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Gun control: Has Newtown already been forgotten?
feature Three months after Newtown, meaningful gun-control legislation seems doomed to failure.
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Obamacare: Is the program already in trouble?
feature The White House announced a one-year delay in the Affordable Care Act's employer mandate.
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The fiscal cliff: What if negotiations fail?
feature All told, $503 billion could be siphoned out of the economy, which could throw the still-weak U.S. economy back into recession.
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Newtown: Violence, video games, and mental illness
feature It’s time to look hard at “America’s culture of violence,” including movies, music, and video games.
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Voting: Should ex-felons regain the right to cast ballots?
feature Attorney General Eric Holder denounced state laws that restrict convicted felons from voting after they’re released from jail.
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Obamacare: Does the GOP have a better alternative?
feature Though the White House botched the rollout of the ACA, Americans have no desire to return to the status quo.
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The GOP: Is Ted Cruz the new face of the party?
feature The GOP must decide, and decide soon, whether Ted Cruz’s angry, extremist rhetoric will define its message.
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Fast-food workers: Do they deserve a living wage?
feature Workers at major fast-food chains staged one-day strikes during peak mealtimes to demand an increase in their wages.
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The Supreme Court: Did Obama try to bully the justices?
feature The president's public caution to the Supreme Court unleashed a flurry of opinion.
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Rand Paul: What did he achieve with his filibuster?
feature The GOP senator's 13-hour talking filibuster pushed the administration to clarify its drone policy.
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Obama: Did his appointments violate the Constitution?
feature The President's recess appointments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the National Labor Relations Board have raised the ire of Republicans, who say the Senate was not really in recess.
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The economy: Obama’s new New Deal
feature Obama's $775 billion package of programs to repair our infrastructure, promote fuel efficiency and alternative energies, and modernize our electrical grid is reminiscent of the works projects of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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The CIA’s secret plan: Did Cheney commit a crime?
feature Dick Cheney has come under scrutiny for ordering the CIA not to tell Congress about a post-9/11 plan to assassinate al Qaida operatives with paramilitary hit teams.
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The Catholic Church: A crisis of confidence
feature Was the pope complicit in covering up sexual abuse scandals when he served as a cardinal and an archbishop?
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