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Editorial: US plan to cut Pakistan military aid is appropriate
News broke last weekend that President Barack Obama plans to cut foreign aid to Pakistan by $800 million — money that would be used to reimburse the country for military operations at the Afghan border, as well as help provide training and supplies for its military. U.S.
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Editorial: Obama’s Twitter town hall is positive
President Barack Obama took the unusual step of holding a Twitter "town hall" Wednesday afternoon in an effort to answer questions straight from the minds of ordinary citizens that use the popular media service.
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Editorial: Symbolic bills impede progress
The U.S. House of Representatives has decided to make an important change that will bring it one step closer to focusing on the real problems this country faces. In the past, the House has been famous for passing what are known as symbolic bills.
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Editorial: Looming debt-ceiling crisis must be resolved
Today, the United States of America celebrates the signing of Declaration of Independence. It's a time to remember, to be thankful and to eat hamburgers and hot dogs. So, enjoy the day with your family. Because tomorrow, it's back to fighting over the debt ceiling.
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Editorial: Debt ceiling should be abolished
A battle is raging in Washington, D.C. over raising the debt ceiling, which the U.S. hit May 16. One side says that reaching the ceiling is a failure in leadership and demands massive spending cuts with no tax increases to help balance the budget.
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Editorial: US should read into e-book use
A movement is afoot in Florida to revolutionize our textbooks, and it's time that we all got on board with it. A recent article on the blog GOOD.is reported that Florida passed a new law requiring all public schools in the state to make the switch to e-textbooks by the 2015-16 school year.
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Editorial: States should control marijuana regulation
U.S. Reps. Ron Paul, R-Texas, and Barney Frank, D-Mass., introduced a bill Thursday that would remove marijuana from the list of federally controlled substances, effectively ending a major aspect of the Drug War on the federal level.
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Editorial: Gay marriage scores a telling victory
The fight for gay marriage reached a significant milestone Friday, when a bill legalizing gay marriage passed through the New York Senate. New York is now the sixth and largest state in the union to allow homosexuals to marry.
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Editorial: Obama’s ‘drawdown’ is not enough
President Barack Obama announced Wednesday the end of the surge in Afghanistan. He did not, however, announce anything resembling a withdrawal. Obama called the move a “drawdown,” but that term is misleading. It implies that the U.S.