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Will Obama Enact Big Laws in 2nd Term?
by L.A. Times
President Obama hasn’t had much luck schmoozing GOP lawmakers in the past, but he gave it another go Monday by inviting two of the Senate’s best Republican golfers out for a round.
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A group of Republican lawmakers are pushing for the surviving Boston bombing suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, to be questioned as an enemy combatant.1,061 opinions2013/04/22 10:45:20
A California bill that would require panic alarms to be installed inside schools across the state got preliminary approval last week.5,136 votes2013/04/06 10:00:00
First there was the debt-ceiling crisis. Then the "fiscal cliff." Now it's the "sequester." Will this one be avoided in the 11th hour, too?766 votes2013/02/27 16:00:00-
Nevada is preparing to take its expertise online after officials approved a law to become the first state in the nation to allow online gambling.1,524 votes2013/02/22 23:00:00
President Obama’s speech Tuesday outlining his blueprint for immigration reform offered a strong commitment to fixing a broken system, even going so far as to deliver an ultimatum to lawmakers.1,498 votes2013/01/30 15:54:50
The 112th Congress worked hard on just one thing: competing to be known as the most worthless, incompetent, do-nothing gathering of lawmakers in the nation’s history.1,116 votes2013/01/03 18:00:00-
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Breaking news: Lady Gaga has a "new" meat dress! Her latest outfit looks like the famous raw meat dress she wore in 2010, but a bit different.372 votes2012/05/15 21:00:00
It’s one thing to make it illegal to smoke with children in the car, or even with passengers of any age. But, what about an outright ban prohibiting individuals from smoking in private vehicles even when alone?834 opinions2011/11/19 23:11:21
According to conventional wisdom, fast-food consumption is behind the skyrocketing obesity rates among America’s poorest individuals. However, a new study discovered that fast food is actually a middle-class luxury.642 votes2011/11/12 18:19:09
So much for “till death do us part.” Mexico City lawmakers may soon allow couples to sign marriage contracts for a period as short as two years.1,137 opinions2011/10/01 19:37:57
Did an Arizona lawmaker and gun enthusiast inadvertently hurt her cause by aiming her loaded gun at a reporter?597 opinions2011/07/12 14:00:00
Fireworks are an American tradition. Who doesn't love gazing up into the sky with family and friends, oohing and aahing at the colorful explosions? But should DIY fireworks be legal?855 votes2011/07/04 11:00:00
"Excuse me, officer, but I wasn't texting. I was just looking up Shelley Long on Wikipedia."463 votes2011/07/01 21:43:59
You see the signs in restaurants, in bars, in public parks, now they are trying to make New Yorkers stop smoking in cars with children under the age of 14. About time?844 opinions2011/06/15 11:00:00