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Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew keeps hands off as Wall Street giants grow larger.

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The Cabal That Quietly Took Over the House

For 40 years, the Republican Study Committee has prized ideological purity over partisan loyalty. That mindset now dominates the GOP. 

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Why Is it So Hard to Fire a Low-Performing Government Employee?

The civil service was created to insulate government workers from politics, but in the IRS scandal, politics played a role in the targeting. By

How the GOP Will Keep Stirring the Scandal Stew Over Recess

Congressional Republicans head into next week’s recess with a strategy to keep the controversies that have consumed D.C. in the news back home. By

Smaller Schools Aren’t Always Better

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We mock those willing to wear the infogiant's new gadget—but the future belongs to the glassholes. By

Are All Government Handouts Created Equal?

One member of Congress feels comfortable railing against food stamps while taking a government subsidy of his own. By Ben Terris

No Wonder Republican Criticism of Obama Isn’t Working

They’re attacking the president where he’s least vulnerable at a time when they have minimal credibility. By Charlie Cook

Letter From Judiciary: How to Survive a Markup

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Scandals? What Scandals? This Week Is Historical for Another Reason

This past week may be remembered less for developments in a spate of scandals than as a turning point in the "war on terror." By

Nuclear Arsenal Subject to Pentagon Cuts, But New Subs May Escape Ax

"Every part of the program, including nuclear weapons, is being addressed," said a senior Defense official. By Elaine M. Grossman

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