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Obama's numbers, and our numbers, for Guantanamo Bay
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May 23, 2013
President Barack Obama reeled out some numbers about Gitmo today. We reel out some more.
Hawaii fights for Obama presidential center
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May 7, 2013
Hawaii is taking the offensive to lure Obama's future library or presidential center. Chicago appears to have the inside track, but Honolulu is offering up a beachfront site worth a cool $75 million.
Measuring the unintended consequences of drones
Interview with
May 1, 2013
What are the unintended consequences of pilotless drone aircraft used to kill suspected terrorists overseas?
A chart of how much time Barack Obama spends in economic meetings and on vacation
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Apr 29, 2013
Comparing the hours President Obama spent in meetings about the economy, and on golf outings, in 2012.
Families face tough choices in the shadow of the Great Recession
Interview by
Mar 15, 2013
A new HBO documentary takes a look at how millions of families have been left out in the cold in the richest country on Earth.
A brief history of the income tax
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Feb 1, 2013
The modern American income tax celebrates its 100th anniversary this weekend.
In Latin America, the middle class grows
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Jan 29, 2013
A recent report from the World Bank revelas a fifty percent increase in the size of Latin America's middle class. Broad economic growth brought more jobs and more women are joining the workforce.
Obama's economic challenges, part two
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Jan 22, 2013
The crises Obama inherited have passed. But to push his new agenda, he’ll have to tackle thorny budget and debt issues constraining the economy.
Obama uses campaign machine to push agenda
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Jan 21, 2013
President Obama will use a deep campaign database and volunteer network in a new nonprofit. Some are concerned because it can take corporate money.











