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January 01, 1990 - February 13, 2013 + To the Point
The GOP and the Tea Party after the Big Win in Delaware 
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Tea-Party candidates, many backed by Sarah Palin, have toppled Party-establishment favorites in Republican primaries this year. But veteran operatives have an ace in the hole:...
How Safe Are America's Natural-Gas Pipelines?
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There are 2.5 million miles of natural gas pipelines in the United States, enough to circle the Earth one hundred times. Last week's deadly explosion...
Does the Growing Income Gap Threaten the Middle Class?
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The income gap between the rich and the poor makes America comparable to some banana republics. What are the causes? What needs to be done?...
Midterm Elections and Congressional Paralysis
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Back in session today, Congress has about 14 working days left before the November elections. With a lot of major work yet to be done,...
Did 9-11 Turn America into a National-Security State?
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Nine years after the attacks of September 11, are hundreds of new intelligence bureaucracies making America safer? Are they a wasteful over-reaction that’s counterproductive? Also,...
The Run on Kabul Bank: Corruption and the Karzai Government
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The run on Kabul Bank in Afghanistan raises a disturbing question: what if government corruption is more dangerous than the Taliban? Also, US Marines raid...
Obama Heads to Cleveland to Push Economic Recovery Plan
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Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Gulf oil spill and Middle East peace talks have diverted President Obama from what voters care about most: the...
Value-Added Teacher Evaluations and the Race to the Top
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"Value-added analysis” has been used to fire public school teachers who failed to measure up. In Los Angeles, the value-added rankings of 6000 teachers were...
Looking for Work on Labor Day
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On Labor Day 2010, the union movement is becoming a toothless tiger. As the recession evolves into the New Economy, will organized labor be left...
Student Loan Debt Surpasses Credit Card Debt
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The rising cost of college is forcing students and parents to borrow whatever they can afford and sometimes even more. Does higher education have to...
Another President, Another Try for Middle East Peace
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are together again for the first time in almost two years. How long will it...
Is the War in Iraq Really Over?
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In last night's speech from the Oval Office. President Obama said it’s time to "turn the page" from Iraq to Afghanistan and the economy. We...
Egg Safety and Animal Rights in the Age of Industrial Farming
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The big lesson from this month's outbreak of salmonella is don't eat eggs if the yolks are still runny. Make sure they're cooked all the...
Hurricane Protection Diminished by Eroding Wetlands in the Gulf
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Five years after Katrina, President Obama said yesterday he's making good on his promise to protect New Orleans. But he barely mentioned the strategy most...
New Orleans: 'The Big Uneasy'
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Five years after Katrina, there's still dispute about how big the storm was, what caused the flooding and what should be done to protect New...
