Controversies
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 Why Canada's House of Commons' speaker resignedUnder The Radar His resignation comes after controversy over a man he honored in Parliament By Justin Klawans Published Under The Radar
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 9 chart-topping hits that stirred controversyIn Depth 'Rich Men North of Richmond' and 'Try That in a Small Town' are the latest musical hits to generate cultural furor By Justin Klawans Published In Depth
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 ADL calls for Twitter advertising 'pause' 1 month after its CEO lauded Elon MuskSpeed Read By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published Speed Read
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 The new golf league challenging the PGA, explainedSpeed Read What you need to know about LIV Golf By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published Speed Read
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Hillary: The right choice at State?feature Why does Obama want his “frenemy” in his cabinet? Simple: Clinton is smart, tough-minded, and a very fast study, and her star power will allow her to deal with foreign leaders “on level footing.” By The Week Staff Last updated feature
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Obama: Is the honeymoon already over?feature Disagreement over the stimulus package threatens to mar the new era of bipartisanship President Obama hoped to bring to Washington. By The Week Staff Last updated feature
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Guantánamo: What happens to the prisoners now?feature Last week President Obama ordered the closing of the prison at Guantánamo Bay and halted its military tribunals. By The Week Staff Last updated feature
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The Massachusetts message: What the voters are sayingfeature The voters in Massachusetts changed the political equation when they chose Republican Scott Brown to fill Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat. By The Week Staff Last updated feature
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Democrats: Is the progressive era already over?feature With midterm elections still 10 months away, 13 congressional Democrats have now called it quits. Polls suggest that Democrats will lose seats in both chambers, putting their majority at risk. By The Week Staff Last updated feature
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The politics of health care: Will Democrats pay a price?feature The instant President Obama signed health-care reform into law, the November midterm elections were transformed into a referendum on the biggest expansion of federal power in decades. By The Week Staff Last updated feature
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Energy: Obama’s surprising embrace of offshore oil drillingfeature President Obama ended a 30-year-old drilling embargo by approving oil and gas drilling off previously closed portions of the Atlantic coast, in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and off parts of Alaska. By The Week Staff Last updated feature
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The BP ‘shakedown’: Will Barton’s gaffe help Democrats?feature After Obama exacted a $20 billion escrow fund from BP CEO Tony Hayward, Joe Barton, a senior Republican on the House Energy Committee, apologized to Hayward for the “shakedown.” By The Week Staff Last updated feature
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Afghanistan: Is the war doomed to failure?feature The signs in Afghanistan are troubling both on and off the battlefield. By The Week Staff Last updated feature
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Obama: Can he live up to expectations?feature Barack Obama faces enormous challenges when he steps into the White House. Is the country expecting too much too soon? By The Week Staff Last updated feature
