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President Barack Obama speaks to reporters in the White House briefing room in Washington, Friday, March 1, 2013, following after meeting with congressional leaders regarding the automatic spending cuts. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
In Obama’s Budget, Poverty Initiatives Face an Uphill Battle
April 14, 2013 | Perspectives

Deborah Weinstein says the best things in the president’s budget probably won’t became policy, while the not-so-great things probably will. Continue reading

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Top 5 Things to Know About President Obama’s 2014 Budget
April 11, 2013 | News & Notes

The National Priorities Project’s Mattea Kramer highlights some of the key provisions of President Obama’s 2014 budget, which was released this week. Continue reading

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“Mr. Blasty Goes to Washington”
March 14, 2013 | Cartoons

With help from ‘Blasty the Drone’, political cartoonist Mark Fiore targets Rand Paul’s filibuster and President Obama’s drone war at home and abroad. Continue reading

Volunteers fill bags with food for part of their backpack school lunch program at the Cleveland Foodbank in Cleveland on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011. The Foodbank provides take home lunches for school children on the days they do not have classes, and with the four-day holiday from school surrounding Thanksgiving, many more of the meals are needed. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
How Obama Can Fight Hunger Now
February 22, 2013 | Perspectives

In his State of the Union address, President Obama offered concrete proposals anti-poverty advocates have long waited for, but they aren’t nearly enough. Continue reading

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One Good Reason for Immigration Reform
January 29, 2013 | Smart Charts
A graphic illustrates one reason why America's path to citizenship needs some improvement.
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Corporate Party Favors at the Inaugural Shindig
January 18, 2013 | On Democracy

Big businesses helped cover the tab for Obama’s D.C. bash, but what might they want in return? Continue reading

Democratic candidate for North Dakota's U.S. Senate seat Heidi Heitkamp speaks to supporters early Wednesday morning Nov. 7, 2012, in Bismarck, N.D.. As votes continue to be counted, Heitkamp has a slim lead over Republican challenger Rick Berg. Berg has not conceded. (AP Photo/Will Kincaid)
Roundup: Energy Challenges for Obama, NRA-Backed Dems and Political War Profiteering
January 18, 2013 | What Matters Today

Discover and share “what we’re reading” today. Continue reading

President Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, and children who wrote the president about gun violence following last month's shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., signs executive orders to reduce gun violence, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington. From left are: Biden Hinna Zeejah, 8, and Nadia Zeejah, Hinna’s mother, Taejah Goode, 10, and Kimberly Graves, Taejah’s mother, Julia Stokes, 11, and Dr. Theophil Stokes, Julia’s father, and Grant Fritz, 8, (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Roundup: PTSD, Obama’s Gun Proposals, ‘Big Money’ in Elections
January 17, 2013 | What Matters Today
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Washington’s Revolving Door: As Old as Lincoln
December 18, 2012 | On Democracy

Washington influence peddling isn’t new, but that doesn’t mean the peddlers shouldn’t be called out. Continue reading

President Barack Obama, right center, speaks to members of the media during a Cabinet Meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, July, 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Stories From Washington’s Revolving Door
December 14, 2012

Take a look at some lawmakers and lobbyists who’ve made the switch from Capitol Hill to K Street, and vice versa, in the recent past. Continue reading

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