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Democrats pushing Republicans to extend payroll tax cuts

Global Politics

Democrats are hoping to use the millionaire’s tax to push through an extension in President Barack Obama’s payroll tax cuts. So far, though, Republicans are resisting the idea of the millionaires tax, though they may be willing to use other means to keep the tax cut in place.

Senate Democrats continue immigration reform push

Global Politics

GOP blocks vote on jobless benefits

Global Politics

Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings for Dummies

Global Politics

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Questions on Prop 8, birthright citizenship ignite debate on 14th amendment

Conflict & Justice

We speak with Randall Kennedy, a Professor at Harvard Law School who teaches race relations and the law, about the circumstances around the original passage of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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