Republican Senator Pat Toomey Condemns DC Gridlock
Republican Senator Pat Toomey (PA) co-sponsored the failed bipartisan Manchin-Toomey bill on gun buyer background checks. He spoke about why the bill...
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Background Check Vote: Senate Contact Information
Contact information for the 45 Senators who voted against the enhanced background checks for gun purchases Manchin-Toomey amendment that failed in...
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Listening to each other will solve the gun issue
“There doesn’t have to be a conflict between protecting our citizens and protecting our Second Amendment rights.”- President Barack...
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President Obama Visits Israel
“Time is of the essence–so fragile is the balance between war and peace in the Middle East.” – Marvin Kalb Why Is Obama Going...
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Sexual Assault in the Military
“The Department of Defense reports that at least 20 percent of servicewomen and 1 percent of servicemen — an estimated 500,000 troops —...
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Bipartisan Commission to Study Voting Reform
On election day 2012, people across the United States faced over six-hour waits and other difficulties voting. In Florida alone, one report found...
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Obama State of the Union Agenda Itemized
President Obama’s 2013 State of the Union lasted for about an hour, with a great deal of detail on his focus in the year(s) ahead. Highlighting...
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Obama State of the Union Address in Context
Former Clinton speechwriter Michael Waldman talks about some of the ways the State of the Union address has impacted U.S. society and politics, along...
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Syria’s Revolution – Competing Armed Interests and Chaos?
With the death toll rising by the day, opposition groups in Syria’s civil war are moving away from a unified opposition council and closer to...
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Why Republicans Should Ignore Obama
Ramesh Ponnuru, Bloomberg Op-Ed (01/28) Jan 28 – Conservatives need to get over President Barack Obama. It’s time to adjust to a world in...
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Virginia Republican Gerrymandering Draws Critique
As Senator Alan Simpson said in his talk at The Common Good (video), many of the political problems facing this country are due to gerrymandering at...
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DC Gridlock on Hold, but not for Long
While the Presidential inauguration seemed to offer Washington a day of respite from its usual gridlock, the issues that led to the breakdown have...
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