President Obama signs the Affordable Care Act in 2009. Credit: reid.senate.gov
The Affordable Care Act, as upheld by a June Supreme Court decision, will cost $84 billion less
As part of our effort to report on social media trends, tools, and technology, we will be periodically recognizing politicians, candidates, and political organizations who are utilizing social media in
Rumor has it that Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is moving up the ranks in the search for a Republican VP. Pawlenty was on John McCain’s shortlist in 2008
Pop music too loud and all sounds the same: official
Scientific proof! Pop music is too loud and all sounds the same. It's not just an opinion anymore.
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Grover Cleveland held the President’s office for two terms. However these two terms were not consecutive. He is the only president to date, to hold two
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QUESTION: What do you call a 30-year-old agreement that has the support of President Obama, former President Bush, former President Clinton, the other former President
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Economic inequality has been steadily growing in the United States over the last three decades. Since 1980, the real after-tax income
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(The following was co-authored with legal associate Matt Gilliam.)
In December 2010, the FCC adopted Preserving the Open Internet, a “network neutrality” order regulating broadband internet
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Based on government accounting rules, public pensions were underfunded by about $885 billion in 2011, which certainly indicates a major public pension crisis. But the real
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As the Olympic Games draw near, Americans prepare for weeks of cheering on their favorite athletes, and patriotism becomes more popular than ever. The eyes of the
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Today, Governor Jerry Brown and U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar formally announced the Bay Delta Conservation Plan. The BDCP is a controversial multi-billion dollar project
The Atlantic has a thought-provoking piece out today, "How to Protest the Major Parties Without Throwing Away Your Vote", where the author proposes two main options for