Amid all the chatter about the trillion-dollar coin, Ross Douthat at the New York Times offers some sensible political analysis. He argues (convincingly, I think) that if Obama and his party were seen to be seriously considering such a move, they would look even crazier than the Republicans and shift the tide of public opinion back in the Republicans' direction.
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Secrecy ignited firestorms over Benghazi, IRS
Aide: Obama learned about IRS from news accounts
He set out to disprove a faith, woo a girl — now he loves both
Narrows tolls to rise; more hikes possible as debt and lack of traffic may push maximum amount over $6 prediction
Party lines blur at transportation rally
Will the Obama administration allow the state of Washington to overturn federal law by referendum?
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The Washington Department of Ecology says its people soon will be checking out sources of fecal contamination in the Bertrand Creek area to try to get contamination of the Whatcom County creek water back to acceptable levels. But what does that have to do with politics?
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President Barack Obama has begun his second term, and we are awash in predictions and punditry.
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The likelihood of scaled-back Chinese coal consumption is being raised more widely every day, it seems.
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Myanmar's president has pardoned at least 20 political prisoners just ahead of a historic visit to the United States that will highlight the two sides' improved relations brought about by the former pariah nation's democratic reforms.
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