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Rosa Parks honored with new stamp
Rosa Parks would have been 100 years old today. The Postal Service is honoring her with a new stamp, released today.
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The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
A new scholarly biography examines the life Rosa Parks – the icon America embraced yet never really knew.
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House Republicans' 'fiscal cliff' gripe: When will we ever get spending cuts? (+video)
What riles House Republicans isn't the taxes on the rich in the Senate's 'fiscal cliff' bill, it's the absence of significant spending cuts. But changes at this late date could scuttle the bill.
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The Circle Bastiat Will health care reform be successful? Capital Hill barbershops show no
President Obama has promised that more government will make health care cheaper and more available. A comparison of two Capitol Hill barbershops sheds some light on whether the president has it right.
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'Dramatic change' to marijuana laws? What bill before Congress would do.
A new bipartisan bill would remove marijuana from the company of heroin and cocaine in federal regulations, leaving it to the states to legalize pot – or not. Inter-state trafficking would remain a federal crime.
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Opinion: Assassination nation: Are there any limits on President Obama's license to kill?
As part of its war against violent extremism, the Obama administration now claims a right to kill Americans without a trial, without notice, and without any chance for targets to legally object.
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Debate over health care repeal: five gauges of House civility
In the wake of the Tucson shootings, Congress was, briefly, awash in talk of the need for a more civil, less caustic tone in politics. This week’s vote to repeal health-care reform, President Obama’s signature domestic achievement, provided a formidable test – and produced mixed results. Here are five ways to break it down.
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Julian Assange in the crosshairs: Is he being unfairly vilified?
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange seems to be on just about everyone's hit list in Washington. But there are some who call for restraint, saying the legal issues are murky at best.
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Google honors Rosa Parks with anniversary doodle
Google celebrates the 55th anniversary of the day Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus.
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Stephen Colbert on Capitol Hill: Did he endorse Pledge for America?
Stephen Colbert testified on Capitol Hill Friday about ... stuff. The mock-conservative pundit even made some Democratic aides wince.
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Opinion: Why do Americans get the Constitution so wrong?
There’s no excuse for misquoting and misunderstanding the US Constitution. But public figures ranging from Nancy Pelosi to Rush Limbaugh do it all the time.
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'Torture memos' authors: Rebuked but won't be disbarred
Bush administration lawyers who wrote the so-called "torture memos" exercised "poor judgment" in writing legal opinions that “contained significant flaws," according to the Justice Department. But they weren't guilty of professional misconduct that might have meant disbarment.
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A year into Obama’s presidency, is America postracial?
Whites like to think so, but black Americans know better. Still, give Obama credit for making progress.
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Healthcare reform: Obama cut private deals with likely foes
President Obama struck agreements with insurers, doctors, drug companies, and hospitals to keep them from turning against healthcare reform. What are they?
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ECONOMIC SCENE: The missing piece of the healthcare debate
The idea of a government-paid national healthcare system hasn’t gotten very far in the Washington debate.
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Opinion: Obama must prosecute Bush-era torture enablers
International law allows no exceptions.
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Obama torture policies slammed by critics on both sides
The president's decision not to prosecute CIA agents for torture is being criticized by right advocates.
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Capitol Hill watchdogs are baring their teeth
President Obama would rather look to the future, but Democrats persist in probing the Bush administration’s alleged misdeeds.
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'State secrets' privilege fuels surveillance bill battle
Friday's House vote, ignoring veto threat, is latest bid by Democrats to rein in White House powers.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about impeachment, verifying legal immigrants, and pursuit of multiple religions.
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Opinion: Protect America - and the law
We don't buy Bush's scare tactics on surveillance.
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How African-Americans stand 40 years after the death of Martin Luther King
A statistical snapshot of black progress in areas from education to home ownership.
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Nancy Pelosi: Activists should persuade GOP lawmakers to work to end war
The House speaker touted Congress's domestic accomplishments, but recognized Americans' frustration at a lack of action on the Iraq war at a Monitor lunch Tuesday.
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