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Deficit commission: four reasons it could fail
Getting to 'yes' on a plan to stabilize the national debt still faces big hurdles.
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At NATO summit on Afghanistan, few women's voices heard
Afghan women and international rights advocates are growing increasingly concerned that a decade-long focus on expanding Afghan women’s rights will go when US and NATO forces leave.
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On the Economy
Finally, a jobs plan that will work
Representative Jan Schakowsky's job plan is simple, direct, and effective
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Reform Social Security now? Demographics of electorate say yes.
Republicans and Democrats seem to be talking past each other on Social Security. Republicans are unwilling to consider tax increases, and Democrats don't want to cut benefits.
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The problem with the Paul Ryan plan: It's not nearly radical enough
Paul Ryan's budget plan is not radical. In fact, it adds 5 to 6 trillion dollars to US debt. More important, it doesn’t get to the root of the problem bankrupting America: government redistribution of wealth. Unless we make fundamental changes to government, we'll stay on the road to ruin.
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Deficit commission's work is finished. What happens next?
A 60 percent majority on Obama's bipartisan deficit commission say they approved the co-chairs' recommendations, not enough to force a vote in Congress. Will their work have an impact?
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Deficit commission: four reasons it could fail
Getting to 'yes' on a plan to stabilize the national debt still faces big hurdles.
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Why Obama's latest bid to control national debt might not change anything
Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles, co-chairs of President Obama's deficit commission, hope their final report will start an 'adult conversation' about the national debt. But members of Congress might have too much to lose politically to back the report.
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Bid to knock Rahm Emanuel off ballot for Chicago mayor: Can it succeed?
Rahm Emanuel's campaign calls the challenge filed Friday a political trick by those looking to 'hijack' the February election for Chicago mayor. Emanuel's residency status is again the question.
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How key Democrats voted on health care bill: Pelosi's scorecard
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had the formidable task of persuading 216 Democrats to vote for a Senate health care bill that many did not like. This is how she succeeded – and failed.
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Secrets of Powerful Women
Advice for young women: Make friends. Share praise. Wear red.
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Blackwater fallout: Senate moves to rein in military contractors
The Senate holds a hearing Wednesday on ways to improve oversight of private military contractors, after a series of incidents involving Blackwater. On Tuesday, Rep. Jan Schakowsky and Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced a bill that would stop 'outsourcing' security missions.
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US House of Representatives votes to approve healthcare reform
The House voted 220 to 215 in favor of healthcare reform. But Saturday night’s vote also signals tough negotiations ahead in the next phases of the legislation.
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Health reform: why stakes for women are especially high
Women are more vulnerable to a healthcare system with soaring costs and with restrictions that hurt them specifically.
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As Congress fumes over CIA secrets, whither Cheney?
With reports that the former vice president kept Congress in the dark, Democrats call for an official probe of a mysterious CIA program.
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D.C. readies as millions head to city
Obama’s inaugural events are expected to draw unprecedented crowds.
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'Nothing inappropriate' in Obama-Blagojevich contacts, report finds
Emanuel offered names for Obama's Senate seat but discussed no benefits to the Illinois governor as a result, concludes an internal report.
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Who will fill Obama’s Senate seat?
The Illinois governor has promised to name someone before the end of the year.
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