Category: Politics
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Mandatory Insurance for Gun Owners? The Gun Control Debate Roundup: Dec. 28, 2012 Edition
It’s December 28th, the last Friday of 2012, and a cold chill has descended upon American politics once more. President Obama met with Congressional leaders in a last-ditch attempt to reach a deal averting the fiscal cliff. But do they truly want to avert the cliff before the new year? Jim O’Neill at Goldman Sachs…
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A Fiscal Cliff Deal That Works for All
I’m a registered Democrat who favors pragmatic candidates. I look for policymakers who are interesting in making the US a better for all, and put common sense before politics. Many people keep asking me why it’s so hard for Democrats and Republicans to come to an agreement on averting the fiscal cliff by the new…
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Why Barack Obama Deserves a Second Term
In a little more than two weeks, Americans will go to the polls to vote for their President. Held every four years, presidential elections are a ritual as old as the Republic itself. The candidates stress that this is “the election of our lifetimes” and it “cannot be ignored.” This time, they may be right.…