Controversies
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The GOP: Shutting down the government to stop Obamacare
feature Republicans are “testing a new frontier of radicalism” in a last-ditch effort to block the Affordable Care Act.
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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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Iraq
feature Time for plans B and C.
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The GOP: Are party leaders divorcing the Tea Party?
feature It was only a few years ago that the Tea Party movement helped the GOP seize control of the House in the 2010 midterms.
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Terrorism
feature Why hasn’t the U.S. been hit again?
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Trayvon Martin: The meaning of a teen’s tragic death
feature Once again, we have been given heartbreaking proof “of the ongoing peril of being young, black, and male in this country.”
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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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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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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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Jobs: Why aren’t companies hiring?
feature Nearly 15 million Americans are out of work, half of them for more than six months, and the figures aren't dropping even though employers are ringing up good profits.
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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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Iraq
feature Will a change of policy prevent chaos?
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Obama: Did he damage his credibility over Syria?
feature With a “slip of the tongue” Secretary of State John Kerry may have not only averted war, but also saved the Obama presidency.
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