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Lead from the front

Obama should maintain his firm position.

Republicans routed

But no sign that the far right has learned anything.

Moderates, take note

Now, there is more room to govern in the middle.

Debt-ceiling intervention

A great country can’t operate month to month.

Better background checks

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  • Better background checks

    Better background checks

    New York balances rights and safety.

    Gabrielle Giffords and Eric T. Schneiderman

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  • Focus on growth

    Focus on growth

    The deficit is not the crux of the problem.

    Lawrence Summers

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  • Bill Richardson’s negotiating lessons

    Bill Richardson’s negotiating lessons

    Getting a deal, with dictators or Congress.

    Bill Richardson

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  • Obamacare saved my family

    Obamacare saved my family

    The GOP opposes a policy that my son desperately needs.

    Janine Urbaniak Reid

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The Plum Line

Open Thread

Greg Sargent

All yours.

Happy Hour Roundup

Greg Sargent

What matters, and what doesn’t, with Obama’s sliding approval numbers

Jonathan Bernstein

House GOP stands athwart history, yelling “stop“

Greg Sargent

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