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» Are Republicans actually ready for Hillary?
Many of the candidates’ attacks on Clinton came by way of her service as Obama’s secretary of state.
» What it really means to put boots on the ground
Even a U.S. commitment of 15,000 or more troops on the ground puts them at risk of being captured or killed.
» Byron York: Bernie Sanders is Hillary’s leftward advance man
Bernie Sanders’ role is not so much to pull Clinton to the left as to show her how far she can go.
» GOP nuclear-waste strategy emerges, but with a hitch
Reid is retiring after this term, which has Yucca advocates both on and off Capitol Hill optimistic.
» Amendments could slow track Senate trade bill
“We need a balanced approach on trade,” Portman said.
» Editorial: Blumenthal’s hidden hand in Hillary’s State Department
Blumenthal’s revelation raises questions of who exactly was running things during Clinton’s State tenure.
» Timothy P. Carney: At Southern Republican confab, a theme of populism
Republicans lost in 2012 because they “ignored the people who are hurting the most,” Santorum said.
» Apprehension grows as EPA prepares to issue new rules for clean fuels
The oil and biofuel industries worry that EPA could get it wrong in issuing new renewable fuel standards.
» Op-Ed: Better analysis of candidates’ tax plans needed
We deserve a better analysis of Chris Christie’s tax plan versus Senator Marco Rubio’s.
» Op-Ed: Taxing and regulating e-cigarettes like tobacco is bad public policy
A better case needs to be made as to why e-cigs need to be taxed and regulated like tobacco.
Hillary ally Sidney Blumenthal breaks his silence
“The reports I sent [Hillary] came from sources I considered reliable,” Blumenthal said in a statement.
Timothy P. Carney: Hillary’s campaign-finance reform advocacy isn’t hypocrisy, it’s self protection
Hillary Clinton is making campaign finance reform a major plank of her presidential run.
