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You can fire federal workers, but it’s tough

By Angie Drobnic Holan
September 1, 2007
"The failings in our civil service are encouraged by a system that makes it very difficult to fire someone even for gross misconduct."
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First, but with caveats

By Tom Tobin
August 30, 2007
"Bill Richardson passed the first law in the nation giving National Guard soldiers $400,000 in life insurance."
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McCain picks and chooses in attack on Clinton

August 30, 2007
Sen. Clinton said "the surge of troops in Iraq was 'working.' Now.... Sen. Clinton says the surge 'has failed' and that we should 'begin the…
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The ruling was unpopular, but some polls unreliable

By Miranda Blue
August 30, 2007
"In state after state, polls make clear that the American public understands the Kelo ruling is a disaster."
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He’s off, way off on who’s in prison

By David DeCamp
August 30, 2007
"In 1972, we had a 179,000 human beings in jail in this country. Today, it's 2.3-million, and 70 percent of them are black, African-American."  
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Researchers split about whether guns reduce crime

August 29, 2007
We live in "a time of historically low violent crime rates and historically high gun ownership rates nationally."
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Kucinich opposed the war early, but first?

By John Frank
August 28, 2007
"I'm the first person who really took up the issue of the war. Four years ago I said that there was no proof that Iraq…
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Biden right: No fast way out.

August 27, 2007
"You know we can't just pull out now... The truth of the matter is: If we started today, it would take one year, one year…
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Irresponsible claim (and wrong medical diagnosis)

By Bill Adair
August 24, 2007
"The president is brain-dead."
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Correct, but he uses the most sensational estimate

August 23, 2007
An estimated 56 million Americans don't have bank accounts.
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McCain has been pretty consistent on Roe v. Wade

By Angie Drobnic Holan
August 23, 2007
"(McCain) said he was opposed to overturning Roe v. Wade. Now he's for overturning Roe v. Wade."
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