Jackie Jones

National

Lobbyists are the Washington Powers That Really Control the Budget Process

Editor's Picks

Wealth Gap Leads to Health Gap, With Blacks on The Bottom

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In Surprise, GOP Finally Decides to Support Violence Against Women Act

Business

Payday Loans Allow Major Banks to Cash in

National

GOP Finally Gives in on Hagel, Allowing Defense Nomination to Go Forward

Business

For Older Workers of Color, These Are The Worst of Times

National

GOP Playing Game of Chicken with Hagel Nomination

Editor's Picks

Will Whitney Houston Make Oscar List of the Deceased?

National

McCain’s Tweet About Ahmadinejad: Racist or Just Stupid?

Opinion

With Gun Control, Talk is Not Cheap

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After Fighting Obama, McConnell May Be in Trouble Back Home in KY

National

NAACP Fights NYC Curbs on Sugary Drinks

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Where Will History Rank Obama’s Inauguration Speech?

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Gun Lobby is Gunning For a Fight

Editor's Picks

Disgraced Lance Armstrong Made a Mockery of Everyone Around Him

National

AIG Mulled Federal Lawsuit After Taxpayer Bailout: Gratitude, Attitude

National

Nasty Confirmation Fights Loom for Obama Choices Hagel and Brennan

featured

House Speaker John Boehner’s Big Blunder

National

GOP Comes to Its Senses to Avert Fiscal Cliff. Maybe.

featured

Fiscal Cliff Battle: Winners and Losers