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Nobel Prize Obstructionism

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Chris Weigant

It is downright ludicrous to say that a Nobel Prize-winning economist is somehow not qualified to get a job running economic policy for the government. Until Sen. Richard Shelby realizes this, Obama and the White House should point it out.

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The 17th Amendment is Good for America

Sally Kohn | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Sally Kohn

There's a movement afoot to repeal the 17th Amendment of the United States Constitution which allows for the two US Senators from each state to be "el...

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Why the Governor Should Delay His Appointment

Pedro Nava | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Pedro Nava

I firmly believe that the Governor should be careful and thoughtful about this appointment. This decision should not be rushed, as some have suggested.

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DU Think Tank: Elections Lead To Corrupt Judges

AP | KRISTEN WYATT | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
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DENVER — An old debate about whether judges should be elected or appointed is heating up again. Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Conno...

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Who Needs Elections?

Dan Collins | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
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Dan Collins

There are six statewide offices in New York, and right now four of them are occupied by people who didn't run for them.

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Burris, Race, Religion, And The Senate

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Chris Weigant

"I am now the junior senator from the state of Illinois. . . . Friends, we're going to have to have some powerful prayer. . . . They can't deny what t...

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New Labor Secretary is Brown and Green

Van Jones | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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Van Jones

Solis is the right secretary of labor to take advantage of a great opportunity not only to make America's economy stronger by making it greener, but also to make Americans living in poverty part of a revitalized middle class.

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