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GDP Diagnosis: Worst Congress Ever

Ask half a dozen people about the latest report on gross domestic product ( GDP ), and you're likely to get half a dozen answers about just what it means. You may also be tempted to ask what it even measures, and why it matters. The short answer is that it measures...

Romney in London: the Gaffe and the Graft

The press has had a field day highlighting British reactions to Romney’s mild criticism of the Olympic preparations. Tory P.M David Cameron slaps him down. London Mayor Boris Johnson scorns him before a crowd of 60,000. Tabloid press goes off. Much tut-tutting on how...

Junior And The Mittster Have Something Else In Common

He speaks a tiny bit more clearly, but he's just as big a clod on the international stage as George W. Bush: The US presidential candidate Mitt Romney has questioned the readiness of London 2012, saying there have been "disconcerting signs" in the buildup to the Games...

Progressive Breakfast

Each morning, Bill Scher and Terrance Heath serve up what progressives need to effect change on the kitchen-table issues families face: jobs, health care, green energy, financial reform, affordable education and retirement security. MORNING MESSAGE: The Nakedness of...

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