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Eight states charging hard against abortion
This year, numerous governors are promoting new limits on abortion – or have already signed legislation. Here’s a rundown:
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Bestselling books the week of 4/8/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Opinion 5 steps to bipartisan cuts in Medicare – and the deficit
Medicare is the single greatest contributor to long-term deficits. If Democrats and Republicans cooperate on waste-cutting ideas – many of which are backed by President Obama – both parties stand to gain. Here are five ways Congress should act.
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Bestselling books the week of 2/21/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best at bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 2/10/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best at bookstores across America?
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Youth vote not as fired up as in 2008. Could that trip up Obama?
Voters under 30 gave President Obama his margin of victory in at least three states in 2008. In a close race, he'll need the youth vote on Nov. 6 more than ever. But it's not clear he'll get it in the numbers he needs.
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Robert Reich Election 2012: Three lessons for Democrats
Reich offers three takeaways for Democrats as the 2012 presidential election comes to a close.
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Opinion To grow the economy, we must shrink President Obama's big government
US unemployment remains high. Job creation is lackluster. GDP growth is sluggish. Each of these measure should be higher. Lawmakers must reverse the harm of Obama's big-government policies by stopping Taxmageddon, eliminating red tape, and reforming entitlement programs.
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10 books to read after the election
Election season is finally almost over. Now it's time to actually tackle America's problems. Here are 10 books that offer context.
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The Vote Sandy's political impact: Citing climate change, Bloomberg endorses Obama (+video)
Independent New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has long listed global warming as one of his top concerns. He says hurricane Sandy brought the presidential election 'into sharp relief.'
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Tax VOX What is Mitt Romney’s tax plan?
Howard Gleckman offers a breakdown of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's proposed tax plan.
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Tax VOX What is President Obama's tax plan?
Gleckman offers a description of what President Barack Obama has pledged to do on tax policy if he is reelected president in November.
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Robert Reich Romney the details man?
Romney has always savored details when it helps him make money, Reich writes, but when it comes to running or holding office he’s been a standout for keeping the public in the dark.
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Decoder Wire Bruce Springsteen's letter: supporting Obama, despite 'rough ride' (+video)
As Bruce Springsteen campaigns Thursday in key swing states, he's also penned an open letter endorsing President Obama. It's a window into how Mr. Obama's supporters have gone from giddy inspiration to gritty realism.
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Verbal Energy Walking back, to avoid climbing down
A pedestrian metaphor proves to have legs in this electoral season
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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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Robert Reich A memo to the president re: the next debate
Robert Reich sends his advice to President Obama in anticipation of his second debate with Mitt Romney.
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Cover Story Election 2012: How another Obama term might be different
Would four more years of Obama change the Washington dynamic? A two-part election 2012 report profiles the stark differences and interesting similarities of a second-term Obama White House vs. a Romney White House – either of which would have to deal with a highly polarized Congress.
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Cover Story Election 2012: How Romney might lead on new Washington terrain
Romney White House scenarios beyond a top-down CEO approach. A two-part election 2012 report profiles the stark differences and interesting similarities of a second-term Obama White House vs. a Romney White House – either of which would have to deal with a highly polarized Congress.
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Focus Election 2012: Ballot initiatives reflect nation's mood
The 174 propositions on state ballots point to evolving opinions on marijuana, same-sex marriage, health care, and more. Do the initiatives show the power of direct democracy or lack of legislative leadership?
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Could Democrats steal a Senate seat in Arizona?
Former President Bill Clinton is in Arizona Wednesday to campaign for Democratic Senate candidate Richard Carmona, who is staying close to his Republican challenger, Jeff Flake.
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Robert Reich Fear and voting in America
The biggest motivator in this election isn’t enthusiasm about either of the candidates, Reich writes. The biggest motivator is fear of the other guy.
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Battleground Virginia: Is Mitt Romney's debate showing a game-changer? (+video)
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan fired up a rally of the faithful Thursday in Virginia, where polls for Romney and GOP Senate nominee George Allen have been dragging. But Mr. Romney's unexpected star turn in Wednesday's debate could change that, if undecided voters get on board, too.
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Robert Reich The first presidential debate: Romney's style trumps Obama's substance
Romney stayed on script while Obama struggled to think on his feet in the first presidential debate, Reich writes.
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Presidential debate 101: Is Romney right about $716 billion in Medicare cuts?
In Wednesday's presidential debate, the GOP's Mitt Romney cited ill effects from $716 billion in cuts to Medicare contained in Obama's health-care reform law. Here's a look at what fact-checkers say.
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Tax VOX What did we learn from Obama and Romney in the presidential debate? Not much
The presidential debate showed almost nothing new about how either Romney or Obama would govern over the next four years, Gleckman writes.
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Big Bird fired? Cut wouldn't end PBS or balance budget. (+video)
Mitt Romney's Big Bird comment in last night's debate took over Twitter and reignited the age old debate over federal arts funding. But would the subsidy cut really mean all that much for Big Bird's fate – or the budget?
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Mitt Romney scores points in presidential debate, but will it help him?
Mitt Romney appeared more at ease and in control than did President Obama at Wednesday's presidential debate in Denver, with experts saying it might have done him 'some good.'
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Robert Reich Presidential debate: the questions they should (but won't) ask Obama, Romney
What would happen if Robert Reich moderated a presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney? Reich offers his thoughts on what questions Romney and Obama should be asked in Wednesday's presidential debate.
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Robert Reich Mitt Romney: a compassionate conservative?
Can Mitt Romney recast himself as a compassionate conservative in an effort to boost sagging poll numbers? Reich argues it's too late.
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