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Wonkbook: Welcome, 113th Congress. Try not to screw it up.
Te 113th Congress was sworn in yesterday. But will they be any better than the 112th? Also in today's Wonkbook: The economy finished strong, the debt ceiling is coming, our wind policy is nuts, and more!
Can Republicans rediscover a once-celebrated foreign policy tradition?
The party of Reagan, Nixon, and Eisenhower has seemed lost in what was once a place of strength, but it doesn't have to be that way.
Goodbye and good riddance, 112th Congress
The 112th Congress was the least productive, least popular, most dysfunctional congress in memory. About the only good thing we can say about them is that they're done.
The fiscal cliff deal helped wind power. But our wind policy is still insane.
If Congress wants to subsidize wind power, there's a much better way to do it.
Jets violate NFL media policy by not making coach Rex Ryan available this week
NEW YORK — The New York Jets have violated the NFL’s media policy by not making coach Rex Ryan or other team executives available within a week of the end of the regular season.
Obama Mideast and terrorism policy team changes
IN THE LOOP | Two key departures from State and the National Security Council.
The December jobs report proves the fiscal cliff deal a farce
The December jobs report is a reminder that if you knew anything about the economy, the economic policy you'd design wouldn't look even the slightest bit like the fiscal cliff deal.
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