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Peter Fenn »
IRS, AP and Benghazi Are Not Obama Scandals 40 minutes ago

I have to confess that I am the only Washington political junkie who has not watched the series "Scandal," or even the much acclaimed "House of Cards." Maybe that makes me not competent to comment on what is going on in Washington these days – IRS, Benghazi, Associated Press reporters tracked. I hope not.

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Lara Brown »
Democrats Should Be Worried About Polls After Obama Scandals 12:00 PM ET

Democrats are relieved. Despite the trio of political scandals encircling the White House, President Obama's approval rating has remained steady over the last few weeks.

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Leslie Marshall »
Tea Party IRS Rally Should Wait Until After Moore Tornado Recovery 10:30 AM ET

The headline story this week is the devastating storm that hit Moore, Oklahoma on Monday, killing 24, seven of whom were children. Mother Nature showed her power and her wrath once again.

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Susan Milligan »
God Bless America and the Boy Scouts 10:00 AM ET

What could be more quintessentially American than the song "God Bless America," a tune Irving Berlin wrote to boost the spirits of U.S. troops during World War II?

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Kelly Riddell »
IRS, AP and Benghazi Show the Failure of Obama's Big Government Yesterday

The leadership failures and bureaucratic dysfunction exposed by the Internal Revenue Service scandal should be a wake up call to anybody who believes bigger government can solve this nation's problems.

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Pat Garofalo »
Coburn Wants Oklahoma Tornado Aid Offset With Budget Cuts Yesterday

A massive tornado ripped through Moore, Okla. and surrounding cities yesterday, leaving scores of Americans dead. Photos from the scene show complete and total devastation, nothing but dirt and timber where once whole neighborhoods stood.

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Why a College Degree May Not Be Worth It

Former U.S. Secretary of Education William Bennett explains why a college degree may not be worth the cost.

Two-Party Politics Is Failing the U.S.

Professor Charles Wheelan explains how centrists could change the Senate landscape.

The Rover Has Landed

NASA scientist Roger Wiens talks about the role Mars Rover Curiosity plays in the future of space exploration.

World Report

How to Arm Syria’s Rebels

The U.S. already has a successful model for providing aid to opposition groups.

Economic Intelligence

How to Pay For Disaster Relief

We need to make smarter choices about how we respond to natural disasters.

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Robert Schlesinger

An End to the NRA’s Angry Swagger

Polls show that overwhelming majorities of Americans, and even of NRA members, favor universal background checks.

Mary Kate Cary

Washington’s Toxic Stew

President Obama's burgeoning problems affect more than this week’s three scandals.

Mort Zuckerman

Meeting the Growing Threat of Cyberattacks

We have yet to establish security standards to prevent large-scale cyberattacks on the nation’s critical infrastructure.

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