Recent history suggests there will, but this administration has been remarkably clean so far.
Obama Administration
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Give Barry a Break
The president deserves credit for the deal he achieved with congressional Republicans on the fiscal cliff, but the debt ceiling is an issue he can’t compromise on.
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Retrench Warfare
The Democrats won this round of the fiscal-cliff standoff, but now let’s get to the right debate.
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Obama Appoints Scott Brown as Senator from Massachusetts
With John Kerry in line to become Secretary of State, Brown stands a good chance of becoming senator.
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Debating the Chained CPI
Should Social Security cuts even be in the fiscal-cliff talks? An exchange with Robert Greenstein
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Fixing Obama’s Second Term
The president was stymied in his efforts to enact progressive change the first go-around. Here’s how he succeeeds this time.
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Chairman Summers? Let’s Hope Not
Three reasons why appointing the former Harvard president as Fed chair would be a disaster
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John Kerry, the Most Progressive Pick for the State Department?
The optics of Susan Rice’s withdrawal from consideration for secretary of State are disheartening. Ruth Marcus of The Washington Post and Representative Marcia Fudge of Ohio attributed racism and sexism to the campaign against Rice, with Marcus writing that “the attack had something to do with Rice’s gender, and her sharp elbows and sometimes sharper […]
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Social Security: Will Obama Cave?
The deal between the White House and the GOP includes changes to the cost-of-living formula that amount to needless cuts for seniors.
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Gun Control, No Longer the Dems’ Electoral Kryptonite
Democrats don’t need rural white guys to win anymore.
