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How Walmart got government support, despite union pleas
Josh Eidelson
Labor leader says allies in the Administration tried to persuade First Lady to dump retail giant -- but were denied
What Kenya attacks mean for al-Shabab, War on Terror
Associated Press
Obama administration expected to ramp up counterterror operations in Somalia
Ted Cruz’s bullying formula
Jonathan Bernstein
Here’s the real reason the right-wing nut from Texas is able to tell his party where to go
The final triumph of welfare reform
Alex Pareene
The Third Way was supposed to end welfare politicking as we knew it, but no one told Republicans
Everybody hates Ted Cruz: The most unpopular man in Congress!
Joan Walsh
Has anyone horrified congressional colleagues, and united left and right, faster than the junior Texas senator?
Obama taps Goldman Sachs exec as Canada envoy
Michael Beckel
Bruce Heyman is the 20th elite fundraiser named to a diplomatic post this term
The 50 most influential marijuana users
April M. Short
Oprah Winfrey and George W. Bush are just a couple of names on the Marijuana Policy Project's newly released list
RIP, the middle class: 1946-2013
Edward McClelland
The 1 percent hollowed out the middle class and our industrial base. And Washington just let it happen
Assads fight rebel videos via Instagram in information war
NICOLE GAOUETTE
He visits patients in the hospital while his wife goes to soup kitchens
10 ways religious groups steal public money
Valerie Tarico
Holy freeloading! Religion is big business, especially with the help of your tax dollars
House to vote on gutting Obamacare
Associated Press
As part of temporary funding bill, GOP Reps. take aim at healthcare reform
Investigators review erratic behavior of DC gunman
Eric Tucker
Aaron Alexis reportedly visited two hospitals in the weeks before the Monday morning rampage
Yellen praised for pressing Fed on unemployment
CAROLINE SALAS GAGE, STEVE MATTHEWS
Labor leaders are supporting Janet Yellen for the top job at the Fed
Who wrote a worse column today, Maureen Dowd or Thomas Friedman?
Alex Pareene
Pick your poison: Dull or snide? Facile or repetitive? Pink hair or weird cats?
Cutbacks to the stimulus hang over Fed meeting
DOMINIC RUSHE IN NEW YORK
At a Wednesday night press conference, chairman Ben Bernanke is expected to announce a "tapering" of the stimulus
Yellen seen as likely Fed nominee after Summers exit
JOSHUA ZUMBRUN, CATARINA SARAIVA
In a survey of economists, the Fed's vice chair came in first
Census bureau: Women earn $11,500 less than men annually
DOMINIC RUSHE, The Guardian
New data finds that women in full-time work are still paid 77 cents for every dollar men earn.
Aaron Alexis reportedly had been hearing voices
Associated Press
The Navy Yard shooter, who legally owned his guns, was not stripped of security clearance
Progressive group aims to oust Orson Scott Card from new position at UNC
Prachi Gupta
The homophobic writer, now a board member of UNC-TV, in May compared President Obama to Adolf Hitler
Madonna’s Reddit AMA: The strangest moments
Daniel D'Addario
The pop singer seems annoyed by fans' questions, curses at them during an online chat
GOP brass plays party for fools
Brian Beutler
Top brass Republicans believe they can manipulate rank-and-file members into abandoning their favorite passions
No, Oprah and Barack can’t fix racism: Stop celebrating “how far we’ve come!”
Brittney Cooper
Yes, Black stars break down barriers -- but this week showed they don't signal broad systemic changes. Here's why
Democrats now pushing for Yellen as Fed Chair
DAN ROBERTS IN WASHINGTON, DOMINIC RUSHE IN NEW YORK
Senator Elizabeth Warren gives full support to Vice Chairwoman of the Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen
Why Larry Summers was not too big to fail
Joan Walsh
Five years after the Wall Street crash, an unapologetic deregulation fan (and Citigroup consultant!) pays a price
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