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Immigration: Reform Needed

Guns & America

Energy, Climate & Environment

Nations In Turmoil

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Midwest Roundup

NU Regents Approve Residence Hall Hike

Nebraska Republican lawmaker out to downsize OPS, 'conveniently' also drew up anti-Democratic new voting map

Neb. lawmaker proposing new bill to regulate and license escort services

Bombshell announcement: Harkin retiring, won't run in 2014

Rep. Bruce Braley weighing Iowa Senate run to replace retiring Sen. Tom Harkin

Proposed tax break in Iowa raises questions
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Barring another international emergency, tragedy, or mass civil unrest, much of the American national media chatter today will likely surround two kinds of stories.

One will likely be the sudden shift by Republicans to join Democrats in supporting comprehensive immigration reform. The other will surround two interviews with President Obama - one in The New Republic magazine, and the other, Obama's 60 Minutes interview alongside outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

While each of these news items deserve at least some attention, as we warned you in our first edition this year, the real political action to watch has moved to the state and local level.

That fact was evident last week, when media organizations including this one pointed out the Republican Party's underhanded attempts at rigging the vote in Virginia. After the initial Virginia vote-rigging story came to light, other attempts by the Republican Party to try to do the same in states like Florida and Michigan popped up too.

In Nebraska, Republicans appear to be trying to play a bait-and-switch game, at both the state and local levels, that's falling hard on students they claim to care about.

You may recall that earlier this month, Nebraska Republican Governor Dave Heineman pushed all six of Nebraska's University and State College campuses to implement a two-year tuition freeze...
  
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Jobs & The Economy

U.S. Income Inequality Now Worse Than In Many Latin American Countries

Study: Nearly half of American workers are overqualified for their jobs
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S&P 500 has longest winning streak since '04; Friday's close first above 1,500 since start of recession

Caterpillar Forecasts Growth in '13 Second Half as U.S. & Global Economy Recover
Taxes & Budgets

Turning tide? Lawmakers look to Pentagon for more budget cuts

Threat of automatic cuts from sequester already costly to federal agencies

Congress Sees 'Sequester' Spending Cuts as Likely in March
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Paul Ryan insists Republicans are ready to let the sequester happen

Ezra Klein: Republicans think the sequester gives them leverage. They're wrong.

E.J. Dionne: False deadlines and the urgency of growth
War On Women

The Violence Against Women Act is on life support

General Opposes Women In Combat: 'Degrading And Humiliating Enough' To Perform Hygiene Among Men
Health Care Checkup

Two charts that should be in every health-care discussion

Poll: 58% of Americans oppose Medicare cuts
Communications Breakdown

Time Inc. Layoffs Likely Coming This Week

New York Times Buyout Situation Still Unclear
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Why It's Hard for Trump -- or Anyone -- to Buy the N.Y. Times

The Most Ridiculous Law of 2013 (So Far): It Is Now a Crime to Unlock Your Smartphone
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White House Update

The New Republic: Barack Obama on the Republicans, the media, and the future of football in America

Barack Obama on the media
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Obama, Clinton Exchange Praise In '60 Minutes' Interview

Obama and Clinton: The 60 Minutes interview
Justice & Injustice

Federal Appeals Court says Obama exceeded authority in making appointments

Plumer: A court just struck down Obama's labor board. Here's why it matters.
News From Capitol Hill

Dylan Matthews: The real reason why Congress can't seem to get anything done

Democrats, tea party could possibly  unite vs. Mitch McConnell in eye to 2014 race
On The Left

Zachary A. Goldfarb: Obama's daring liberal agenda is neither daring nor liberal.

Robert Reich: The GOP Crackup - How Obama is Unraveling Faux Reagan Republicanism With Honesty
On The Right

Chris Cillizza & Aaron Blake: Why President Obama is right about the GOP

Hints of rivalry surface as Florida's Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush weigh thoughts of 2016 presidential bids
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