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12years ago
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President Obama’s second term limits?

Barack Obama vowed to change Washington. But instead, Washington may have changed him.

12years ago
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Rocky Road to Cooperstown

Cheers to Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas for their election to the Hall of Fame. Jeers to a messy voting process that gets more absurd every year.

12years ago
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Losing the war on poverty?

LBJ declared war on poverty in 1964 and a generation later Reagan said it was lost. Now Obama says he’ll lead the fight to thin the ranks of the American poor.

12years ago
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White House: No ‘magic’ Obamacare enrollment number

Attracting 7 million enrollees to the health care exchanges was “never our target number,” a White House health care policy adviser said Tuesday.

12years ago
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Rocking the suburbs: America’s political divide

If you’re living in the suburbs, the political split in this country runs right through your backyard. Folks in the center are suburban Americans up for grabs.

12years ago
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Waiting on Washington: The last minute Congress

Eleventh hour deals in Congress are becoming the rule, not the exception – particularly when it comes to some of our most difficult issues.

12years ago
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As Obamacare begins, 2012 politics still in play

As Obamacare open enrollment is set to begin Tuesday, here’s a closer look at where states stand on health care exchanges and Medicaid expansion.

12years ago
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Fund it! Top Senate Dem says save the debate for later

With time and money running out, the chair of the Senate Budget Committee, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) called on her colleagues to pass a clean funding bill now

13years ago
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Amid baseball scandal, Negro League players reflect on their love of the game

Baseball absorbed a painful blow Monday when the league handed down the most severe punishment in decades—13 player suspensions for using performance-enhancing

13years ago
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NSC senior director: We want to ‘unblock’ obstacles to power in Africa

President Obama has unveiled an ambitious new plan to help bring electricity to millions in sub-Saharan Africa.