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May 17, 2013

So, a Fed Chairman Is Speaking at Your Graduation

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"The future of the country is in jeopardy." It's what every college graduate wants to hear while sitting up on that stage, sweltering in the spring heat with friends and family watching. Read more »
May 17, 2013

Are Recessions Good for Your Health?

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With the recovery underway, things are starting to look up. Consumer confidence rose to a six-year high on Friday, the housing sector is improving, the economic gears are turning. But there may also be a less-welcome rebound: fatalities could rise. Read more »
May 17, 2013

Where Are We on Too Big to Fail?

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Even in a week where headline-grabbing scandals seem to be dominating all of Washington's time, concern over "too big to fail" banks continues to simmer. Read more »
May 16, 2013

Why You Should Feel Sorry for the IRS

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Employees there don’t just collect taxes. They also implement America’s social policy and regulate different kinds of groups—without the money, training, or staff to do so.  Read more »
CONGRESS May 16, 2013

Senate Committee Approves Gina McCarthy EPA Nomination Along Party Lines

By Coral Davenport
Senate Republicans on Thursday eased their opposition to the nomination of Gina McCarthy, President Obama’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency—but her confirmation by the full Senate is not yet assured. Read more »
May 16, 2013

Senate Confirms Energy Secretary, Stalls on EPA and Labor Nominees

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The Senate unanimously confirmed Obama’s choice for Energy but nominees for EPA administrator and Labor secretary are still on hold. Read more »
May 16, 2013

Proposed 'Fracking' Rules Anger Environmentalists, Annoy Industry

By Coral Davenport
The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled a new proposal for its first major regulation of hydraulic fracturing on public lands, attempting to address at least a portion of the controversial drilling practice that’s unlocked vast new supplies of U.S. oil and gas but has also raised fears about its environmental impact, particularly on local water supplies. Read more »
May 15, 2013

Immigration Will Soon be the Biggest Population Driver—For the First Time Since 1850

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Some time in the roughly next 15 to 25 years, immigration will become the primary driver of U.S. population growth, overtaking “natural” increases for the first time in nearly 200 years. Read more »
CONGRESS May 15, 2013

Bush-Era EPA Chief Calls Republicans ‘Sore Losers’

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Republicans’ decision to boycott a planned committee vote of President Obama’s nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency makes them look like “sore losers,” says Christine Todd Whitman, EPA administrator under President George W. Bush. Read more »
May 15, 2013

Are Health Care Costs Healing Themselves?

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A mysterious shift in health spending patterns could have major implications for the fiscal policy debate—if only experts could figure out what’s behind it. Read more »
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