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Robert Naiman: Conyers Urges Obama to Nominate Jeff Sachs to Lead the World Bank

Sachs’ public and worldwide campaign to lead the World Bank is unprecedented, but is entirely appropriate to our time. Continue reading

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Chris Weigant: Apology Derangement Syndrome

All you have to do is go back to George W. Bush’s presidency to see that — gasp! — presidents apologize all the time when America does something wrong, or stupid, or both. Read more: President Obama , Quran , Rick Santorum , Mitt Romney , Newt Gingrich , Republican Primary , Obama Apology , Afghanistan Quran Burning , Elections 2012 , Obama Karzai Apology , Afghanistan Quran , Republicans , Quran Burning , Politics News Continue reading

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David Fagin: Satan Enters GOP Presidential Race

“There were numerous times throughout history, I thought, ‘Now is the time.’ But after watching the complete debacle that is the GOP race, and reveling in the hypocrisy, lies, and downright evil being committed, I realized, this stuff is far better than anything we have going on down in Hell.” Read more: Catholic Church , Politics , Religion , Ron Paul , President Obama , Rick Santorum , Mitt Romney , Gop , Newt Gingrich , Comedy News Continue reading

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Obama Campaign To Wall Street: We’ll Go Easy On You Guys

President Obama’s campaign manager has a message for Wall Street: This time around, we’ll lay off. Jim Messina, Obama’s campaign manager, told the … Continue reading

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State Of The Union Addresses Past: A Look Back At A History Of Forgotten Promises

Every year around this time, we make a huge deal about the president’s State Of The Union address because…well, because our political leaders make a… Read more: Eat the Press , Bill Clinton , Video , Ronald Reagan , George H.W. Bush , State of the Union History , Richard Nixon , George W Continue reading

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William Bradley: Stating the State: Jerry Brown Gets Disciplined and Lays It Out

Straighten out the chronic crisis of the present and move the state forward into the future. That’s Jerry Brown’s mission as governor of California this time around, which he laid out rather clearly in his new State of the State address. Read more: High-Speed Rail , 2012 Elections , California , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Barack Obama , Climate Change , Renewable Energy , Budget Crisis , Jerry Brown , Los Angeles News Continue reading

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Obama Administration Plans Change In Immigration Rule

Associated Press, Luis Alonso Lugo and Alicia A. Caldwell WASHINGTON — The Obama administration plans a rule change to help reduce the time undoc.. Continue reading

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Michelle Chen: Documenting Undocumented Youth: Behind the Scenes with DREAMers Adrift

We created this piece that was just our, literally, pouring our hearts in there, and how we were feeling at the time. Read more: Latinos , Education , Obama , Immigrants , Immigration , Youth , Activism , DREAM Act , Video , Latino Voices News Continue reading

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Joshua W. Walker: U.S.-Turkish Relations: Modesty and Revitalization

Given the historic challenges and opportunities facing both the U.S. and Turkey, now is the time to build on the incredible momentum in the U.S.-Turkish alliance to structurally harness Ankara’s impressive rise. Read more: Turkish Foreign Policy , Erdogan , Joe Biden , Turkey , Akp , Ahmet Davutoglu , Barack Obama , World News Continue reading

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Sheri and Allan Rivlin: The Moderate Case Against Republicans in 2012

If you are a moderate who wants to see Republicans and Democrats working together, vote out the Republicans this time around. The Democrats have been trying to work across party lines. The Republicans have been blocking progress. Continue reading

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