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Recovery Continues Amid Worrisome Trade Deficit

Business investment and consumption are still driving economic recovery, writes Christian E. Weller, but the trade deficit is a source of tension.

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Measuring What Matters

Edward Crowe details a new system for holding teacher preparation programs accountable for their graduates' results in the classroom.

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Pulling Back the Curtain

Raegen Miller and CAP experts discuss Title I and how to make it work better for students.

Column: Providing All Students with Effective Teachers Will Not Require Forcible Re-assignment

Video: What Is the Title I Loophole?

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Doing What Works

Survey examines what Americans want from government, while event delves into solutions.

Report: Better, Not Smaller

Report: The Generation Gap on Government

Address by Vice President Biden

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You've Got Questions, We've Got Experts

Climate and energy expert Daniel J. Weiss is taking questions from CAP Facebook fans for a very special Ask the Expert video.

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Civil Rights, Liberties, and Justice | July 30, 2010

Falling Off a Cliff

Sen. Patrick Leahy Ian Millhiser explains why and how Senate obstructionism has made judicial confirmation rates nosedive in the Obama administration.
Women's Health & Rights | July 30, 2010

The Other Half

Report from Liz Weiss and Page Gardner discusses how improving the economic situation of unmarried women will help our national economy out of the Great Recession.
Health Care | July 30, 2010

The Affordable Care Act’s Repeal Would Leave the Doughnut Hole Open

man with pill bottles Repealing the Affordable Care Act would force Medicare Part D enrollees to continue paying high costs for their medication, write Benjamin Hunt and Karen Davenport.
Religion & Values | July 30, 2010

Calling Out the Hatemongers

glenn beck Susan Thistlethwaite discusses the faith activism campaign to challenge hate rhetoric directed at those who champion social justice.
Tax Reform | July 29, 2010

Three Good Reasons to Let the High-End Bush Tax Cuts Disappear This Year

Michael Linden and Michael Ettlinger offer three good reasons why we should let the Bush tax cuts for the richest 2 percent expire this year.

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Health care reform helps close the Medicare "doughnut hole"—starting now.
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What Are Tax Expenditures?

Sima Gandhi Sima Gandhi explains tax expenditures: what they are, what makes them different from other forms of government spending, and how we can rein them in.

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public health workers at the gulf Ellen-Marie Whelan and Lesley Russell outline a new Public Health Response Plan to most effectively respond to the next public health crisis the nation faces.

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