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No Sign Of Activity On Major Obama Promise

2012-04-18T11:53:40Z

Three months ago, in his State of the Union speech, President Obama announced a new task force to investigate mortgage fraud and bring some measure of...

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Michele Swenson: Two-Party Economic Betrayal of the Working Class: The Need for a Grassroots Progressive Campaign

2012-04-05T15:38:04Z

Election year choices are increasingly disconnected from most people's lives, controlled by the Democratic-Republican duopoly in thrall to corporate megabucks that buy off government, and covered by corporate media like a horse race.

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Dr. David Svaldi: Government Cuts Equal Higher Tuition

2012-03-20T22:22:58Z

For this generation, student loan debt dwarfs any other debt. The national average student loan debt is above $25,000 -- 47 percent higher than a decade ago -- with many students at elite institutions graduating with debt in six figures.

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For One Indiana School, Standardized Testing Is A Literary Genre

2012-03-13T15:02:59Z

On the lesson plan for one Indiana school's students: historical fiction, poetry, nonfiction and ... standardized testing.

In his January State of ...

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Bank Probe Adds 'A Lot Of Overlapping Cooks In The Kitchen'

2012-03-01T19:32:00Z

* DOJ subpoenas seek three years of documents * New group announced in State of the Union * Could slow down efforts to r...

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Job Creators Alliance: Stop the Regulation!

2012-03-01T17:06:34Z

We want businesses to feel confident enough to undertake new projects and hire new workers, not terrified of the bureaucratic traps that might lie around the corner.

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Martin Long: Santorum's Gifts to Obama

2012-02-27T17:19:51Z

Rick Santorum appeared on ABC's This Week apparently to demonstrate once and for all that he cannot be elected the next President of the United States and that soon after November he will slip into obscurity.

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David Holt: Education Is Key to an "All-of-the-Above" Energy Policy

2012-02-27T08:03:31Z

Educators and parents have long recognized the need to focus more on math and science. Now, it is time for policymakers, businesses and communities to stand up and play a more active role in training our next generation of energy professionals.

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Usha Haley: Bringing Solar Manufacturing Back

2012-02-13T16:01:11Z

The U.S. created the solar industry, yet today, China accounts for three-fifths of the world's solar-panel production and exports 95 percent of its production. Against this backdrop, an epic battle is occurring.

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Sam Koppelman: Obamaness

2012-02-09T09:20:42Z

As many Americans became more and more disenchanted with President Obama, I've had a difficult time explaining to my friends and myself why I still care so much about Obama succeeding.

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In Closed Door Dinner, Buffett Pitches Senate Democrats On Tax Fairness

2012-02-08T21:47:00Z

WASHINGTON, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett, the billionaire philanthropist who inspired President Barack Obama's new crusade to ma...

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Ebong Eka: Tax Breaks for Manufacturing? Do We Need Them?

2012-02-08T17:43:22Z

A tax break that rewards American small businesses for staying at home is a tax break that matters! Now if we can only get past the rhetoric and back to the economy!

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Bill Chameides: A Look at Our Energy Outlook

2012-02-07T18:13:07Z

Crossposted with TheGreenGrok.com.Steady as we go with energy but definitely not on our climate target.
Presidential Disconnect?
A little more than tw...

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Laura McNeal: Obama's Call to Action: Political Theatrics or Authentic School Reform?

2012-02-06T17:30:57Z

Obama's proposal sends an important message to youths and their families: "You are no longer invisible. We see you, we invest in you and we expect you to contribute in a positive way to yourself and to your future."

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Valerie Jarrett: Securing Equal Pay? There (Should Be) an App for That!

2012-02-06T15:49:59Z

Right now, if you're a woman in the workforce, it can be surprisingly difficult to answer basic questions about equal pay: what's the typical salary for someone in your position? Should you be asking for more at the negotiating table? What are your fundamental legal rights?

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William Astore: The Peril of Idolizing Our Military

2012-02-04T17:53:56Z

As a retired veteran, such pro-military rhetoric in the president's state of the union address resonates with me, but as a student of history it makes me more than uncomfortable.

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Charles Ferguson: Let Them Eat Task Forces

2012-02-04T08:30:36Z

Over the intervening three years, what did Obama do? Well, we got a stimulus package, and then a year later an absurdly complicated new law that addressed everything except the most important issues. And that's about it.

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Tom Falco: For Crying Out Loud

2012-02-03T17:14:59Z

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Afton Branche: Conservative Alternatives to the DREAM Act: New and Hardly Improved

2012-02-03T12:58:55Z

It's hard to believe the existing policy is the problem, and easier to think that politics as usual has gotten in the way of a successful DREAM Act.

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Devon Swezey: How to Bring Back U.S. Manufacturing Jobs

2012-02-03T11:25:31Z

The president is right to stake much of his vision for America's economic future on renewed American leadership in advanced manufacturing. But realizing that vision will require new strategies and new thinking.

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Bob Burnett: Is Obama a Failed President?

2012-02-03T09:59:03Z

Given Republican treachery, it's a miracle the US economy shows any life. To the extent that it does, credit Barack Obama. He's not a failed president; he's succeeded despite perfidious Republican obstruction.

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Pearl Korn: While Mitt And Newt Flail, It's Time For You To Be Bold, Mr. President

2012-02-03T08:38:11Z

Take the money out of politics, protect Americans right to vote, and make it easier for more Americans to exercise their Constitutional rights -- three issues it's hard to oppose and can help bolster your credentials as a man of the People, Mr. President.

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Kate Karpilow: Mitch Daniels' SOTU Response Leaves Out American Women

2012-02-01T19:03:27Z

For all of Mitch Daniels' lofty talk about the "language of unity" and a "program of renewal that rebuilds the dream for all," it sure would have been nice to hear what he might do for women.

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Phyllis Cuttino: Putting Americans Back to Work With Clean Energy

2012-02-01T16:40:44Z

The global clean energy economy has experienced 630% growth since '04. Last year, private investment increased to $260 billion, and installed clean energy capacity exceeded 400 gigawatts -- putting it on par with nuclear power.

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Colin Delany: If Occupy Is Ephemeral, Is That a Bad Thing?

2012-02-01T15:53:25Z

With the long-term occupations coming to an end, and more traditional activism coming to the fore (protesting international summits is not exactly a new thing), is Occupy fading as a distinct movement?

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