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Jobs report: 3 views on the best way to create jobs in the US
The Labor Department reported Friday that the economy added 171,000 jobs in October, while unemployment rose to 7.9 percent. As the eighth and final installment of our One Minute Debate series for election 2012, three writers give their brief take on the best way to create jobs in the United States.
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3 views on whether the next Congress should repeal Obamacare
Repealing Obamacare is bound to come up as voters in a town-hall forum question President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney in the second presidential debate. Concerns about healthcare, from Medicare to the Affordable Care Act, play a key role in this election. Three writers give their brief take on whether the next Congress should repeal the Affordable Care Act.
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Newt Gingrich: 8 of the GOP idea man's more unusual ideas
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Glenn Beck leaving Fox: his 10 most controversial statements (so far)
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Closing Guantánamo prison may force new rules for trying terrorists
Obama will have to find a new balance between civil liberties and national security.
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A closer look at Obama’s energy plan
Economy may slow it, but ‘green’ jobs may grow it.
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For Obama, the economy can't wait
His top priorities are stimulus proposals, the 'G-20' summit, and picking a Treasury chief.
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Which candidate’s plan would best ease the mortgage crisis?
McCain and Obama differ on solutions, which could echo FDR’s during the Great Depression.
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As US shoppers retreat, can world thrive?
Consumers were the biggest engine of global growth. But indebtedness prevents that now.
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Financial crisis: the latest blow to free-market 'dogma'
Economic woes give plenty of ammunition to economists and lawmakers calling for new regulations and taxes.
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Getting to 'yes' on more offshore drilling? Not yet.
Congress is set to consider several energy bills this week, but hopes dim for passage of any of them.
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Democrats seek edge on defense
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Democrats’ quest for the ‘big idea’
The party is full of optimism but is still refining its vision.
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Four Senate Democrats call for EPA chief to resign
Saying that he had repeatedly bowed to political pressure and had made misleading statements to Congress, four Democratic senators Tuesday called for Stephen Johnson to resign as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Warm-up for a global-warming law
Congress to begin work on a bill the next president would be willing to sign.
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Banking woes seem to ease. Is it a sign?
Evidence of stability includes easing US bond prices and bank moves to raise capital.
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Climate change debate: push emissions goals or technology?
Should the world put less focus on emissions caps and more on spurring clean technologies?
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Climate change debate: push emissions goals or technology?
Should the world put less focus on emissions caps and more on spurring clean technologies?
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Don't 'pull an Iraq' in Afghanistan
Massive state-building efforts are not a good use of tax dollars.
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Rise of the 'rock star' school superintendent
No Child Left Behind has created a demand for school administrators who can take the pressure, and some 20 percent of school districts are now seeking superintendents because of a shortage.
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Mortgage mess: Who gets help and who pays?
Debate over what's fair and what's wise is likely to intensify as US tries to contain the crisis.
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Where climate change meets national security
EU report adds urgency to old warnings, NATO to take up discussion next.
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Where climate change meets national security
EU report adds urgency to old warnings, NATO to take up discussion next.
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Republicans, Democrats jockey on earmark reform
House Democrats consider an ethics board, and Republicans adopt reform standards.
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With Gates's shift on drawdowns, little reprieve ahead for U.S. Army in Iraq
In agreeing to stop the post-'surge' drawdown in Iraq, Defense secretary keeps pressure on the service.
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