Congress pay debate calls for real votes and cuts
The editorial argues Congress should vote on pay raises rather than automatic increases, praises a 5 percent cut proposal by Dave Loebsack, notes the last pay cut in 1933, and urges trimming perks and travel expenses to reflect the budget crisis and public sacrifice.
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Dave Loebsack
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House
Debating the War on Drugs and Civil Rights
The column argues that the War on Drugs has failed and calls for treating addiction over incarceration. It cites racial disparities in enforcement and prison rates, defends NAACP leader Huffman, and urges a shift to evidence based policies.
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Alice Huffman
Huffman
California
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Bishop Allen
International Faith-Based Coalition
Sacramento
Allen
Michelle Alexander
DEA
William F. Buckley Jr
Milton Friedman
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
Obama’s two act presidency and 2012 showdown
A columnist argues Obama’s agenda spans two acts with Obamacare, financial reform, and a near trillion dollar stimulus reshaping budgets and entitlements. It warns Republicans to not underestimate his ability to seek a second mandate in 2012.
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Max Baucus
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Bill Clinton
Newt Gingrich
Iowa Gubernatorial Fight Narrows Between Branstad and Vander Branstad
The Iowa race pits four term former Gov Terry Branstad against challenger Terry Vander Branstad with Kim Reynolds as running mate. Branstad targets Culver on budgets and jobs while Vander Branstad appeals to the right. Reynolds opposes marriage equity and civil unions, aligning with evangelical Republican orthodoxy.
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