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Pro-life Politicians Should Leave Science To The Scientists
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Republicans just can’t help but make fools of themselves when justifying abortion bans with pseudo-science.
Read more...Obama Defends Surveillance Program
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Federal Student Loan Interest Rates To Double On July 1st
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Obama signs education bill, Flikr via Nancy Pelosi
Washington clashes over federal subsidization of student loans
Read more...Federal Student Loan Interest Rates To Double On July 1st
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Washington Clashes Over Federal Subsidization of Higher Ed.
Read more...IRS Official Denies "Targeting"
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The Acting Director of the IRS, Steven Miller, stated that he and other IRS officials did not mislead Congress.
Read more...Obama Calls For Change In IRS Due To 'Misconduct'
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President Obama announced changes to the IRS following their most recent scandal. (jenndawg75/Courtesy of Creative Commons)
The president announced changes that will go into affect for the Internal Revenue Service.
Read more...Kennedy Library Honors Gabrielle Giffords With Courage Award
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VIDEO: Caroline Kennedy praised the Giffords for her work against gun violence.
Read more...Political Talk: End Of FAA Furloughs And Crisis In Syria, What Will Obama Do?
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The last episode of the semester is an in depth one as we discuss the end of the ATC furloughs and Syria.
Read more...Economic Growth Falls Short Of Economists' Expectations
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Slowed growth in March shows that the sequester cuts are having an impact.
Read more...We Can Only Do So Much To Stop Terrorism
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America is in the war on terror for the long haul.
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