We’re Spending Fewer Federal Dollars On Infrastructure Than We Have In 20 Years
May 24th, 2013It usually takes a bridge collapsing to get America talking about our crumbling infrastructure, and it’s happening again. Apparently a truck caused the collapse of a bridge in Washington state that recently had been declared “structurally deficient.” Luckily it seems that no lives were lost in this disaster. “In 2012, the Federal Highway Administration said
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Massachusetts Senate Race Turns Ugly As Markey Expands Lead
May 24th, 2013Massachusetts’ special Senate election is taking an ugly turn, as new polling suggests that Democrat Ed Markey is pulling away from Republican Gabriel Gomez in the race to fill the seat once held by Secretary of State John Kerry. According to an Emerson College poll released Thursday, Markey now leads Gomez 45 to 33 percent.
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Is There Really A ‘Conservative Reform’ Movement In Policy?
May 24th, 2013A few years ago, Freddie DeBoer argued that the terms “left” and “liberal” in the political blogosphere were really more descriptive of argument style and political strategy rather than any actual ideological differences. I think there’s a similar issue at play in the wave of articles about conservatives seeking to reform the movement. As 2013 rolls on,
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Why Second-Term Scandals Are Almost Inevitable
May 24th, 2013In the last month, there has been a lot of talk about whether American presidents face a second-term curse. It’s not clear that such a thing exists, but any second-term president is likely to have to deal with some real or apparent scandals. The reason isn’t arrogance, distraction or hubris. It’s a matter of arithmetic.
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Obama Balances Threats Against Americans’ Rights
May 24th, 2013WASHINGTON (AP) — Forecasting the changing nature of threats against the U.S. for years to come, President Barack Obama says “America is at a crossroads.” And so, too, is his presidency’s counterterrorism policy, which has long struggled to balance protecting the nation from terror attacks while upholding Americans’ rights. The Obama administration this week acknowledged
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