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Santorum, Gingrich Give Dour Speeches at CPAC Santorum, Gingrich Give Dour Speeches at CPAC

Rick and Newt say they would replicate Reagan’s playbook, but they lack his optimistic appeal. 

Feb 11, 2012 / Ben Adler

Cory Booker and Chris Christie: Teachers Should Live in Downtown Newark Cory Booker and Chris Christie: Teachers Should Live in Downtown Newark

Politicians and developers try to lure 200 teachers to live in a struggling Newark neighborhood. Will it improve the quality of education?

Feb 10, 2012 / Dana Goldstein

This Week: A Beginning in Mortgage Settlement. PLUS: Lessons From Planned Parenthood This Week: A Beginning in Mortgage Settlement. PLUS: Lessons From Planned Parenthood

This week, DC reporter George Zornick details the good, the bad and the ugly in the mortgage settlement. Ilyse Hogue takes on former Komen vice president Karen Handle. And a look t...

Feb 10, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Comments of the Week: Komen, Drones and Mortgages

Comments of the Week: Komen, Drones and Mortgages Comments of the Week: Komen, Drones and Mortgages

Each week we post a run-down of the best of our reader comments with the hopes of highlighting some of your most valuable insights and encouraging more people to join the fray.

Feb 10, 2012 / Sarah Arnold

Pro-Choice and Catholic Groups Praise Compromise on Contraceptive Access

Pro-Choice and Catholic Groups Praise Compromise on Contraceptive Access Pro-Choice and Catholic Groups Praise Compromise on Contraceptive Access

Does the US Conference of Catholic Bishops care more about playing politics than serving Catholics?

Feb 10, 2012 / Emily Douglas

Arizona Law Would Make It Illegal to Teach Law, History or Literature

Arizona Law Would Make It Illegal to Teach Law, History or Literature Arizona Law Would Make It Illegal to Teach Law, History or Literature

This law would not only block the teaching of such classics as Ulysses, The Canterbury Tales, and Catcher in the Rye, it’d prohibit historians and law professors from compe...

Feb 10, 2012 / StudentNation / Angus Johnston

State Department Inspector General Faults Keystone Approval Process State Department Inspector General Faults Keystone Approval Process

Mainstream outlets are focusing on the topline of the Inspector General's report—but many problems were uncovered.

Feb 10, 2012 / George Zornick

Nancy Grace, Policymaker

Nancy Grace, Policymaker Nancy Grace, Policymaker

Caylee’s Law, a bill whipped up after the Casey Anthony acquittal, is moving forward in several states, thanks in part to Grace’s tirades—and despite criticism fr...

Feb 10, 2012 / Sarah Stillman

Paul Ryan’s ‘New Reagan’ Speech Positions for Romney Implosion Paul Ryan’s ‘New Reagan’ Speech Positions for Romney Implosion

House Budget Committee chair uses his CPAC speech to hint about an alternative Republican presidential prospect like, er, Paul Ryan.

Feb 10, 2012 / John Nichols

White Christian Nationalism at CPAC

White Christian Nationalism at CPAC White Christian Nationalism at CPAC

The Conservative Political Action Conference hosted a panel on “The Failure of Multiculturalism” with some sketchy speakers. 

Feb 10, 2012 / Ben Adler

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