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Big, Dumb Government: Why the GOP Is Winning the Sequester
April 30, 2013 Why hasn't the American public risen up in fury at Republicans over the sequester's annoyances and inconveniences, as President Obama had clearly hoped? Because the annoying things about the sequester perfectly play into decades worth of Republican talking points about government being dumb and wasteful and run by people who ...
When IEDs Come Home: What Boston Looked Like to Iraq Veterans
April 17, 2013
FROM NEXTGOV
What happened at the Boston Marathon was inconceivable, horrific, shocking to most who have seen the videos and photos, but there are lots of Americans for whom the scene was appallingly familiar: veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I spoke to five men who served with my husband ...
After a Bombing in Boston, All Quiet In Washington
April 15, 2013 President Obama addressed a nation uneasy from a day of viewing photos of bloody Americans and did not tell them much. "We still do not know who did this or why. And people shouldn't jump to conclusions before we have all the facts," he said on Monday evening. "But make ...
Quiz: Which Budget Is Right for You?
April 11, 2013 Whose budget should you support based on naked self-interest: Paul Ryan's? The president's? A political group you've never heard of? The Atlantic Wire has created this handy quiz to help you decide whose budget is best for your actual life. We took a look at the various plans under consideration, ...
Analysis: Why the GOP Should Embrace Federally Funded Studies of Ducks
April 3, 2013 One of conservatives' favorite examples of wasteful government spending in recent weeks has been a federally funded study of the duck reproductive system. As the Republican Party looks to recover from its 2012 losses, sure, it should appeal to a wider audience by talking more about immigration and talking less ...
Congress Continues the War on Gun Data
March 13, 2013
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Republican senators inserted several gun rights measures into a bill to fund the government through September, including one that says the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives must attach a disclaimer to any gun data saying it "cannot be used to draw broad conclusions about fire-arms-related crimes." The gun ...
Rand Paul Gets His Answer on Drones: 'No'
March 7, 2013 Attorney General Eric Holder has answered Sen. Ran Paul's question of whether the government can use a drone to kill an American citizen on American soil if that person is not engaged in combat: "The answer to that question is no." Holder gave the answer in a letter to Paul, ...
Paul Ryan's New Budget Promises Don't Add Up
March 5, 2013 Paul Ryan made two promises, but he can only keep one. As Ryan finishes up the new House Republican budget before he presents it to reporters Wednesday, he's confronting a last-minute problem on Medicare, Politico's Jake Sherman and Jonathan Allen report. He's promised House Republicans that his budget will balance ...
What Time Does the Sequester Start?
February 27, 2013 Because there appears to be no serious effort to stop it before it starts, we have to think about the actual mechanics of the sequester. First question: What time does the sequester actually start? President Obama must sign an order starting the sequester by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, March 1. ...
John Kerry Proudly Defends America's 'Right to Be Stupid'
February 26, 2013 Brand-new Secretary of State John Kerry gave a speech Tuesday proudly defending Americans' "right to be stupid" in front of the very people who are most likely to think Americans are stupid, Europeans. "People have sometimes wondered about why our Supreme Court allows one group or another to march in ...
