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Issa: The White House Is Lying

2013-06-02T10:00:54Z

WASHINGTON -- The Internal Revenue Service agents who inappropriately targeted conservative groups had been following orders from the Obama administra...

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Seth D. Harris: Building a Skills Infrastructure by Investing in Community Colleges

2013-04-26T12:17:53Z

I view skills development as one of the leading edges of economic development. I've seen it across the country -- investing in the skills of American workers is fostering the creation of middle-class jobs and ensuring that workers can succeed in them.

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Lindsay Hoffman: The Printer Is Mightier Than the Gun?

2013-04-22T18:06:19Z

The 3-D printing story -- accompanied by its biggest character, Cody Wilson - has received some attention, but is only in its beginning stages. That's likely why it is not the top story of the day.

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But Big Tobacco Doesn't Want To Pay For Preschool

2013-04-05T17:25:18Z

Though President Barack Obama's administration hasn't formally released its 2014 budget, one component is already facing resistance from the tobacco i...

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William McDonough: Let's Upcycle Everything

2013-04-03T17:17:35Z

What if we reimagined the potential of the land around our railroad tracks or federal highways, already secure as public rights‐of‐way, as host to renewable power systems?

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Catherine Atkin: Californians for President Obama's Early Learning Plan

2013-04-02T20:14:46Z

When President Obama releases his budget next week, we urge him to stand strong and announce a robust early learning budget proposal that truly puts the nation's earliest learners first. California is a ready partner for investing robustly and wisely in early learning.

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Obama Voting Issues Commission Established

2013-03-28T15:49:23Z

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has signed an executive order establishing a presidential commission to address voting issues.

Obama announced h...

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Lydia Dobyns: Pathways to Employment: Graduating Students Ready for College and Career

2013-03-22T18:30:21Z

It was 10 years in the making, but when the Applied Technology Center opened its doors in 2011 to high school freshmen, it had been entirely funded through a local bond because the community saw the value of the school and supported it.

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Amy B. Dean: Hey, House GOP: We Need to (Re)Build Bridges, Not Burn Them

2013-03-21T12:42:24Z

Here we have an investment that would repair the beating heart of America -- its roads, airports, bridges, transit systems and energy grid -- and House Republicans would rather skip it and go golfing with their funders.

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Amitai Etzioni: Obama: Flailing

2013-03-20T11:00:06Z

If you understand where President Obama is headed in his second term, pray send me an email. I like him, wish him God-speed, and might well support where he is going -- if I could just figure out where that is.

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Matthew Lew: I Am Millennial

2013-03-18T11:05:07Z

Just as the Boomer generation redefined what their parents handed off to them, we will too and already are -- just much more quickly and perhaps overtly than ever before given the transparency prompted by the Internet.

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This State's Children Could Get A Constitutional Boost

2013-03-08T18:39:00Z

New Mexico is weighing a bill that could make it the country's first state to explicitly protect early education funding in its constitution.

For ...

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Jonah Edelman: We Owe Our Kids Universal Preschool

2013-03-07T14:24:43Z

We know pre-school works, so let's stop talking and start building a system where all children have access to excellent early childhood education. As any well-educated four year old could tell us, not doing so would be ridiculous.

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Chris Weigant: Obama Poll Watch -- February, 2013

2013-03-06T20:43:31Z

As expected, Obama's "second honeymoon" in the polls is starting to fade. The election is long over, the inauguration is fading from memory, and now the real legislative struggles of Obama's second term have begun.

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Lisa De Bode: Europe Faces New Political Reality at Harvard

2013-03-05T18:01:15Z

There is no one European identity, no one voice that speaks for the myriad of countries that make up the EU. Before increased monetary and fiscal integration can take place, European leaders need to focus on enhancing their political union.

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Michael Hodin: Why We Must De-Link Alzheimer's From Aging

2013-03-05T07:36:08Z

With a billion people over 65 in just about a decade -- and with the near perfect correlation between advancing age and increased risk -- no country can afford to defer their commitments to beat Alzheimer's.

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Jim Bell: The Path to Second-term Success Goes Through Space

2013-03-04T19:19:29Z

Pursuing the goals of the U.S. space program presents an extraordinary opportunity for the administration's second-term agenda. A path to a strong manufacturing base, STEM education, advances in clean energy, and ultimately a thriving middle-class, goes through space.

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'What If You've Got The Obama Pipeline And It Leaks?'

2013-03-04T17:35:21Z

Environmentalists seeking to block the proposed Keystone XL pipeline's revised route are appealing to President Barack Obama's sense of history as muc...

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Sec. Kathleen Sebelius: America's Middle Class Promise Starts Early

2013-03-04T10:30:28Z

Early childhood education is one of the best investments we can make in America's future. Now is the time to redouble our efforts, not cut back. Doing right by our youngest children is essential to America's middle-class promise. We look forward to working together to make it happen.

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Rebekah Bolser: My Student Voice

2013-03-01T10:31:19Z

The students in my old neighborhood deserve a chance to have a successful future. If we can't give them that, how can we say that we have succeeded in bringing up the generation of the future -- the ones who are going to determine the future of this country?

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Steve Bhaerman: Swami Beyondananda's 2013 State of the Universe Address: Time to Shift or Get off the Pot

2013-03-01T09:55:38Z

isten, every child in America should be taught the appropriate use of arms as soon as they have arms to raise -- hugging. Hug first, ask questions later. Come up with your hands out!

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Nafees Syed: President Obama: Don't Forget Guantánamo Promise

2013-02-28T14:05:00Z

As he did during his recent State of the Union for other issues, the president needs to ask the American people why Congress continues to support Guantánamo.

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Gene Karpinski: Addressing Climate Change Gaining Momentum in States Coast to Coast

2013-02-27T15:31:07Z

President Obama can't solve the climate crisis alone, and this momentum in the states is an encouraging sign for anyone who wants to see our elected officials address the challenge of our generation, our changing climate.

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When Was The Last Time Obama Endured A Media Feeding Frenzy?

2013-02-25T17:01:38Z

WASHINGTON -- There was much hand-wringing last week over Politico's "puppet master" piece claiming that President Obama runs circles around reporter...

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Ryan J. Reilly: VIDEO: Desiline Victor, Voter Obama Mentioned In State Of Union, Makes Trip To DC

2013-02-22T17:45:41Z

WASHINGTON -- The Advancement Project has posted a behind-the-scenes video featuring Desiline Victor, the 102-year-old Miami voter whose story of wait...

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