Views on immigration and Obamacare spark voting rights debate
Letters argue only legal pathway recipients should gain voting rights, criticize granting citizenship to illegal immigrants, and urge better health care access while noting 12 million illegal residents and 8 million impacted jobs. They highlight uninsured drivers, crime costs, and dental care gaps for the poor. Glenna and others critique policy and political actions.
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Republicans Lose Way as They Clash with Reality
Paul Krugman notes GOP lawmakers confess their governing failure as they cancel spending cuts, threaten food stamp reductions, and stage symbolic votes on Obamacare while real fiscal policy remains unresolved. He says the party's con game with its base has failed to translate into effective legislation. Thomas Friedman is off today.
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Two views of the Republican Party in Congress
Michael Williams presents opposing syndicated columns by Paul Krugman and Kathleen Parker. Both discuss the GOP dilemma between the party establishment and the younger ideology driven wing led by Rand Paul of Kentucky. Williams invites reader feedback on which wing aligns with readers' views and which may prevail amid a potential government shutdown.
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New Mavericks Split GOP Ranks In Budget Debate
Kathleen Parker notes a split in the Republican ranks as leaders depart for a five week break. The piece questions obstructionist rhetoric, contrasts Obama era victories with post-2010 gridlock, and profiles Ted Cruz and Rand Paul as new mavericks challenging establishment figures like John McCain. It weighs the risks of a shutdown and the political costs of reform versus status quo.
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Federal job guarantee proposal from Humphrey Hawkins act
PBS Newshour outlines a federal solution to high unemployment. The Humphrey Hawkins Full Employment and Training Act would authorize a nationwide public service employment program offering work to any American 18 or older through a National Investment Employment Corps.
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