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Survey Paints Portraits of Black Women In America

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

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Eight lessons the Iowa caucuses taught us

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Chris Cillizza - Jan. 04 (Opinion) - Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney’s 8-vote victory over former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum in the 2012 Iowa caucuses is only a few hours old — and already is one of the legendary results in the history of presidential politics. The main lesson of the night was that every vote does indeed count and that the makers of “Swing Vote” — that horrific Kevin Costner movie — were smarter than we all gave them credit for. But there were any number of other lessons that we learned (or re-learned) from the results in Iowa on Tuesday. Our lessons learned are below. What did you learn?

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10 Ultra-Rich Congresspeople Who 'Represent' Some of the Most Financially Screwed Districts

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

AlterNet - By Sarah Jaffe - Dec. 28 (News Analysis) - According to a Washington Post story this week, “Between 1984 and 2009, the median net worth of a member of the House more than doubled, according to the analysis of financial disclosures, from $280,000 to $725,000 in inflation-adjusted 2009 dollars, excluding home equity.”

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Nearly one in five U.S. women has been raped, new federal survey finds

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Rob Stein - Dec. 14 (News) - In addition, one in four women has been the victim of severe physical violence by an intimate partner, according the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey.

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David Cameron’s move to save the City, not the euro

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Anne Applebaum - Dec. 12 (Opinion) - .. no other European capital thinks quite like London, and no other European capital will think like London anytime soon.

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Are America’s subways and roads overpriced?

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Brad Plumer - Dec. 07 (News Report) - Why do transportation projects cost so much in the United States?

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Clinton offers small incentives for Burma’s reforms

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By William Wan - Dec. 01 (News Analysis) - The Burmese overture - and the U.S. response - are freighted with risk for both sides.

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Fact checking the South Carolina debate

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Glenn Kessler - Nov. 14 (Fact Check) - The GOP candidates met for a debate Saturday night sponsored by CBS and the National Journal, with a specific focus on foreign policy and national security. In foreign policy, there is often no right or wrong answer; the results of a policy are often ambiguous and its effectiveness is usually only determined by history. Still, there were a number of statements made by the candidates that were factually challenged, exaggerated or lacking context. Read full article ...

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Fact checking the CNBC debate

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Glenn Kessler - Nov. 11 (Fact Check) - Well, we’re glad we don’t have to fact check the number of federal agencies Texas Gov. Rick Perry wants to eliminate. Though the CNBC debate may only be remembered for the very awkward moment when Perry could only name two of the three on his list, here are some of the more dubious facts we heard last night — some of which were suggested by readers using #factcheckthis on Twitter or our Facebook page. As always, we may look deeper at some of these issues later in the week.

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GOP candidates offer a diverse set of economic plans

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Karen Tumulty - Oct. 26 (News Report) - At a moment when the fragility of the economy ranks at the top of American concerns , sharp differences have begun to emerge in how the leading GOP contenders for president would aim to solve the problem — illuminating not only a diversity in approach, but a striking contrast in the governing philosophies of the candidates themselves. ...

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Obama allies’ interests collide over Keystone pipeline

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Juliet Eilperin, Steven Mufson - Oct. 17 (News Report) - Several key union allies and the Canadian Government are pitted against environmental and youth activists ..

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Obama turns fire on Republicans

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Dan Balz - Sep. 19 (News Report) - The deficit-reduction speech President Obama delivered from the Rose Garden on Monday underscores the sharp strategic pivot he and his administration have made in the wake of the debt ceiling negotiations. Call it lessons learned the hard way, or the necessary readjustment by a politician, but the Obama who spoke on Monday was in a far different place politically and stylistically from the president who tried to pull off a grand bargain with House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) in July and August.

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Perry and Romney split on global warming

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Philip Rucker - Aug. 17 (News Report) - A sharp divide has emerged between two leading Republican presidential candidates on the issue of climate change. While apparent front-runner Mitt Romney believes the world is getting warmer and that humans are contributing to that pattern, Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday called that “a scientific theory that has not been proven.” Taking questions at the storied Politics and Eggs breakfast in Bedford, N.H., Perry was asked about a passage in his book, “Fed Up!,” in which he expresses skepticism of the science behind global warming. ...

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Appeals court strikes down health overhaul requirement that most Americans must buy insurance

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - Aug. 12 (Breaking News) - A federal appeals court has struck down the requirement in President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul package that virtually all Americans must carry health insurance or face penalties. A divided three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday struck down the so-called individual mandate, siding with 26 states that had sued to block the law.

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Is the U.S. capable of leading the world out of economic turmoil?

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By E.J. Dionne - Aug. 09 (Opinion) - The world is looking to the United States to help power a recovery and provide leadership, writes E.J. Dionne Jr. Meanwhile, ultraconservatives are so dogmatic about slashing government they are prepared to boot away our nation's influence.

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Can President Obama keep paying Social Security benefits even if the debt ceiling is reached?

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Glenn Kessler - Jul. 15 (Fact Check) - "I cannot guarantee that those checks go out on August 3rd if we haven't resolved this issue. Because there may simply not be the money in the coffers to do it.” — President Obama, July 12, 2011

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Debt talks resume at White House Monday; Obama uses bully pulpit

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Scott Wilson, Lori Montgomery - Jul. 11 (News Report) - President Obama will hold his second news conference in as many weeks Monday morning, just before meeting with congressional leaders to try to break a bitter partisan stalemate over how to raise the federal borrowing limit.

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Industries lobby against voluntary nutrition guidelines for food marketed to kids

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Lyndsey Layton, Dan Eggen - Jul. 10 (News Report) - The food and advertising industries have launched a multi-pronged campaign to squash government efforts to create voluntary nutritional guidelines for foods marketed to children. Calling themselves the Sensible Food Policy Coalition, the nation’s biggest foodmakers, fast-food chains and media companies, including Viacom and Time Warner , are trying to derail standards proposed by four federal agencies. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has also lent its lobbying muscle to the effort. The guidelines are designed to encourage foodmakers to reduce salt, added sugars and fats in foods and drinks targeted to children. If their products did not meet the standards, foodmakers following the guidelines would refrain from advertising them to ...

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In debt talks, Obama offers Social Security cuts

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Lori Montgomery - Jul. 07 (News Report) - President Obama is pressing congressional leaders to consider a far-reaching debt-reduction plan that would force Democrats to accept major changes to Social Security and Medicare in exchange for Republican support for fresh tax revenue.

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New breed of ‘super PACs,’ other independent groups could define 2012 campaign

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Dan Eggen - Jul. 05 (News Report) - One commercial accuses the president of worsening the deficit and says, “It’s time to take away Obama’s blank check.” Another attacks Republican tax and Medicare policies, saying, “We can’t rebuild America if they tear down the middle class.”

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What our Declaration really said

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By E.J. Dionne Jr. - Jul. 04 (Opinion) - Our nation confronts a challenge this Fourth of July that we face but rarely: We are at odds over the meaning of our history and why, to quote our Declaration of Independence, “governments are instituted.”

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How you know the negotiations have truly failed

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Ezra Klein - Jun. 30 (Opinion) - “The primary goal of President Obama’s presser, which just wrapped up, was obvious,” writes Greg Sargent. “He was clearly out to pick a major public fight with Republicans over tax cuts for the rich.” That’s exactly right. But he didn’t want this fight. He wanted a deal.

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Learning from honest cynic Mitch McConnell

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Ezra Klein - Jun. 29 (Opinion) - McConnell doesn’t need to be inspiring or jocular. Shouldn’t be, in fact. What he’s saying isn’t inspirational or funny. It’s grim and divisive. And that’s why it’s so important. In a city split between liars and idealists, McConnell is the rarest of all things: an honest cynic.

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Obama’s focus on visiting clean-tech companies raises questions

Sun, 26 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Carol D. Leonnig, Joe Stephens, Alice Crites - Jun. 26 (News Report) - With trips that began two months after he took office, President Obama has devoted more than half of his out-of-town private-business visits to promoting a single industry: clean technology, which the president says will lead the nation back to economic prosperity.

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How did Obamacare get so screwed up?

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Jennifer Rubin - Jun. 22 (Opinion) - The Democrats’ “historic achievement,” shocking as it seems, turns out to be an expensive, jobs-crippling monstrosity that is filled with unintended consequences. Employers are likely to dump employees into highly subsidized exchanges. It’s not going to bend the cost curve.

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