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Obama Admin Widens Exemption for Contraception Coverage

The Department of Health and Human Services has broadened its definition of religious employers that are exempt from Obamacare's contraception mandate.

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| Fri Feb. 1, 2013 10:46 AM PST

Don't Expect Anyone to Ask Chuck Hagel About an Orphanage Massacre During Vietnam

The confirmation hearings won't seriously address the dark legacy of the war.

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| Thu Jan. 31, 2013 12:01 PM PST
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No, the University of Chicago Isn't Tearing Down Reagan's Childhood Home to Make Way for an Obama Parking Lot

Don't believe the rumors.

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| Thu Jan. 31, 2013 10:59 AM PST

On Hagel Day, We Recall His Half-Courageous Stand on the Iraq War

And half a courageous stand is better than none.

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| Thu Jan. 31, 2013 7:47 AM PST

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Hardliners Killed Bush's Immigration Reform. Can They Stop Obama's?

"No military plan survives contact with the enemy," warns one anti-immigration activist.

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| Thu Jan. 31, 2013 4:00 AM PST
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Obama's Jobs Council Fail

The president's feckless jobs council is set to expire this week. That might be for the best.

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| Wed Jan. 30, 2013 4:00 AM PST
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Corn on MSNBC: Will Immigration Reform Survive Congress?

Mother Jones's DC bureau chief discusses Obama's new immigration reform plan.

Tue Jan. 29, 2013 5:58 PM PST

Obama Lays Out His Pitch for Immigration Reform

The president's plan looks a lot like the Senate plan. But there are key differences.

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| Tue Jan. 29, 2013 3:25 PM PST
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Obama Pretty Much Gives up on Closing Gitmo

The high-level official in charge of closing the prison has been reassigned.

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| Tue Jan. 29, 2013 12:33 PM PST

How the Senate's "Security Requirement" Could Kill Immigration Reform

Republicans don't recognize Obama's hawkish record on immigration now, so they probably never will.

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| Tue Jan. 29, 2013 7:58 AM PST

GOP Judges' Ruling Could Blow Up Obama's Consumer Watchdog

A federal court decision puts some of the Obama administration's most important regulatory decisions in peril.

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| Fri Jan. 25, 2013 1:41 PM PST

Is Obama's Wall Street Cop Pick as Tough as She Seems?

The president's nominee to head the SEC might be a good sign or a bad sign for financial reform.

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| Fri Jan. 25, 2013 9:29 AM PST

Americans Like Obama's Gun-Control Ideas—Unless You Tell Them They're Obama's

When the president's name is not associated with background checks and ammo controls, support is far higher.

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| Fri Jan. 25, 2013 8:15 AM PST
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Shocker: NRA Survey Finds Its Members Love Its Extreme Policies

Saddam Hussein enjoyed these kinds of approval ratings, too.

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| Thu Jan. 24, 2013 4:54 PM PST

It's Not Illegal To Buy a Gun for a Criminal

Sen. Patrick Leahy has introduced a new bill that could help fix that.

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| Thu Jan. 24, 2013 7:44 AM PST
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Top Obama Organizer Wants to Turn Texas Blue

But can Democratic megabucks really topple a GOP dynasty in the Lone Star State?

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| Thu Jan. 24, 2013 8:01 AM PST
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Conservatives Insist Obamacare Is on Its Death Bed

But it's really their desperate last-ditch plans to undermine the health care law that are doomed.

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| Thu Jan. 24, 2013 4:00 AM PST

Obama Under Pressure After Nebraska Governor Signs Off on Keystone XL

The president now faces a crucial test of his commitment to environmental causes.

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| Tue Jan. 22, 2013 5:17 PM PST
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GOP Rep. Paul Broun Says Obama Upholds the Soviet Constitution, Doesn't Specify Which One

There were new ones introduced in 1924, 1936, and 1977.

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| Wed Jan. 23, 2013 10:44 AM PST
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Does Obama Mean It This Time on Climate?

Top environmental leaders are still pondering the meaning of the president's inaugural address.

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| Wed Jan. 23, 2013 4:00 AM PST