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NSA surveillance 101: What US intelligence agencies are doing, what they know
US intelligence agencies are gathering massive amounts of US telephone calling data and social media data on both foreigners and citizens. Here are seven questions and answers about what is known so far.
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Opinion 6 ways to make tax reform happen
Here are six ideas that can guide Congress to a tax reform-deal that both parties should be able to live with – a deal that will raise necessary revenue and help pay down the debt.
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Senate freshmen: What the 14 new members bring to Capitol Hill
A freshman Senate class was sworn in Jan. 3, bringing diverse skills and experience – not to mention agendas – to the legislative body. Whether the 14 newest senators help break partisan gridlock, or refuse to work across the aisle, will be the test for the 113th Congress.Twelve were elected on Nov. 6, including three Republicans, eight Democrats, and an independent. In addition, a Republican and a Democrat were appointed to vacant seats after the election. Here is a look at the 14 and what they bring to the Senate:
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Opinion 4 ways Congress can help American businesses
The US unemployment hovers around 8.2 percent and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is struggling to remain above 12,000. The message is clear: This recovery from the Great Recession is still fragile. Legislators should focus their attention on these four straightforward policy changes to help American commerce.
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Alaska's Lisa Murkowski: No. 7 on list of ousted incumbents?
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Inside the Keystone pipeline: How much would it really help US consumers?
Politicians paint a rosy picture of lower gas prices and abundant supply, but Canadian firms behind the Keystone pipeline expect it to supply Gulf Coast export markets and raise Midwest oil prices.
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How super PACs are changing the GOP presidential race
The $41 million that 'super PACs' have spent so far leaves 2008 in the dust and is changing campaign dynamics. Notable effects: many more negative ads and an ability to keep faltering campaigns alive.
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PIPA and SOPA: What you need to know
As PIPA and SOPA work their way through Congress, the controversial bills have raised many questions. The most common: Wait, what are PIPA and SOPA?
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Would SOPA and PIPA bills 'break Internet?' Anti-piracy measure being revised.
On the verge of passage in Congress, the SOPA and PIPA bills targeting online piracy have been bounced back for revision in the face of a public outcry and high-profile Internet protests.
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Tax VOX A Medicare reform plan that just might work
Democrat Ron Wyden and Republican Paul Ryan have announced a bipartisan plan to fix Medicare, on a day when Washington couldn't even figure out how to keep the government running
12/15/2011 06:00 pm -
Rep. David Wu resigns amid allegations of sexual misconduct with 18-year-old
David Wu (D) of Oregon will resign after the resolution of the debt ceiling debate, he announced Tuesday. A young woman alleges Representative Wu had an unwanted sexual encounter with her last Thanksgiving.
07/26/2011 05:30 pm -
Tax VOX How tariff policy can hurt the poor
People working to alleviate poverty should pay attention to something they may not be used to following: tariff policy
06/14/2011 04:26 pm -
Health insurance waiver: bipartisan proposal attempts to move up date
Health insurance waiver may be moved up to 2014, if Sen. Scott Brown and Sen. Ron Wyden get their way. The proposal would allow states a health insurance waiver if they developed their own healthcare solution.
02/19/2011 01:54 am -
Tax VOX Will Obama call for tax reform in the State of the Union?
Tax reformers are pushing the president, but aren't sure it's at the top of his agenda.
01/17/2011 04:45 pm -
Opinion Could Congress shut down YouTube with Internet-blacklist bill?
The Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA) passed a Senate committee last year. If it becomes law, this flawed attempt to curtail online copyright infringement could spell big trouble for Internet freedom.
01/06/2011 11:16 am -
Tax VOX 2011 predictions: No tax reform in 2011 (or 2012)
2011 predictions from TaxVox are here: Substantial tax reform is still at least a year – and probably more – away.
12/30/2010 11:40 am -
Deal in the works on Bush-era tax breaks and help for the jobless
Following Senate votes Saturday, party leaders say a compromise is likely involving an extension of Bush-era tax breaks for all income levels, plus an extension of unemployment benefits.
12/05/2010 04:38 pm -
Earmark ban: Why GOP freshmen might just be getting started
The size of the GOP freshman class in both the House and Senate means that Republican leadership will have to take it seriously. The earmark ban in the Senate, adopted by Republicans Tuesday, represents an early victory.
11/16/2010 07:17 pm -
Tax VOX Deficit-slashing plan is tough, creative and credible. Now what?
Democrat Erskine Bowles, chief of staff to President Clinton, and Republican Alan Simpson, former senator, have crafted a deficit reduction and tax code reform plan that spreads the spending cuts across the government with innovative ideas for increasing revenues.
11/11/2010 01:24 pm -
Post election, Congress can't ignore the deficit
After midterms, Congress must tackle $1 trillion budget deficit. Proposed: crack down on tax evaders, cut non-war defense spending, and let tax cuts for the wealthy expire as scheduled.
11/01/2010 04:05 pm -
California and 'left coast' bucking the pro-GOP election trend?
In some key Senate and governors' races, the 'left coast' of California, Washington, and Oregon isn't tilting toward GOP as much as the rest of the country. Why not?
10/18/2010 02:13 pm -
Alaska's Lisa Murkowski: No. 7 on list of ousted incumbents?
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) of Alaska could become the seventh congressional incumbent to lose a primary in 2010 if her too-close-to-call race with 'tea party' favorite Joe Miller stays in Mr. Miller's favor. The last time this many incumbents lost primaries was in 2002, when eight representatives and one senator lost before the general election. Here are the ousted incumbents, in the order they lost their primaries.
08/25/2010 02:36 pm -
John Hughes What mood are voters in? Just ask Senator Bob Bennett.
The ouster of Bob Bennett, a conservative and influential Republican senator from Utah, speaks volumes about voter sentiment.
05/28/2010 10:10 am -
Economist Mom What do Seskak and Rand have in common? They remove all blame from Americans.
Americans love politicians that enable them to shun personal responsibility and remain in that state of denial.
05/21/2010 04:01 pm -
Ken Salazar's task: make sure BP oil spill isn't Obama's Katrina
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar testifies about lapses in oversight of Gulf drilling that led to BP oil spill. But he also says the Obama administration is taking steps to avoid another spill.
05/18/2010 04:16 pm -
Blame game ensues as executives testify on cause of BP oil spill
Blowout preventer. Cementing operations. Design flaws. Top executives from BP America, Halliburton, and Transocean testified Tuesday about possible causes of the BP oil spill.
05/11/2010 07:13 pm -
Opinion US fiscal time bomb is about to explode. Here's how to defuse it.
The bad news is that Washington has to make hard choices now to avert disaster. The good news is that some members of Congress are showing real political courage.
05/04/2010 11:40 am -
'Tea Party' eyes big prize: the 2010 midterm elections
The year-old tea party movement is growing. But it’s fractious, and that may undercut conservative strength for the midterm elections.
04/19/2010 01:34 pm -
Tax VOX Senators Wyden and Gregg climb aboard the tax reform bandwagon
Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR.) and Judd Gregg (R-NH) rolled out their version of a simplified, relatively low-rate individual and business tax system.
02/25/2010 12:59 pm -
White House asks US clothing companies to 'Buy Haitian'
The Obama administration on Tuesday asked US clothing companies to source 1 percent of their production from Haiti. The 'Plus One' effort is designed to help the earthquake-ravaged country get back on its feet.
02/16/2010 06:11 pm
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