Would the debate about health care reform end differently if Senators' own health care coverage were at risk? Right now talk and inaction are relatively cheap for US legislators, since their own health care plan will likely remain the same whether legislation is passed or not. Our research shows though...

If President Obama were a product, what would it mean to be loyal to him? His job approval rating went from 62% in the second quarter of 2009 to 53% in the third quarter, a 9-point drop that ranks as the steepest reported decline for a newly elected President.

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