The U.S. government’s predatory-lending program
America earns $3 billion a year charging strapped college parents above-market interest. “It’s like ‘The Sopranos,’ except it’s the government.”
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What America’s toughest bank cop is worried about
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Should China’s ‘new Silk Road’ worry America?
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On Ex-Im Bank, Elizabeth Warren jumps in
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Obama’s (theatrical) big climate plan drop
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Can Santorum bring back coal jobs?
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How much does Greece even owe?
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Revolution? More like a crawl
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‘We are going to pursue all avenues’
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Big GovernmentWhat’s wrong with this sheep?
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Nuclear war on the Hill
Fusion research splits the House and Senate. Why? Because, er… science.
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Gillibrand: Obama MIA on Pentagon sex assault
Gearing up for a floor fight, the senator sees a “100 percent failure” to protect victims in military.
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Whose loo? OSHA gets involved
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Larry Summers backs a new idea for the Fed — almost
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Why does the federal government care about 7 cases of wine at the bottom of Charleston Harbor?
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How to kill a rule
A new effort to fight regulation overload.
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5 reasons Obama’s transformative power plan won’t transform anything
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Billions over budget. Two years after deadline. What’s gone wrong for the ‘clean coal’ project that’s supposed to save an industry?
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Capitol SouthClearly someone hates the Humane Society. Why?
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Uber drivers: We aren't employees
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What’s missing from Obama’s new energy deal
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The scariest number in the patent debate is also wrong
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Congress tries to hide a submarine
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CAPITOL SOUTHThis month’s billboards: Small banks!
Behind the Metro billboards.
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What AM stations are worried about
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The Big IdeaTax Harvard!
President Barack Obama wants to make college more affordable. Here's how.
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The Big IdeaShould we pay politicians more?
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What politicians talk about when they talk about coal
Data scientists graphed every word from members of Congress about coal. Here’s what they found.
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The Obamanomics legacy
A Q&A with Jason Furman.
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‘Frankly, we’re going to be reauthorized’
Ex-Im Bank CEO Fred Hochberg answers the critics who say his bank is just a subsidy for Boeing, and explains why it won’t shut down June 30.
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Navy to launch 40 new cyberattack teams
“You don't win a knife fight without swinging a knife.”
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Don’t break up the megabanks
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Can members of Congress change your mind?
Yes. This is how it works.
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The government program with a 116% default rate
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Why America can’t get executions right
A more humane way to die? Don’t bet on it.
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What does Hillary stand for? Check her staff Twitter
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College-president raises? Arne Duncan fires off an email