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Dana Goldstein reports, the ideology behind school vouchers is being debated beyond America’s borders: Undoubtedly, Canadians are far from immune to the combustible racial discussions with which Americans are so familiar. But what’s strange about the Afrocentric education controversy is the way in which Canadian media have, almost without realizing it, absorbed the twists and […]

Today, Lawrence Lessig gave a talk at the National Press Club announcing the launch of Change Congress, an effort Sam Boyd and I looked at last month. Change Congress is premised on ameliorating the dearth of trust and truth in government when it comes to “easy” public policy questions, such as promoting nutritional health and […]

The exact nature of the coming economic recession is largely one to be debated amongst economists. But the fact that it will be national in scope, and will be at the center of an historic election year, will obscure some of the downward effects the recession will have on state and local governments. This report […]

A weekend news roundup for TAPPED readers. Pastor Jeremiah Wright has terminated his involvement with the Barack Obama campaign. Obama himself writes a long explanation at the Huffington Post, and Obama’s church weighs in. Obama gains 10 delegates … in Iowa. John McCain raises $4-5 million at various fundraisers over the weekend, some of it […]

Yet another Bush legacy. Computer World reports that an effort to create a paperless census for 2010 is likely to be scrapped due to miscommunication between the Census Bureau and the contractor hired for the IT upgrades (at a cost of $595 million): The Government Accountability Office on Wednesday said the U.S. Census plan to […]

The Onion has been credited with being ahead of its time for its famous January 17, 2001 story, “Bush: Our Long National Nightmare of Peace and Prosperity is Finally Over.” But in light of Bush’s “romance of combat” musings yesterday, this March 26, 2003 Onion piece deserves a second look: According to reports from the […]

Terrified of having nothing substantive to talk about between now and the Pennsylvania primary? Fear not, it looks like two more debates have been scheduled for mid-April! Sen. Hillary Clinton‘s campaign has accepted ABC’s invitation for a 4/16 debate in Philadelphia. So has Obama — but he’s also accepted a debate for 4/19 in North […]

Yesterday, Hillary Clinton met with top donors in Washington D.C. for a “pep talk” designed to reassure them that the campaign was still on track. Greg Sargent talked with one of the fundraisers who was present, and I found this passage noteworthy: [T]he clear message emerging from the presentations was that Hillary’s success depends on […]

Mitt Romney wants the job: Mitt Romney said in his first interview since departing the GOP race that he would accept the number two position on the ticket and that there is no lingering bitterness between him and John McCain. “I think any Republican leader in this country would be honored to be asked to […]

Josh Marshall reminds us that tonight’s primary in Mississippi is the last contest before Pennsylvania — that’s six full weeks of the Clinton and Obama campaigns duking it out rhetorically and through surrogates to gain advantage. And for what? To compete in yet another contest where delegates are awarded proportionately, allowing Obama to maintain his […]