Norm Ornstein

If Republicans Are the Problem, Americans Elect Is No Solution

Jason Stanford | Posted 05.01.2012

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Jason Stanford

Even if the Americans Elect nominee figured out how to defeat Obama and Mitt Romney, the centrist president would still have the same Congress stymied by a Republican Party that values purity of essence more than progress.

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Amanda Terkel

Obama's Overlooked SOTU Promise To Reorganize The Gov't

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- One of the most overlooked but potentially significant proposals in President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night wa...

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National Security Experts vs. Forces of Delay

Joe Cirincione | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joe Cirincione

The New START treaty should be a no-brainer: it's a renewal of a treaty originally negotiated by Ronald Reagan and it will make America safer.

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Sam Stein

Republicans Worry About Objectivity Of Parliamentarian They Appointed

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senate Republicans have begun a campaign to cast doubt on the Senate Parliamentarian and his capacity to impartially handle the reconciliation process...

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Sam Stein

Biden Can Single-Handedly Run The Reconciliation Process: Parliamentarian Experts (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Should passing health care reform come down to the use of reconciliation -- and all signs point that way -- Vice President Joseph Biden could play a h...

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Congress: More Productive Than Approval Ratings Say

The Washington Post | Norm Ornstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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When President Obama urged lawmakers during his State of the Union speech to work with him on "restoring the public trust," he was hardly going out on...

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Sam Stein

Clinton Senate Seat Timing Could Have Historic Implications

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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With Hillary Clinton headed for the State Department, the question now on everyone's mind is whom Gov. David Paterson will appoint to replace her. Na...

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