Controversies
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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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Occupy Wall Street: Will the crackdown end the movement?
feature As the police continue to dismantle the tent cities of the Occupy movement, its future as a political force is in question.
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The death penalty: Was an innocent man executed?
feature In Georgia, Troy Davis was executed for the 1989 shooting of an off-duty policeman, Mark MacPhail, in spite of recanted testimony.
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Paul Ryan: Is it racist to blame poverty on culture?
feature Paul Ryan sparked outrage when he attributed the cause of poverty in the nations's inner cities to a culture of "men not working.”
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Health-care reform: Where Obama went wrong
feature President Obama’s grand plan to remake the entire health-care system has bogged down in Congress, and his August deadline for passage is dead.
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McClellan’s memoir: Why did he blow the whistle?
feature “Now he tells us,” said The Philadelphia Inquirer in an editorial. When he served as George W. Bush’s press secretary for three years, Scott McClellan heatedly defended his boss, the Iraq war, and the administrati
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Working from home: Is it really more productive?
feature The CEOs of two struggling companies, Yahoo and Best Buy, have decreed that employees will no longer be able to work from home.
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NFL bullying scandal: Taking the measure of manhood
feature Jonathan Martin sparked a national debate when he quit the Miami Dolphins because of hazing from teammate Richie Incognito.
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Death in Kansas: An act of domestic terrorism?
feature Scott Roeder, the anti-abortion activist who allegedly gunned down Dr. George Tiller in church, was no lone nut—his rage was shaped by Christian extremist groups, which actually exulted in the assassination.
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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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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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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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Iraq
feature When will it be time to leave?
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