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Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013 7:06 PM UTCElections Next New Deal
Mark Schmitt
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What Romney tells us about our tax code
The real question isn't whether Mitt Romney paid his taxes but whether we want to make an unfair tax code worse
Sunday, Aug 5, 2012 3:00 PM UTC 60Politics Next New Deal, Mitt Romney, Taxes
Republicans won’t repeal Obamacare
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Wednesday, Jul 4, 2012 3:00 PM UTC 45Politics Next New Deal, Supreme Court
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The rise of the zombie candidate
Super PACs have made it possible for no-shot hopefuls like Gingrich, Perry and Santorum to run indefinitely
Wednesday, Jan 11, 2012 4:04 PM UTC 13Politics New Deal 2.0, Campaign Finance
Mark Schmitt is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Fellows Program at the Roosevelt Institute.
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