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Boehner Did Not Rule Out Tax Revenues to Prevent Sequestration

In an interview the day after the debt ceiling deal was reached in 2011, the House speaker acknowledged it was possible to avert the automatic cuts by raising taxes.

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| Mon Feb. 25, 2013 11:28 AM PST

Rights Groups to GOP: Stop Watering Down the Violence Against Women Act

Advocacy groups say the GOP has weakened the Violence Against Women Act.

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| Mon Feb. 25, 2013 10:55 AM PST
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12 Ways the Sequester Will Screw the Poor

The impending across-the-board spending cuts will slash all kinds of programs for low-income people.

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| Mon Feb. 25, 2013 4:00 AM PST
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Good Riddance: 112th Congress Had Worst Environmental Record Ever

The League of Conservation Voters ranks last year's House of Representatives as the most environmentally antagonistic governing body in US history.

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| Fri Feb. 22, 2013 8:51 AM PST

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Big Labor's Lock 'Em Up Mentality

How otherwise progressive unions stand in the way of a more humane correctional system.

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| Fri Feb. 22, 2013 4:00 AM PST

Corn on Hardball: The Great Republican Immigration Divide

Congress will take up major immigration reform soon. Will the Tea Party ever get on board?

Wed Feb. 20, 2013 6:46 PM PST

Watch Out, GOP: Obama Super-PAC Is Coming for You in 2014

Democrats are now all-in when it comes to big-money politics.

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| Wed Feb. 20, 2013 9:07 AM PST
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GOP Governor to Karl Rove: Take a Hike

"I basically told Karl Rove that what he was doing is counter-productive and he needs to stay out of it," says Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad.

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| Tue Feb. 19, 2013 9:30 AM PST
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Want to Blow Up a Killer Asteroid? Talk to This Guy

Professor Bong Wie’s plan to save Earth from a future impact might work—if he can convince Washington to get behind it.

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| Fri Feb. 15, 2013 4:47 PM PST
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Georgia Legislators Propose Ending Direct Election of Senators—Why Not Just Get Rid of the Senate?

Who needs the 17th Amendment, anyway?

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| Fri Feb. 15, 2013 9:38 AM PST

Government Watchdog Says Climate Change and Weird Weather Will Cost Big Bucks

Disasters like Hurricane Sandy are a giant fiscal risk, says the Government Accountability Office in a new report.

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| Thu Feb. 14, 2013 1:17 PM PST

Minimum Wage Boost Would Help Women Most

Obama announced a push for a higher minimum wage in his state of the union address. It would help women and their families most.

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| Thu Feb. 14, 2013 7:40 AM PST
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Even Tom Tancredo's Successor Endorses Path to Citizenship

This is what demography looks like.

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| Mon Feb. 11, 2013 8:57 AM PST
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Welcome to the New Federal Supermax

The recently acquired "Gitmo North" doesn't jibe with the government's stated goal of reducing solitary confinement.

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| Mon Feb. 11, 2013 4:00 AM PST

Corn on "Hardball": Can Karl Rove Rein in The Republican Party?

Rove's new super PAC seeks to bring moderation back to the GOP.

Fri Feb. 8, 2013 6:06 PM PST
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Will Boomers and Gen Xers Be Able to Retire?

Examining how prepared different generations may be for their golden years.

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| Fri Feb. 8, 2013 4:00 AM PST

Senator: Let's Have a Targeted Killing Court

A freshman senator from Maine suggests a court that would consider warrants for targeted killing.

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| Thu Feb. 7, 2013 5:35 PM PST
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5 Questions John Brennan Dodged in His CIA Confirmation Hearing

President Obama's nominee for CIA chief knows his way around an interrogation.

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| Thu Feb. 7, 2013 4:57 PM PST

"Most Transparent Administration Ever" Is Still Not

Two House members are demanding information from the Obama administration on obstacles to government transparency.

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| Thu Feb. 7, 2013 7:44 AM PST

Obama Released Bush's Torture Memos. Why Not Release the Targeted-Killing Memos?

The Obama administration will allow certain members of Congress to see the targeted-killing memos. But what about the public?

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| Thu Feb. 7, 2013 9:16 AM PST