Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower famously said that “plans are nothing, planning is everything.” He knew the process of planning was key and in the decades since, the Pentagon has excelled at nothing so much as planning for every conceivable – and sometimes inconceivable – contingency. So it’s more than a...
How can Washington solve a problem when it keeps changing the definition? First it was called global warming. Then it morphed into climate change. Then “global weirding” was coined by some environmentalists and popularized (however briefly) by New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman in 2010. Then it disappeared altogether from...
Per the work of Cook Political Report’s David Wasserman, Obama’s national lead over Romney continues to expand as votes keep coming in. It’s now Obama 50.9%, Romney 47.4%. That’s a bigger (and more decisive) margin than Bush’s victory over John Kerry in 2004 (which was Bush 50.7% and Kerry 48.2%)....
Republican nominee David Rouzer conceded to Rep. Mike McIntyre, D-N.C., resolving the last disputed House race from Election Day, after a recount barely affected McIntyre’s slim margin. McIntyre's victory will give Democrats 201 House members in 2013 for a net gain of eight seats.
At a time when Washington is exploring ways to tame the deficit, a postelection survey released on Tuesday by PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Health Research Institute indicates warning signs for the nation’s health industry. The survey shows that nearly seven out of 10 voters want President Obama to rein in high health care...
The Affordable Care Act could be before the high court again late next year. The case, from Liberty University in Virginia, challenges the employer mandate and the requirement for employers to cover contraceptives, arguing the provisions violate the school’s religious freedom. A federal appeals court had earlier said it couldn’t...
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