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Will filibuster reform turn the Senate into the House?
Jonathan Bernstein
A look at some of the changes proposed by a bevy of Democratic Senators -- and whether they'll actually work
Don’t count out angry white guys quite yet
Irin Carmon
Dems have a lot of leverage in the "fiscal cliff" standoff after the election. That doesn't mean the GOP yields
Obama, Christie meet at the White House
Associated Press
The President met with Christie to discuss aid for New Jersey's recovery from Hurricane Sandy
Obama’s humblebrag: How to tell everyone you’re rich
Irin Carmon
The president owns his privilege to argue for higher taxes on the rich -- like himself
I was a teenage conservative
Steve Erickson
Right-wing politics offered its own form of rebellion in the 1960s. Later, I realized I was only betraying myself
A dream SEC chief
Matt Stoller
With a record of challenging Wall Street, Neil Barofsky says he'd take it "in a heartbeat." Here's what he'd do
Don’t hold your breath for bilateral discussions with Iran
Pepe Escobar
Between pressures from Israel, the Pentagon and Washington elites, the nation will likely remain Obama's top threat
Administration takes tough line with GOP on cliff
David Espo
"The size of the problem is so large it can't be solved without rates going up," said Timothy Geithner
An FCC Christmas gift for Rupert Murdoch?
Bill Moyers, Michael Winship
New rules could pave the way for the News Corp. mogul to purchase the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times
Nate Silver: Still not trusted
Alex Halperin
A new survey reveals the public remains wary of America's best known poll guru, even after nailing the election
Obama warns against another debt ceiling fight
Jim Kuhnhenn
It's "not a game that I will play," the president said
Senate passes $631 billion defense bill
Donna Cassata
The legislation authorizes money for weapons, aircraft and ships, as well as a pay raise for military personnel
The right turns on Boehner after committee “purge”
Jillian Rayfield
The House speaker removed four conservatives from their committee seats for bucking party leadership
Republican opposition downs UN disability treaty
Jim Abrams
Republicans cite a threat to home-schoolers as their reason for rejecting it
GOP leaders remove four from plum House committees
Kevin Freking
John Boehner sacked four conservative Republicans for bucking party leaders on key votes
NATO backs anti-missile system for Turkey
Slobodan Lekic, Bradley Klapper
The U.S. and allies get closer to Syrian conflict in shoring up Turkey's defenses
GOP “fiscal cliff” plan echoes failed budget talks
Andrew Taylor
The Republican plan revives proposals John Boehner supported last year
Syria says 29 students killed in mortar attack
Barbara Surk
The bloodshed comes as Syrian forces fired artillery at rebel targets in and around the capital
Dear Barack: Stop terrorizing the planet
Tom Engelhardt
An open letter to the president to end his lethal -- and ever-expanding -- drone wars
The case against Hillary
Joan Walsh
An admirer explains: A campaign based on her inevitability and entitlement would crash and burn like it did in 2008
Obama warns Syria against using chemical weapons
Associated Press
U.S. officials said intelligence had detected Syrian movement of chemical weapons components
America’s gun industry is booming
Jennifer Wilmore
A recent Gallup survey indicates 47 percent of American adults keep guns -- the most since 1993
Obama readies Cabinet shakeup
Associated Press
The president is poised to announce new appointments for his second term
Is Israel’s West Bank expansion political suicide?
Noga Tarnopolsky
Its plans to divide the occupied territory in half have provoked an international outcry
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