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Fri, 17 May 2013 18:50:03 GMT Tue, 21 May 2013 13:23:46 GMT client.support@ft.com (Client Support) 15 Newspapers http://www.ft.com/rss/comment/columnists/jurek-martin http://im.ft-static.com/m/img/rss/RSS_Default_Image.png http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/jurek-martin http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/32df0118-bf04-11e2-a9d4-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Re-elections probably make administrations careless and overconfident, and those deep in government can feel emboldened to do silly things, says Jurek Martin Fri, 17 May 2013 18:50:03 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/32df0118-bf04-11e2-a9d4-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 32df0118-bf04-11e2-a9d4-00144feab7de http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d86d26e6-b342-11e2-b5a5-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct There are no good options facing the president – and he knows it. He understands that the Iraq war was a disaster of biblical proportions, writes Jurek Martin Mon, 06 May 2013 21:27:38 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d86d26e6-b342-11e2-b5a5-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct d86d26e6-b342-11e2-b5a5-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a42895ae-ab5f-11e2-8c63-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Comprehensive reform was never going to be easy but now the train’s progress through Congress has been made much harder, writes Jurek Martin Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:28:56 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a42895ae-ab5f-11e2-8c63-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct a42895ae-ab5f-11e2-8c63-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/06e3eda0-96e9-11e2-a77c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct If tougher laws were going to be passed by Congress it had to be when the Newtown school massacre was fresh in the mind, writes Jurek Martin Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:39:28 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/06e3eda0-96e9-11e2-a77c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 06e3eda0-96e9-11e2-a77c-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c20fff4a-84ee-11e2-891d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct In the alternative world of the capital’s chronicler, Romney would be president and DC would enjoy respect not disgust, writes Jurek Martin Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:33:19 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c20fff4a-84ee-11e2-891d-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct c20fff4a-84ee-11e2-891d-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/deba808a-7f48-11e2-97f6-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Those who cross the Potomac in search of something resembling common sense might be in for a shock, writes Jurek Martin Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:05:35 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/deba808a-7f48-11e2-97f6-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct deba808a-7f48-11e2-97f6-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b5e81852-6ed6-11e2-8189-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The ex-FT journalist, who has died aged 72, excelled at editing stories for grammar, fact and house style, at writing headlines and at designing pages Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:54:55 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b5e81852-6ed6-11e2-8189-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct b5e81852-6ed6-11e2-8189-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a31d2bf8-6eb9-11e2-9ded-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Sean Humpty is evolving and the Tea People are drinking Earl Grey: everything has changed since the US president’s nice speech, writes Jurek Martin Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:26:00 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a31d2bf8-6eb9-11e2-9ded-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct a31d2bf8-6eb9-11e2-9ded-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/051c6f58-5bf0-11e2-bef7-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct For President Obama, aligning the disparate elements and competing factions in US politics is akin to herding cats, writes Jurek Martin Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:07:55 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/051c6f58-5bf0-11e2-bef7-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 051c6f58-5bf0-11e2-bef7-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b82cde4a-55b8-11e2-bdd2-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct As a US interpreter, Beate Sirota Gordon drafted parts of the defeated country’s postwar constitution that gave women civil rights for the first time Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:47:08 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b82cde4a-55b8-11e2-bdd2-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct b82cde4a-55b8-11e2-bdd2-00144feab49a http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0086cd64-4389-11e2-a48c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Two organisations born of the struggle against oppression have descended into corruption and irrelevance, writes Jurek Martin Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:19:35 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0086cd64-4389-11e2-a48c-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 0086cd64-4389-11e2-a48c-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/86969b14-2cbe-11e2-9211-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The rightwing radio jocks who hold so much sway over the Republicans have turned their ire on the people their party needed, writes Jurek Martin Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:29:29 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/86969b14-2cbe-11e2-9211-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 86969b14-2cbe-11e2-9211-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/f626b54a-2895-11e2-a335-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The party may command the allegiance of nearly half the country but it is a shrinking half as the country becomes less Caucasian, writes Jurek Martin Wed, 07 Nov 2012 05:06:45 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/f626b54a-2895-11e2-a335-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct f626b54a-2895-11e2-a335-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/aaa0910a-222c-11e2-9ffd-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct ‘Frankenstorm’ may test the conventional wisdom that inclement weather helps Republicans in US elections, writes Jurek Martin Tue, 30 Oct 2012 02:57:54 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/aaa0910a-222c-11e2-9ffd-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct aaa0910a-222c-11e2-9ffd-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/88eb359a-21ed-11e2-9cb4-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Four years is not much in the greater scheme of things but America back then was truly bipolar and an election did mean ‘change’, writes Jurek Martin Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:55:28 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/88eb359a-21ed-11e2-9cb4-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 88eb359a-21ed-11e2-9cb4-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d6a11ecc-1878-11e2-8705-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Forget the election, America’s pastime is offering October’s real drama, writes Jurek Martin Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:57:42 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d6a11ecc-1878-11e2-8705-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct d6a11ecc-1878-11e2-8705-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c1b1218c-0bc7-11e2-b8d8-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct Even in this age of instant opinion, getting off zingers may help or hinder a candidate in the televised debates, writes Jurek Martin Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:26:13 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c1b1218c-0bc7-11e2-b8d8-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct c1b1218c-0bc7-11e2-b8d8-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4e619cda-01b2-11e2-8aaa-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct There are a gazillion supposedly foolproof theories predicting election outcomes – they all sound plausible, until proven wrong, writes Jurek Martin Wed, 19 Sep 2012 19:14:20 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4e619cda-01b2-11e2-8aaa-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 4e619cda-01b2-11e2-8aaa-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/6ad2866a-fb34-11e1-a983-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct The governorship of the extreme Tea Party Republican Paul LePage should serve as a warning to the national party, writes Jurek Martin Mon, 10 Sep 2012 19:12:19 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/6ad2866a-fb34-11e1-a983-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 6ad2866a-fb34-11e1-a983-00144feabdc0 http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/776374e0-eab6-11e1-984b-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct It is impossible not to think of them again because the Republican presidential candidate embodies their values, says Jurek Martin Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:24:31 GMT http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/776374e0-eab6-11e1-984b-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcomment_columnists_jurek-martin%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct 776374e0-eab6-11e1-984b-00144feab49a