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How Republicans raided the welfare state and left it flat broke
I would like to add some points to former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich's column "How the welfare state has grown" (April 7). Mr. Ehrlich fails to mention the fact that every president since Lyndon Johnson, beginning in 1964, has raided the Social Security...
Tags: Politics, Social Security, U.S. Congress, Trade Agreements, Interior Policy
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Harry Potter to flatten Gibson Amphitheatre, Curious George playland
Universal Studios in Hollywood will raze the 41-year-old Gibson Amphitheatre to make way for its coming Harry Potter attraction, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Like the Wizarding World in Orlando, the Hollywood Harry Potter will be a theme park...Tags: Music Industry, Gerald Ford, Dalai Lama, Mariah Carey, Google+
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Experts urge reduced barriers to online college education
To make it easier for students to earn college credits in online courses, government regulation of such classes should be streamlined across state boundaries and better consumer protection rules enacted, a national commission said Thursday. Rules and...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Education, Ryan Seacrest, Consumers
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Now on the table: Entitlements
At a Republican presidential debate in 2011, all eight candidates on the stage said they would reject a budget deal that raised taxes even if it had $10 of spending cuts for every dollar of tax increases. At Tuesday's protest, I put the reverse question...
Tags: Breads, Parties and Movements, White House, U.S. Congress, Gun Control
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Support for NBA's Jason Collins after he comes out as gay
NBA center Jason Collins comes out as the first openly gay active male athlete in a major U.S. professional team sport in this week's issue of Sports Illustrated. "I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team...
Tags: Minnesota Timberwolves, Brooklyn Nets, Memphis Grizzlies, Atlanta Hawks, Basketball
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What 'the Iron Lady' forged
In 1975, when asked to explain why Margaret Thatcher was poised to take over the Tory Party, the irascible British satirist Malcolm Muggeridge replied that it was all due to television -- and the fact that the telegenic Thatcher had a "certain imbecile...
Tags: Richard Nixon, Politics, Culture, Gerald Ford, Parties and Movements
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Miffed with the Triangulator
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, red in the face, took off his jacket and rolled up a shirt sleeve -- but there was no relief from the discomfort of his affliction. The poor guy is suffering from triangulation. The man triangulating him,...
Tags: Politics, AFL-CIO, Social Security, Parties and Movements, Government Health Care
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Republicans debate message, battle bad messengers
ATLANTA (AP) — National Republican leaders made waves recently with a dim view of the party's future if it fails to expand its core support beyond white males and social conservatives. But weeks after GOP Chairman Reince Priebus unveiled the "Growth...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Media Industry, Politics, Olympia J. Snowe, U.S. Congress
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Give 'bomb control' a chance
He thought his wife was in love with another man, police say, so James L. McFillin of Baltimore decided to blow up the other man. It was 1979. McFillin wired two sticks of an explosive called Tovex 220 into the electrical system of a truck belonging...
Tags: Lobbying, Politics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Congress
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'Oh, happy day,' George W. Bush says, dedicating his Texas library
DALLAS -- Led by the only people who really understand what it means to sit in the Oval Office, the nation commemorated the presidential administration of George W. Bush on Thursday at the dedication of the library, museum and policy center that bears his...
Tags: George W. Bush, Politics, Executive Branch, George W. Bush Presidential Center, Libraries
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At George W. Bush library, five presidents meet in harmony
DALLAS — The five men who have held the title of president gathered to celebrate the dedication of George W. Bush's presidential library at Southern Methodist University on Thursday, a rare reunion that focused on praising his achievements and...
Tags: George W. Bush, Religion and Belief, George W. Bush Presidential Center, NATO, Parties and Movements
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In contest for black support, Greuel wins Maxine Waters' backing
When Los Angeles mayoral rivals Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti started scrambling last month to line up key supporters for the May runoff, Maxine Waters was near the top of the list for both — well worth any wining, dining or flattery that might...
Tags: Politics, Jan Perry, U.S. Congress, Karen Bass, Magic Johnson
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