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If Obama is tyrannical, then the past eighteen Presidents were too

Steven KangFebruary 7, 2014February 7, 2014

President Obama’s rate of executive orders per day is the lowest since former-President Grover Cleveland was in office in 1897.

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New NSA head: who he is and why he was chosen

Priyamvada SundaresanFebruary 7, 2014February 7, 2014

The head of the NSA has historically been a military general or admiral because this official also holds the title of Commander of the United States Cyber Command.

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Sotomayor peels back the curtain on her life and struggles

Mitch BarrowsFebruary 7, 2014February 7, 2014

The hourlong conversation was full of hope, as the Justice chose not to emphasize the character strengths that helped bring her to the nation’s highest court.

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The mustache of justice

Matthew GilmanFebruary 7, 2014February 7, 2014

Perhaps what will be remembered more than Waxman’s legislative record will be his role as a watchdog of government.

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Dzokhar Tsarnaev and the question of capital punishment

Hannah FriedmanFebruary 4, 2014February 4, 2014

If Mr. Tsarnaev receives a sentence of life in prison without parole, justice will still be served without further upsetting those traumatized by the events of that tragic day.

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A rocky month in the polls for Chris Christie

JP MeredithFebruary 4, 2014February 7, 2014

What happens when the most electable candidate isn’t electable anymore?

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Report: Christie may have been aware of lane closings

Kohler BrunoJanuary 31, 2014February 7, 2014

Mr. Christie may not have to worry about the 2016 presidential election. It’s possible that he could be booted from office for abuse of power as governor.

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Thailand and the perils of a dictatorial majority

Alex CooleyJanuary 30, 2014January 30, 2014

We Americans can at least be thankful that our Founding Fathers devised a government that protects us from the grave dangers of a dictatorial majority.

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