy More »

When Consultants Cost Candidates Their Races

When Consultants Cost Candidates Their Races

West Virginia's "hicky" scandal shows the peril in hiring disconnected, careless political consultants More »

Will Anti-Incumbent Fervor Take Down a Popular Democrat in Missouri?

Will Anti-Incumbent Fervor Take Down a Popular Democrat in Missouri?

Rep. Ike Skelton has coasted to victory 17 terms in a row--but this year is different More »

What's Next for Michelle Rhee?

What's Next for Michelle Rhee?

In a time when ideas don't succeed without good brands behind them, Rhee's education reforms and personal style made a mark More »

Navy SEAL Grenade Killed British Aid Worker: Reports

Navy SEAL Grenade Killed British Aid Worker: Reports

The Navy SEAL tossed a fragementation grenade into the compound where Norgrove was, thinking it was a smoke grenade More »

NSA, DHS Deepen Cyber Relationships

NSA, DHS Deepen Cyber Relationships

Government agencies start to coordinate their efforts on cybersecurity More »

The Story Behind 'Medal Of Honor'

The Story Behind 'Medal Of Honor'

Getting to the bottom of Electronic Arts' claim that the game was developed in cooperation with U.S. special forces. More »

In Florida, a Battle Between Extreme Left and Extreme Right

In Florida, a Battle Between Extreme Left and Extreme Right

Will Alan Grayson's liberal flame-throwing send voters scurrying into the arms of ultra-conservative Daniel Webster? More »

A Dozen Ways of Looking at an Election

A Dozen Ways of Looking at an Election

A new Ann Selzer poll finds that Americans' views on politics and policy don't always match up More »

Everyone Has a Fetish for Wisconsin These Days

Everyone Has a Fetish for Wisconsin These Days

As well they should -- its Senate race is one for the ages More »

Waiting for Superman to Profit

Waiting for Superman to Profit

Seventeen days after its debut, the film is grossing half what its predecessor, "An Inconvenient Truth," did More »

Delta Force Gets a Name Change

Delta Force Gets a Name Change

The practice of granting new acronyms to secret units that aren't technically secret More »

GOP Given a Rematch in Pennsylvania

GOP Given a Rematch in Pennsylvania

A disjointed Republican Party helped Democrat Mark Critz hold on to John Murtha's House seat in Pennsylvania last spring. Can Critz repeat the feat? More »

Playing to Florida's Cuban-American Vote

Playing to Florida's Cuban-American Vote

Democrats have a voter registration advantage in FL-25, but Republicans have a candidate who's not afraid to paint his opponent as a "fidelista" More »

President Loses 'Iron Hand,' Gains Donilon

President Loses 'Iron Hand,' Gains Donilon

Donilon choice gets mixed reception from administration aides More »

Recapturing the Democrats' 2008 Magic

Recapturing the Democrats' 2008 Magic

In Virginia, Democratic Congressman Tom Perriello is making no excuses for his support of Obama's agenda. Will it make him or break him? More »

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The Day the Secret Service Almost Shot Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

The intelligence brief on the apparent accident was three sentences long, and it scared the hell…