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Special Report: Behind U.S. race cases, a little-known recruiter
ReutersSOUTH THOMASTON, Maine (Reuters) - Sometime in the next few months, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide two cases that could fundamentally reshape the rules of race in America. In one, a young white woman named Abigail Fisher is suing the University of...Tags: Charity, Justice System, Politics, Ronald Reagan, U.S. Supreme Court
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More students in poor schools get special education than those in wealthier districts
Capital News ServiceIn poorer public school districts in Maryland, the percentage of students receiving special education is disproportionately higher than in wealthier districts, and has been since early 2000. It’s a nationwide trend that experts say isn’t...Tags: Politics, Personal Income, Family, Poverty, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Egypt's 'moderate' despot
Jonah GoldbergWhat do you call a leader of a theocratic and cultish movement with a deep and clear disdain for democracy who suddenly assumes dictatorial powers? A "moderate," of course. Ever since the Muslim Brotherhood broke its promise to stay out of Egypt's...Tags: Israel, Jihad, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Islam, Hosni Mubarak
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What's behind the hatred of Obama?
What drives Barack Obama's "doubters and haters"? So asks Obama biographer David Maraniss in a recent op-ed article for The Washington Post. By doubters and haters, he means the people who think Obama wasn't born in the U.S., that he's a secret Muslim or...
Tags: Talk Shows (genre), Ronald Reagan, Bill Ayers, Islam, Barack Obama: The Story (book)
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Obama, quit blaming Bush
"Now Gov. (Mitt) Romney believes that with even bigger tax cuts for the wealthy, and fewer regulations on Wall Street, all of us will prosper. In other words, he'd double down on the same trickle-down policies that led to the crisis in the first place."...
Tags: Freddie Mac, Politics, Bill Clinton, Philosophy, George W. Bush
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Mideast violence shows 'Arab Spring' still a work in progress
World NowGlobal Focus: Anti-American violence sweeping the Muslim world has brought a sobering reminder in Washington and the West that the heady revolutions of the Arab Spring that threw out entrenched dictatorships in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya have yet to achieve... -
A deadly denouement for foreign troops in Afghanistan
World NowGlobal Focus: The Netherlands pulled out of Afghanistan two years ago. Canada brought home its contingent last year. France, the fifth-largest contributor of troops to the International Security Assistance Force, will exit the war by the end of this year.... -
Conservatives haven't given up
The conservative Gotterdammerung is finally here. "Like dazed survivors in a ravaged city, America's conservatives are wailing and beating their collective breasts," opines the Economist's "Lexington" columnist. "A leading conservative thinker," asked...
Tags: Politics, Fox News Channel (tv network), Ronald Reagan, Heritage Foundation, Robert Novak
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It's the welfare state, stupid
WASHINGTON -- If you doubt there's an American welfare state, you should read the new study by demographer Nicholas Eberstadt, whose blizzard of numbers demonstrates otherwise. A welfare state transfers income from some people to other people to improve...
Tags: Politics, Interior Policy, Mitt Romney, Unemployment Benefits, Government Health Care
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Fix fiscal cliff by repairing GOP
Your recent editorial ("Obama's mandate," Nov. 7) where you recommend that President Barack Obama "needs to act immediately to persuade Congress to extend the deadline for sequestration another six months" is almost laughable if it wasn't so sad. Lest...Tags: Mitch McConnell, Politics, Paul Ryan, Democratic Party, Parties and Movements
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GOP Retains Grip on U.S. House of Representatives
Los Angeles TimesWASHINGTON -- Republicans held on to their House majority in Tuesday's election, leaving Democrats well short of the net gain of 25 seats they needed to take control. "The American people have once again given the House of Representatives to Republicans,...Tags: Pete Gallego, Polls, Paul Ryan, Values, Nan Hayworth
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FACT CHECK: Stumbles in latest presidential debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the rough-and-tumble of a town hall-style presidential debate, the facts took something of a beating Tuesday night. Mitt Romney wrongly claimed that it took 14 days for President Barack Obama to brand the assault on the U.S....
Tags: Medicare, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Manufacturing and Engineering, Politics, Labor Markets
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