Controversies
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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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The fiscal cliff: What happens if there’s no deal?
feature Contrary to what some doomsayers have predicted, income taxes won’t go up overnight, and $500 billion won’t suddenly be sucked out of the economy.
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Iraq
feature Can this nation be saved?
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‘Obamacare’: What is Romney’s alternative?
feature Romney caused an uproar when he told “Meet the Press” that there were things in the Affordable Care Act he favored.
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The Oscars
feature Is Hollywood out of touch?
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Gay marriage: A case of fundamental rights?
feature A federal judge threw out California's Proposition 8, arguing that it violated gay citizens’ rights to due process and equal protection under the law.
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Iraq
feature Is Bush preparing the way for withdrawal?
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Football: Is Seau's death ‘a tipping point’?
feature Junior Seau didn’t just kill himself last week, “he probably killed football itself.”
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Bush’s legacy: How will history judge him?
feature Will Bush, like Harry Truman, be appreciated in hindsight, or will he be forever judged as one of the nation's most unpopular presidents?
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