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Stop Fighting Over Interest Rates — There’s a Better Way For Congress To Fix the Student Debt Crisis
Interest rates on federal subsidized Stafford loans were cut from 6.8% to 3.4% during the current economic downturn. This “temporary” reduction is scheduled to...
Coming Soon to Your Town: Sequestration Road Tour
Americans will celebrate Memorial Day next month, and honor those who’ve died while serving to protect the rest of us. But some concerned members of Congress are...
Clemens Retrial Faces Hurdle in Jury Selection
(WASHINGTON) — Prosecutors and the judge in Roger Clemens’ retrial are finding potential jurors who view the congressional hearings where he allegedly lied as a...
Rhetoric Gone MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction)
Part of the reason that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta fears that sequestration – the budget axe slated to chop another $500 billion or so out of the military...
Obama Calls on Congress to Pass ‘Buffett Rule’ Tax
President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to increase taxes on millionaires, reviving a proposal he first pitched last September that aims to draw sharp...
Photo Essays
Gabby Giffords Bids Congress Farewell
On the eve of her resignation, the Arizona Representative attends President Obama's State of the Union address
Mexico's Clown Congress
The 13th annual meeting of street performers gathers in Mexico City
Time.com Specials
Top 10 Things You Didn't Know About the Peace Corps
Fifty years ago, Congress authorized the Peace Corps Act, formally instating the service organization that would go on to send more than 200,000 volunteers to...
Five Experts Weigh in on the Debt Deal
After a narrow vote, Congress agreed to raise the nation's debt ceiling. But was the debt-reduction plan too aggressive? Too timid? Focused on the wrong...
